NFL power rankings, Week 17: Patriots rise, Cowboys fall
The New England Patriots authored a vintage performance on Saturday afternoon, while the Dallas Cowboys may have finally took a fatal loss.
1-14. Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 32. team. 56.
Joe Burrow!
. 3-11-1. Previous: . Detroit Lions. 31. team. 50
The Lions are somehow not firing Matt Patricia.
Washington is playing much better, and now Chase Young is coming to town!
. 4-11. Previous: . Miami Dolphins. 29. team. 59
The Dolphins are showing fight, and Brian Flores can coach.
31. . 4-11. Previous: . New York Giants. 28. team
Daniel Jones with the best game of his career.
team. 87. . 5-10. Previous: . Carolina Panthers. 27
The Panthers have completely given up.
5-10. Previous: . Jacksonville Jaguars. 26. team. 52.
Jacksonville should be so much better defensively.
. 5-10. Previous: . Los Angeles Chargers. 25. team. 13
Philip Rivers playing his final game for the Chargers this week?
team. 30. . 6-9. Previous: . New York Jets. 24
The Jets can somehow finish 7-9.
6-9. Previous: . Cleveland Browns. 23. team. 53.
What a total wreck.
team. 32. . 5-9-1. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 22
Impressive win. Should be a springboard for next season.
Previous: . Denver Broncos. 21. team. 45. . 6-9
The Broncos are finishing strong for Vic Fangio.
Previous: . Atlanta Falcons. 20. team. 44. . 6-9
Dan Quinn probably still gets fired, but the Falcons are playing hard.
Dallas Cowboys. 19. team. 123. . 7-7. Previous:
Goodnight, Jason.
Chicago Bears. 18. team. 57. . 7-8. Previous:
The Bears desperately need a new quarterback, but Mitchell Trubisky is getting another year.
28. . 7-8. Previous: . Oakland Raiders. 17. team
If the Raiders make the playoffs, it’ll be one hell of a miracle.
team. 46. . 7-8. Previous: . Indianapolis Colts. 16
The Colts finally showed up and dominated for the first time in weeks.
Pittsburgh Steelers. 15. team. 55. . 8-7. Previous:
The quarterbacks are horrendous.
48. . 7-8. Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 14. team
Jameis gives, Jameis taketh away.
51. . 8-7. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 13. team
Los Angeles is going to have a long offseason ahead.
54. . 7-7. Previous: . Philadelphia Eagles. 12. team
The Eagles are one in away from being division champs.
. 8-7. Previous: . Tennessee Titans. 11. team. 35
Win and in on Sunday.
Buffalo Bills. 10. team. 16. . 10-5. Previous:
The Bills are the fifth seed, and now get the Texans or Chiefs.
team. 10. . 10-5. Previous: . Houston Texans. 9
Houston should rest everyone on Sunday and get healthy.
60. . 10-5. Previous: . Minnesota Vikings. 8. team
Kirk Cousins in a playoff game can’t be a good thought for Vikings fans.
36. . 11-3. Previous: . Seattle Seahawks. 7. team
That’s an awful loss.
. 12-3. Previous: . New England Patriots. 6. team. 47
Are the Patriots back? A bit strong, but it’s a good win.
49. . 12-3. Previous: . Green Bay Packers. 5. team
One more win and a bye week.
. 12-3. Previous: . San Francisco 49ers. 4. team. 42
The defense is becoming a real concern.
. 12-3. Previous: . New Orleans Saints. 3. team. 15
The Saints got quite the gift in Seattle.
124. . 11-4. Previous: . Kansas City Chiefs. 2. team
Kansas City’s defense is the most underrated group in football.
26. . 13-2. Previous: . Baltimore Ravens. 1. team
Baltimore is simply the league’s best.
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