2016 NFL Team Rankings: Week 15 (Dec 15-19)
Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores. Compare with the USA Today Power Rankings and the CBS NFL Power Rankings and the AP Pro32 Rankings.
Computed Ranks for Week: 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . Wildcard . Divisional . Conference . Superbowl
Predictions vs Results for Week: 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . Wildcard . Divisional . Conference . Superbowl
(Click on a column header to sort by that column. Color coding: AFC South Houston Texans Most over-rated Most under-rated )
| Scores and Standings |
| High | Low | Wk14 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | USA | AP | CBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons | 9-5-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 67.9 | 32.1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 12-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 60.5 | 37.5 | 98.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | New England Patriots | 12-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 60.2 | 37.7 | 97.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-5-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 59.4 | 37.7 | 97.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 24 | 3 | -2 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 57.1 | 39.6 | 96.7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Oakland Raiders | 11-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 61.6 | 34.6 | 96.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts | 7-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 60.9 | 34.1 | 95.1 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 7 | 27 | 7 | -1 | 8 | Green Bay Packers | 8-6-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 62.2 | 32.7 | 95.0 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-6-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 57.5 | 37.2 | 94.7 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 3 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks | 9-4-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 54.8 | 39.8 | 94.6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-6-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 56.5 | 37.7 | 94.2 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | 20 | 8 | -4 | 12 | Denver Broncos | 8-6-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 53.5 | 40.7 | 94.2 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 13 | Tennessee Titans | 8-6-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 59.6 | 34.3 | 93.9 | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | NY Giants | 10-4-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 53.8 | 40.0 | 93.8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 15 | New Orleans Saints | 6-8-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 64.0 | 28.2 | 92.2 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
| 9 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5-8-1 | AFC_North | AFC | 55.5 | 36.5 | 92.0 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 17 | Buffalo Bills | 7-7-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 59.5 | 32.5 | 91.9 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| 8 | 29 | 10 | -8 | 18 | Washington Redskins | 7-6-1 | NFC_East | NFC | 59.6 | 32.3 | 91.8 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 19 | San Diego Chargers | 5-9-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 59.1 | 32.6 | 91.7 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| 1 | 27 | 12 | -8 | 20 | Detroit Lions | 9-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 54.4 | 36.9 | 91.3 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 21 | Carolina Panthers | 6-8-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 57.2 | 33.8 | 91.0 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 1 | 22 | 20 | -2 | 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5-9-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 56.8 | 34.1 | 90.9 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 3 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 23 | Houston Texans | 8-6-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 52.4 | 36.8 | 89.2 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| 2 | 24 | 15 | -9 | 24 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-7-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 52.1 | 36.8 | 89.0 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | Arizona Cardinals | 5-8-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 57.6 | 30.7 | 88.3 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 9 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 26 | Miami Dolphins | 9-5-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 55.9 | 32.2 | 88.1 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| 8 | 31 | 26 | -1 | 27 | Chicago Bears | 3-11-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 53.4 | 34.0 | 87.4 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 15 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-12-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 54.3 | 30.9 | 85.2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 23 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 29 | Los Angeles Rams | 4-10-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 47.1 | 32.7 | 79.8 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| 18 | 32 | 29 | -1 | 30 | NY Jets | 4-10-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 49.9 | 29.7 | 79.6 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 31 | Cleveland Browns | 0-14-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 50.0 | 28.3 | 78.3 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | San Francisco 49ers | 1-13-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.5 | 26.5 | 77.0 | 31 | 31 | 31 |