2020 NFL power rankings, Week 16: Jets win, Patriots out

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – DECEMBER 20: David Montgomery #32 of the Chicago Bears runs with the ball during the second half against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) /

15. team. 57. . 7-7. Previous: . Chicago Bears

Matt Nagy’s club looked to get back to the .500 mark with a win at Minnesota. Earlier this season on a Monday night at Soldier Field, the Bears’ offense failed to score a touchdown in a 19-13 loss. And for the third consecutive game, the team scored at least 30 points as the Chicago running game got 199 yards on 42 tries, 146 of those yards and 32 carries by David Montgomery – who also scored a pair of touchdowns as the Bears got back to .500.

51. . 9-5. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 14. team

Sean McVay’s team has been hard to figure at times, swept by the last-place San Francisco 49ers. But who would have thought that the Rams would struggle and eventually succumb to the only winless team in the NFL? The club managed only 303 total yards and was a miserable 2-of-11 on third down, a big reason the visiting Jets owned the ball for 34:15. And the club has now slipped one game behind the Seahawks in the race for the NFC West title.

13. team. 32. . 8-6. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals

The team snapped a three-game losing streak last week on the east coast and now hosted the new-look Philadelphia Eagles. The Cardinals were not super sharp and quarterback Kyler Murray (2) and wideout DeAndre Hopkins (1) combined for the club’s three turnovers. But the former threw for 406 yards and three scores, Hopkins caught nine passes for 169 yards and one TD and like the rival Rams, Arizona completed a sweep of the NFC East.

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