2016 NFL Team Rankings: Week 17 (Jan 1)
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 | Wk16 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots | 14-2-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 61.2 | 38.8 | 100.0 |
| 1 | 30 | 1 | -1 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons | 11-5-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 66.8 | 32.8 | 99.5 |
| 3 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 59.5 | 37.8 | 97.3 |
| 1 | 26 | 3 | -1 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 13-3-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 60.2 | 35.9 | 96.1 |
| 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 59.5 | 34.9 | 94.4 |
| 6 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 6 | Green Bay Packers | 10-6-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 62.7 | 31.3 | 93.9 |
| 1 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-9-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 57.6 | 35.4 | 93.0 |
| 2 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 8 | Denver Broncos | 9-7-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 52.8 | 40.2 | 93.0 |
| 9 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6-9-1 | AFC_North | AFC | 54.9 | 37.9 | 92.8 |
| 10 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 10 | NY Giants | 11-5-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 52.5 | 40.3 | 92.8 |
| 4 | 32 | 6 | -5 | 11 | Oakland Raiders | 12-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 59.1 | 33.2 | 92.3 |
| 3 | 28 | 11 | -1 | 12 | Indianapolis Colts | 8-8-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 59.0 | 33.0 | 92.0 |
| 7 | 27 | 7 | -6 | 13 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-8-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 56.9 | 35.0 | 91.9 |
| 8 | 29 | 9 | -5 | 14 | Washington Redskins | 8-7-1 | NFC_East | NFC | 59.3 | 32.4 | 91.7 |
| 5 | 31 | 14 | -1 | 15 | New Orleans Saints | 7-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 63.6 | 28.1 | 91.7 |
| 6 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals | 7-8-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 60.7 | 30.7 | 91.3 |
| 7 | 32 | 13 | -4 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-7-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 54.1 | 36.9 | 91.0 |
| 3 | 28 | 10 | -8 | 18 | Seattle Seahawks | 10-5-1 | NFC_West | NFC | 54.6 | 36.4 | 91.0 |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 19 | Minnesota Vikings | 8-8-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 53.7 | 35.7 | 89.5 |
| 12 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 20 | Tennessee Titans | 9-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 57.5 | 31.9 | 89.4 |
| 1 | 24 | 19 | -2 | 21 | Carolina Panthers | 6-10-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 54.7 | 34.0 | 88.7 |
| 6 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 22 | San Diego Chargers | 5-11-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 57.9 | 29.9 | 87.8 |
| 3 | 27 | 22 | -1 | 23 | Houston Texans | 9-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 50.8 | 36.9 | 87.7 |
| 1 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 24 | Detroit Lions | 9-7-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 54.0 | 33.7 | 87.7 |
| 15 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-13-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 54.7 | 31.9 | 86.5 |
| 1 | 31 | 17 | -9 | 26 | Buffalo Bills | 7-9-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 57.0 | 29.5 | 86.5 |
| 9 | 31 | 25 | -2 | 27 | Miami Dolphins | 10-6-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 55.7 | 30.6 | 86.3 |
| 8 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 28 | Chicago Bears | 3-13-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 51.5 | 29.6 | 81.1 |
| 15 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 29 | Cleveland Browns | 1-15-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 50.6 | 29.7 | 80.3 |
| 18 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 30 | NY Jets | 5-11-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 49.4 | 30.8 | 80.2 |
| 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 31 | San Francisco 49ers | 2-14-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 51.1 | 26.3 | 77.5 |
| 23 | 32 | 30 | -2 | 32 | Los Angeles Rams | 4-12-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 45.3 | 29.9 | 75.2 |