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2018 NFL Power Rankings: Saints, Chiefs top conferences

By Russell S. Baxter

BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 30: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against Cleveland Browns cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun (20) and strong safety Damarious Randall (23) on December 30, 2018, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 30: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against Cleveland Browns cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun (20) and strong safety Damarious Randall (23) on December 30, 2018, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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After 17 weeks of action, the 2018 NFL playoffs are set. So which teams head into the postseason at or near the top of the Power Rankings?

SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 30: Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals catches the ball for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on December 30, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 30: Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals catches the ball for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on December 30, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

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Recap: Steve Wilks’ club made its way to the Pacific Northwest owners of the NFL’s worst record after 16 Weeks of play.  But it was certainly worth mentioning that the Cardinals had won three straight at Seattle as they took on the playoff-bound Seahawks. The feisty Cards gave Pete Carroll’s playoff-bound team all they could handle despite gaining a paltry 198 total yards by game’s end. Rookie quarterback Josh Rosen threw for only 149 yards, including a 15-yard TD to Larry Fitzgerald, but was sacked six times and lost two fumbles. The Arizona special teams did their best to keep Wilks’ team in the game. But the Cardinals wound up in the basement of the NFC West.

Draft Talk: A team that struggled to move the football and stop the run obviously has some big-time needs in the trenches. Rosen could lots more help in terms of the skill positions, especially at wide receiver as well as some depth behind David Johnson. This was easily the worst offense in the NFL in 2018.

Offseason Priorities: The Cardinals finished the season with only three victories, the franchise’s worst showing since going 3-13 in 2000. So will this be Wilks’ only season at the controls? And will ageless wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald return for 16th NFL campaign? It could be the end of an era in the desert.

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