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NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Patriots Return To No. 1

Dec 14, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with head coach Bill Belichick (R) after clinching the AFC East title with a 41-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with head coach Bill Belichick (R) after clinching the AFC East title with a 41-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

The FanSided.com editorial team has updated their NFL Power Rankings as we prepare to enter the penultimate week of the 2014-15 regular season. 


There are just two weeks remaining in the NFL regular seasons and the New England Patriots have returned to the top spot following a Green Bay Packers loss to the Buffalo Bills last weekend.

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Behind the Patriots at the top of the latest NFL power rankings are the two Super Bowl teams from a year ago — the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.

The Dallas Cowboys also made up some ground following Week 15, thanks to a win over the division rival Philadelphia Eagles.

At the opposite end of the rankings, we have the Oakland Raiders bringing up the rear along with the Tennessee Titans.

Where does your team stand in the latest rankings?

Here are the NFL power rankings heading in to Week 16 of the regular season:

NOTE: Rankings take the average of polls from VP of Content Patrick Allen, Editor-in-Chief Josh Sanchez, Editor Mike Dyce , Editor Josh Hill and Editor Jack Jorgensen.

1.

patriots
patriots

New England Patriots (11-3)

2.

broncos
broncos

Denver Broncos (11-3)

3.

seahawks
seahawks

Seattle Seahawks (10-4)

4.

colts
colts

Indianapolis Colts (10-4)

5.

cardinals
cardinals

Arizona Cardinals (11-3)

6.

cowboys
cowboys

Dallas Cowboys (10-4)

7.

packers
packers

Green Bay Packers (10-4)

8.

lions
lions

Detroit Lions (10-4)

9.

eagles
eagles

Philadelphia Eagles (9-5)

10.

bengals
bengals

Cincinnati Bengals (9-4-1)

11.

chargers
chargers

San Diego Chargers (8-6)

12.

steelers
steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5)

13.

ravens
ravens

Baltimore Ravens (9-5)

14.

chiefs
chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs (8-6)

15.

bills
bills

Buffalo Bills (8-6)

16.

dolphins
dolphins

Miami Dolphins (7-7)

17.

texans
texans

Houston Texans (7-7)

18.

rams
rams

St. Louis Rams (6-8)

19.

49ers
49ers

San Francisco 49ers (7-7)

20.

browns
browns

Cleveland Browns (7-7)

21.

panthers
panthers

Carolina Panthers (5-8-1)

22.

saints
saints

New Orleans Saints (6-8)

23.

vikings
vikings

Minnesota Vikings (6-8)

24.

falcons
falcons

Atlanta Falcons (5-9)

25.

giants
giants

New York Giants (5-9)

26.

bears
bears

Chicago Bears (5-9)

27.

jets
jets

New York Jets (3-11)

bucs
bucs

30.

jags
jags

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-12)

31.

titans
titans

Tennessee Titans (2-12)

32.

raiders
raiders

Oakland Raiders (2-12)

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