2020 NFL power rankings, Week 16: Jets win, Patriots out
. 7-7. Previous: . Las Vegas Raiders. 18. team. 28
Derek Carr went down early in the game with a groin injury. Enter Marcus Mariota and the Raiders’ offense remained efficient – totaling 449 yards by game’s end. But the defense had no answers for Chargers’ rookie signal-caller Justin Herbert. He riddled the Raiders for 314 passing yards and two TDs and ran for the game-winner in overtime. Las Vegas is 1-4 after a 6-3 start and Jon Gruden’s team has allowed 180 points in its last five games.
31. . 5-9. Previous: . New York Giants. 17. team
With Daniel Jones still hurting, Colt McCoy would make his second start in three games. The Giants could tie Washington for first place in the NFC East with a victory over the Browns. Head coach Joe Judge gambled quite a bit in the red zone but came up empty and the team was limited to a pair of field goals and 288 total yards. McCoy threw for 221 yards but the club dropped its second in a row and is ensured of a fourth consecutive losing season.
Ron Rivera’s club brought the NFC’s longest winning streak into this encounter with the Seahawks. But the Washington Football Team’s string of success would end at four victories as second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins wound up throwing 55 passes. He would connect on 38 of those attempts for 295 yards and one score. But he was also sacked four times and picked off twice. Rivera’s highly-ranked defense gave up 181 yards rushing.