Week 16 NFL Power Rankings

()=last week's ranking

1. (1) New England Patriots (12-2) Week 16 opponent: New York Jets
2. (2) Dallas Cowboys (12-2) Week 16 opponent: Detroit Lions
3. (4) Oakland Raiders (11-3) Week 16 opponent: Indianapolis Colts
4. (6) Seattle Seahawks (9-4-1) Week 16 opponent: Arizona Cardinals
5. (7) New York Giants (10-4) Week 16 opponent: Philadelphia Eagles
6. (3) Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) Week 16 opponent: Denver Broncos
7. (5) Detroit Lions (10-4) Week 16 opponent: Dallas Cowboys
8. (8) Atlanta Falcons (9-5) Week 16 opponent: Carolina Panthers
9. (9) Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5) Week 16 opponent: Baltimore Ravens
10. (13) Miami Dolphins (9-5) Week 16 opponent: Buffalo Bills
11. (14) Green Bay Packers (8-6) Week 16 opponent: Minnesota Vikings
12. (11) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6) Week 16 opponent: New Orleans Saints
13. (15) Baltimore Ravens (8-6) Week 16 opponent: Pittsburgh Steelers
14. (10) Denver Broncos (8-6) Week 16 opponent: Kansas City Chiefs
15. (16) Houston Texans (8-6) Week 16 opponent: Cincinnati Bengals
16. (12) Washington Redskins (7-6-1) Week 16 opponent: Chicago Bears
17. (18) Tennessee Titans (8-6) Week 16 opponent: Jacksonville Jaguars
18. (19) Indianapolis Colts (7-7) Week 16 opponent: Oakland Raiders
19. (21) Buffalo Bills (7-7) Week 16 opponent: Miami Dolphins
20. (22) Carolina Panthers (6-8) Week 16 opponent: Atlanta Falcons
21. (17) Minnesota Vikings (7-7) Week 16 opponent: Green Bay Packers
22. (24) New Orleans Saints (6-8) Week 16 opponent: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23. (20) Cincinnati Bengals (5-8-1) Week 16 opponent: Houston Texans
24. (23) Arizona Cardinals (5-8-1) Week 16 opponent: Seattle Seahawks
25. (25) San Diego Chargers (5-9) Week 16 opponent: Cleveland Browns
26. (26) Philadelphia Eagles (5-9) Week 16 opponent: New York Giants
27. (28) Chicago Bears (3-11) Week 16 opponent: Washington Redskins
28. (27) Los Angeles Rams (4-10) Week 16 opponent: San Francisco 49ers
29. (29) New York Jets (4-10) Week 16 opponent: New England Patriots
30. (30) Jacksonville Jaguars (2-12) Week 16 opponent: Tennessee Titans
31. (31) San Francisco 49ers (1-13) Week 16 opponent: Los Angeles Rams
32. (32) Cleveland Browns (0-14) Week 16 opponent: San Diego Chargers

Week 16 NFL Power Rankings

()=Last week's ranking

1. (1) Carolina Panthers (14-0) Week 16 opponent: Atlanta Falcons
2. (2) Arizona Cardinals (12-2) Week 16 opponent: Green Bay Packers
3. (3) New England Patriots (12-2) Week 16 opponent: New York Jets
4. (5) Seattle Seahawks (9-5) Week 16 opponent: St. Louis Rams
5. (6) Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5) Week 16 opponent: Baltimore Ravens
6. (7) Cincinnati Bengals (11-3) Week 16 opponent: Denver Broncos
7. (4) Denver Broncos (10-4) Week 16 opponent: Cincinnati Bengals
8. (8) Kansas City Chiefs (9-5) Week 16 opponent: Cleveland Browns
9. (9) Green Bay Packers (10-4) Week 16 opponent: Arizona Cardinals
10. (10) New York Jets (9-5) Week 16 opponent: New England Patriots
11. (11) Minnesota Vikings (9-5) Week 16 opponent: New York Giants
12. (17) Washington Redskins (7-7) Week 16 opponent: Philadelphia Eagles
13. (12) New York Giants (6-8) Week 16 opponent: Minnesota Vikings
14. (18) Houston Texans (7-7) Week 16 opponent: Tennessee Titans
15. (13) Oakland Raiders (6-8) Week 16 opponent: San Diego Chargers
16. (15) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-8) Week 16 opponent: Chicago Bears
17. (14) Buffalo Bills (6-8) Week 16 opponent: Dallas Cowboys
18. (16) Philadelphia Eagles (6-8) Week 16 opponent: Washington Redskins
19. (23) Atlanta Falcons (7-7) Week 16 opponent: Carolina Panthers
20. (26) St. Louis Rams (6-8) Week 16 opponent: Seattle Seahawks
21. (19) Indianapolis Colts (6-8) Week 16 opponent: Miami Dolphins
22. (25) Detroit Lions (5-9) Week 16 opponent: San Francisco 49ers  
23. (21) Jacksonville Jaguars (5-9) Week 16 opponent: New Orleans Saints
24. (20) Chicago Bears (5-9) Week 16 opponent: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
25. (22) New Orleans Saints (5-9) Week 16 opponent: Jacksonville Jaguars
26. (32) San Diego Chargers (4-10) Week 16 opponent: Oakland Raiders
27. (22) Miami Dolphins (5-9) Week 16 opponent: Indianapolis Colts
28. (28) Dallas Cowboys (4-10) Week 16 opponent: Buffalo Bills
29. (27) San Francisco 49ers (4-10) Week 16 opponent: Detroit Lions
30. (30) Cleveland Browns (3-11) Week 16 opponent: Kansas City Chiefs
31. (29) Baltimore Ravens (4-10) Week 16 opponent: Pittsburgh Steelers
32. (31) Tennessee Titans (3-11) Week 16 opponent: Houston Texans