NFL power rankings, Week 16: Steelers rise, Patriots fall

28. We could be seeing their final game in Oakland come Monday night.. 3-11. Previous: . Oakland Raiders. 32. team

The Cardinals are trying, but the talent isn’t there.. 3-11. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 31. team. 32

team. 52. Jacksonville needs sweeaping offensive changes.. 4-10. Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars. 30

Previous: . San Francisco 49ers. 29. team. 42. The 49ers are playing spoiler to the hilt.. 4-10

New York played tough against Houston, but couldn’t finish the job.. 4-10. Previous: . New York Jets. 28. team. 30

Detroit Lions. 27. team. 50. Matt Patricia isn’t making a great first impression.. 5-9. Previous:

48. The offense couldn’t do much against the Ravens.. 5-9. Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 26. team

Buffalo Bills. 25. team. 16. Sean McDermott is doing a great job in Buffalo.. 5-9. Previous:

team. 56. The Bengals somehow have six wins.. 6-8. Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 24

team. 31. New York was playing better, and then got shut out by the Titans at home.. 5-9. Previous: . New York Giants. 23

87. Goodnight.. 6-8. Previous: . Carolina Panthers. 21. team

6-8. Previous: . Denver Broncos. 20. team. 45. The Broncos are about to clean house.

Atlanta Falcons. 19. team. 44. Atlanta has been incredibly disappointing, but a blowout win is always nice.. 5-9. Previous:

18. team. 49. Green Bay needs to get to the offseason.. 5-8-1. Previous: . Green Bay Packers

Previous: . Miami Dolphins. 17. team. 59. Miami didn’t get any miracles this week.. 7-7

16. team. 53. The Browns are vastly improved and have a real franchise quarterback.. 6-7-1. Previous: . Cleveland Browns

team. 36. Seattle suffered a horrible loss. Now it tries to bounce back against Kansas City.. 8-6. Previous: . Seattle Seahawks. 15

Philadelphia Eagles. 14. team. 54. Nick Foles is doing it again.. 7-7. Previous:

60. Minnesota looked much, much better. The start of a trend?. 7-6-1. Previous: . Minnesota Vikings. 13. team

8-6. Previous: . Tennessee Titans. 12. team. 35. Tennessee has no quarterback, but Derrick Henry and that defense are the truth.

123. Getting shut out is a bad look as the playoffs approach.. 8-6. Previous: . Dallas Cowboys. 11. team

26. The Ravens keep winning. Now for a huge game against the Chargers.. 8-6. Previous: . Baltimore Ravens. 10. team

47. The Patriots aren’t a threat to win the Super Bowl.. 9-5. Previous: . New England Patriots. 9. team

Pittsburgh finally turned it on. Can they keep it going at the Superdome on Sunday?. 8-5-1. Previous: . Pittsburgh Steelers. 8. team. 55

team. 46. Indianapolis is quietly becoming a real force in the AFC.. 8-6. Previous: . Indianapolis Colts. 7

10. The Texans weren’t great on Saturday, but they won and got to double-digit victories.. 10-4. Previous: . Houston Texans. 6. team

5. team. 57. Chicago won the NFC North, and that defense is going to be a factor in January.. 10-4. Previous: . Chicago Bears

Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 4. team. 51. Jared Goff isn’t a fan of pressure.. 11-3

team. 124. Just a horrendous, horrendous loss.. 11-3. Previous: . Kansas City Chiefs. 3

13. Just a tremendous, tremendous win.. 11-3. Previous: . Los Angeles Chargers. 2. team

Previous: . New Orleans Saints. 1. team. 15. Ugly win, but not a problem.. 12-2