POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 16 

Simply a perfectly played game by a phenomenal roster. There was concerns about this team's passing game, and they responded by a near 300 passing yards game. The Steelers are an excellent team and was no easy win, and they played utterly perfectly.

Wow, they did it, they beat the Lions. In some ways, you could say the Lions beat themselves, but there has to be credit given to this Bills team, they scored 48 points. This is very likely a Superbowl preview, and if it was, we are in for a treat come febreary.

I genuinely didn't expect to be dropping the Lions from the top spot at all this season. But, the injuries have piled up, including Montgomery now. The defense has also been suspect with all the injuries, so they had to drop a few spots. Do I still think this team is elite? Absolutely, I wouldn't expect this offense to really slow down all that much, and they were still close to beating the Bills, the best AFC team.

It gets to a point where their record is no joke. Maybe the second most well-rounded team in the league, as there has been times this season they have had to rely on their offense, and games where they've relied on their defense. Monday night, it was more of the same. A dangerous team.

The Steelers effectively removed Saquon from dominating the game, however, they couldn't stop the pass, nor get the running game going at all. Russell Wilson almost lead them in rushing yards, and the fumble by Najee on a potential game-tying drive in the 4th was the nail in the coffin. This team missess George Pickens, but the truth is, if Najee didn't fumble, they would have been right in that game, without any right to be. They are still dangerous.

ONLY the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs can make a two touchdown win look bad. Couldn't run the ball, passing game was weak, and they punted 9 TIMES against the Browns. Oh, and the Browns also gave them not one, not two, but FIVE turnovers, and they came away with 3 scoring drives all game. This game should have been 50-something to 7, instead, only 21-7. And the Mahomes injury now is a concern, because they have a couple of losable games coming up on the schedule.

A good outing for sure, but it was against the Giants.  Lamar looked great, and so did the defense, but nothing to really read into here.

This is another incredibly dangerous team from the NFC North. The odds that there is an NFC North team in the NFC Championship is essentially guaranteed at this point. Packers are playing timely and safe football. Nothing that really jumps out at you, but it certainly gets the job done, and winning by multiple possessions to a potential playoff team. 

One of Stroud's better games this season. Curious to see how hot this team could potentially get in the playoffs.

I'm dropping the Commanders just a little bit because it was a concerning win against the Saints. Daniels was sacked 8 times in the game, and at this point, that can't start happening to this team if they want to go far.

This team confuses me. One week, they will play a very tight game against the Raiders, then they will blow-out the best scoring defense the league. Is the ceiling high for this team? For sure, but there isn't consistency at play here, which is concerning.

Despite winning the game, this felt like they got exposed a little bit. I'd say Nix's rookie of the year campaign is winding down, and everyone can sort of realize just how much heavy-lifting the defense is doing for this team. Nix is average, and there is little to no run game here. The defense is still elite, but there is a ceiling here.

Where do you go from here after a humiliating loss, and now have a short week against a division rival that is vital for their playoff hopes? The season certainly isn't over, but of all the teams in playoff position at the moment, this is the team you want to play.

It appears the Geno era in Seattle may be over. Outside of the general surprise at Geno's play in the first 2 seasons, the needle was never pushed after the Wilson trade, and they will be looking at QB options in the coming future.

I think you could look at this as sort of finding a way to win, but considering the offense looked like it was only hurting itself, it's not easy to be excited after that.

A good bounce-back win, but the playoff hopes are still a little bit on their last lifeline.

The Bengals have a path, and it is possible for them to still make the playoffs. The hardest challenge for them will be beating the Steelers head to head, and the Broncos losing to their division rivals: Chargers and Chiefs.

An okay win, but it is overshadowed by the fact that the Bucs beat a good team by a lot, not a bad team by 6.

This is a loss that most likely ends their season, and it was a sad season to say the least. However, I am happy they they are getting Malik Washington involved.

The Rams defense gave up 40 points to the Bills just last week, and the best the Niners could muster with their season on the line, was 6 points. Anyways, with the season essentially over, hard decisions are going to have to be made at the QB position.

Winning now is only hurting them in the long run at this point.

Let's be real, did anyone really think the Colts were good enough to sneak into the playoffs, or really, do anything once they got there? I don't mean to sound harsh, but that's the truth of the matter.

Now that they are eliminated, I hope there is no debate on whether they made the right choice in April, because they absolutely did.

eliminated.

basically eliminated.

eliminated.

eliminated.

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eliminated.

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eliminated.