NFL Power Rankings Week 16
As the NFL season comes to a close we examine who’s closing strong and who’s fading down the stretch. Week 16 of the 2009 season will be remembered for the Indianapolis Colt’s somewhat controversial decision to rest their starters for the playoffs, for the Bucs upset of New Orleans and Minnesota’s Monday Night OT loss to the Bears, it will also be remembered as the week the Cowboys squashed concerns about their recent failures of December’s past.
1. Indianapolis Colts – Although they lost their first game of the year they remain on top but the Chargers are closing fast.
Philip Rivers has the Chargers on a roll
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. New Orleans Saints
5. New England Patriots – winners of three straight and locked into the #3 or #4 seed in the playoffs, a dangerous team come playoff time.
6. Minnesota Vikings
7. Green Bay Packers
8. Arizona Cardinals
Suisham catches on with Cowboys
10. Cincinnati Bengals
11. Pittsburgh Steelers
12. Houston Texans
13. Baltimore Ravens – tough loss at Pittsburgh but they have a chance to regroup and secure a playoff spot with a win at Oakland this weekend.
14. Denver Broncos
15. New York Giants
Sanchez and the Jets benefit from the Colt's success
17. Atlanta Falcons
18. Carolina Panthers
19. Tennessee Titans
20. Miami Dolphins – the reigning AFC East champions will more than likely miss the playoffs after laying a turd at home against the Texans.
21. San Francisco 49ers
22. Jacksonville Jaguars
23. Chicago Bears
24. Cleveland Browns – with a new GM (Mike Holmgren) headed to town the Browns are no longer just showing up for a weekly beating but rather are playing with a sense of urgency.
25. Oakland Raiders
26. Buffalo Bills
27. Seattle Seahawks
28. Washington Redskins
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30. Kansas City Chiefs
31. Detroit Lions
32. St. Louis Rams – have secured the #1 pick in next years NFL draft.
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yeah but what are your picks? Think the Boys will show that they're men and take Philly in their second game this season? Think the Chargers can overcome their own post season problems and win more than one playoff game? Think the Broncos and Jets will lock down the wild card spots and end the Ravens and Steelers seasons in disappointment?
I do think the Eagles are better than the Cowboys right now and the Chargers are playing with more confidence than I can ever remember them playing but I'm hesitant to make a prediction until I see their opponent in the playoffs. No, I don't think that both the Jets and Broncos will be in the playoffs. Gonna post my predictions tomorrow. What do u think?