2016 NFL Team Rankings: Week 16 (Dec 22-26)
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 | Wk15 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | USA | AP | CBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons | 10-5-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 67.1 | 32.9 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots | 13-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 60.5 | 38.5 | 99.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 26 | 2 | -1 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys | 13-2-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 62.0 | 36.9 | 98.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 11-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 58.1 | 39.2 | 97.3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 17 | 4 | -1 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-5-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 60.1 | 36.7 | 96.7 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Oakland Raiders | 12-3-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 61.5 | 34.0 | 95.6 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 7 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-7-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 58.3 | 36.2 | 94.5 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 7 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Green Bay Packers | 9-6-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 62.7 | 31.6 | 94.3 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 9 | Washington Redskins | 8-6-1 | NFC_East | NFC | 60.8 | 32.2 | 93.0 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks | 9-5-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 55.1 | 37.6 | 92.7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | 28 | 7 | -4 | 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 7-8-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 59.7 | 32.7 | 92.4 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| 12 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | NY Giants | 10-5-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 53.1 | 39.2 | 92.2 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | 32 | 11 | -2 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-7-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.2 | 36.8 | 92.1 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| 5 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 14 | New Orleans Saints | 7-8-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 63.6 | 28.2 | 91.8 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-9-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.0 | 34.2 | 91.2 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| 9 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5-9-1 | AFC_North | AFC | 54.2 | 37.0 | 91.2 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
| 1 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 17 | Buffalo Bills | 7-8-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 59.7 | 31.2 | 90.9 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | 20 | 12 | -6 | 18 | Denver Broncos | 8-7-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 52.7 | 38.0 | 90.7 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| 1 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 19 | Carolina Panthers | 6-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.5 | 33.7 | 89.2 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
| 12 | 30 | 13 | -7 | 20 | Tennessee Titans | 8-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 57.2 | 31.6 | 88.9 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| 6 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 21 | Arizona Cardinals | 6-8-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 59.0 | 29.6 | 88.6 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| 3 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 22 | Houston Texans | 9-6-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 51.1 | 37.5 | 88.6 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | -4 | 23 | San Diego Chargers | 5-10-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 56.9 | 31.5 | 88.4 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| 1 | 27 | 20 | -4 | 24 | Detroit Lions | 9-6-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 54.1 | 34.3 | 88.4 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 25 | Miami Dolphins | 10-5-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 56.3 | 31.3 | 87.7 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 26 | 24 | -2 | 26 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-8-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 51.9 | 35.3 | 87.2 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| 15 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-12-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 55.2 | 31.6 | 86.8 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
| 8 | 31 | 27 | -1 | 28 | Chicago Bears | 3-12-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 52.3 | 31.8 | 84.2 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| 15 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 29 | Cleveland Browns | 1-14-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 49.6 | 29.7 | 79.3 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 23 | 32 | 29 | -1 | 30 | Los Angeles Rams | 4-11-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 46.5 | 31.9 | 78.4 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
| 18 | 32 | 30 | -1 | 31 | NY Jets | 4-11-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 48.3 | 28.4 | 76.7 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | San Francisco 49ers | 2-13-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.3 | 26.2 | 76.5 | 31 | 31 | 31 |