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NFL Power Rankings, Week 17: Broncos Free Fall Out Of Top 5

Dec 22, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) walks off the field at halftime against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 22, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) walks off the field at halftime against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

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


There is just one week left in the NFL regular seasons and the New England Patriots have managed to remain the best team in football after a big loss by the Denver Broncos.

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What the loss for the Broncos does is clinch home field advantage for the Patriots in the AFC side of the playoffs, but over in the NFC things are a little more convoluted. The Philadelphia Eagles fell a bit in the rankings, but they still rank above most of the teams still alive in the AFC playoff picture.

That loss by the Broncos dropped them out of the Top 5, and propelled four teams from the NFC into the top of the power rankings with that fall for Denver being the worst of this week.

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 (12-3)

2.

seahawks
seahawks

Seattle Seahawks (11-4)

3.

cowboys
cowboys

Dallas Cowboys (11-4)

4.

packers
packers

Green Bay Packers (11-4)

5.

lions
lions

Detroit Lions (11-4)

6.

broncos
broncos

Denver Broncos (11-4)

7.

bengals
bengals

Cincinnati Bengals (10-4-1)

8.

cardinals
cardinals

Arizona Cardinals (11-4)

9.

colts
colts

Indianapolis Colts (10-5)

10.

steelers
steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5)

11.

chargers
chargers

San Diego Chargers (9-6)

12.

eagles
eagles

Philadelphia Eagles (9-6)

13.

dolphins
dolphins

Miami Dolphins (8-7)

14.

ravens
ravens

Baltimore Ravens (9-6)

15.

texans
texans

Houston Texans (8-7)

16.

chiefs
chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs (8-7)

17.

bills
bills

Buffalo Bills (8-7)

18.

49ers
49ers

San Francisco 49ers (7-8)

19.

falcons
falcons

Atlanta Falcons (6-9)

20.

rams
rams

St. Louis Rams (6-9)

21.

giants
giants

New York Giants (6-9)

22.

panthers
panthers

Carolina Panthers (6-8-1)

23.

vikings
vikings

Minnesota Vikings (6-9)

24.

browns
browns

Cleveland Browns (7-8)

25.

saints
saints

New Orleans Saints (6-9)

26.

bears
bears

Chicago Bears (5-10)

27.

jags
jags

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13)

28.

raiders
raiders

Oakland Raiders (2-13)

29.

jets
jets

New York Jets (3-12)

bucs
bucs

32.

titans
titans

Tennessee Titans (2-13)

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