2015 NFL Team Rankings: Week 16 (Dec 24-28)
Mathematically-derived, based on regular-season game scores. Compare with the ESPN Power Rankings and the Fox Sports NFL Power Rankings and the USA Today NFL Power 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 | Wk3 | Wk4 | Wk5 | Wk6 | Wk7 | Wk8 | Wk9 | Wk10 | Wk11 | Wk12 | Wk13 | Wk14 | Wk15 | +/- | Rank | Team | W-L-T | Div | Conf | Off | Def | Strength | ESPN | FOX | USA |
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| 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals | 13-2-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 63.6 | 36.4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 9-6-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 59.7 | 36.0 | 95.7 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-5-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 57.0 | 37.6 | 94.5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11-4-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 58.0 | 36.4 | 94.4 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-6-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 60.5 | 32.9 | 93.4 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 6 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings | 10-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 56.9 | 34.9 | 91.8 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 7 | Carolina Panthers | 14-1-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 59.7 | 30.4 | 90.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | Denver Broncos | 11-4-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 53.3 | 36.1 | 89.5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 9 | New England Patriots | 12-3-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 57.4 | 31.4 | 88.8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 10 | Green Bay Packers | 10-5-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 54.8 | 33.6 | 88.4 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| 10 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 11 | Detroit Lions | 6-9-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 55.6 | 30.2 | 85.8 | 23 | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 12 | St. Louis Rams | 7-8-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 50.3 | 35.1 | 85.4 | 17 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 13 | NY Jets | 10-5-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 52.9 | 31.7 | 84.6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | -1 | 14 | Oakland Raiders | 7-8-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 54.5 | 28.9 | 83.5 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| 11 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15 | Chicago Bears | 6-9-0 | NFC_North | NFC | 53.7 | 29.6 | 83.3 | 25 | 20 | 22 |
| 10 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 16 | Washington Redskins | 8-7-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 53.5 | 28.9 | 82.4 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 17 | Houston Texans | 8-7-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 48.8 | 33.6 | 82.4 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 18 | Buffalo Bills | 7-8-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 52.5 | 29.4 | 82.0 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
| 16 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 19 | Baltimore Ravens | 5-10-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 51.3 | 30.1 | 81.4 | 24 | 25 | 28 |
| 3 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | -1 | 20 | San Diego Chargers | 4-11-0 | AFC_West | AFC | 49.8 | 31.4 | 81.2 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| 7 | 32 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 21 | Cleveland Browns | 3-12-0 | AFC_North | AFC | 50.3 | 28.7 | 79.0 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 22 | Atlanta Falcons | 8-7-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 46.9 | 32.0 | 78.8 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| 3 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | -8 | 23 | NY Giants | 6-9-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 55.5 | 23.4 | 78.8 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
| 6 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 22 | -2 | 24 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-11-0 | NFC_West | NFC | 47.4 | 31.1 | 78.5 | 31 | 28 | 31 |
| 17 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 50.4 | 26.8 | 77.2 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| 19 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 23 | -3 | 26 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-10-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 54.9 | 22.2 | 77.1 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 17 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 27 | New Orleans Saints | 6-9-0 | NFC_South | NFC | 55.1 | 22.0 | 77.1 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
| 4 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 24 | -4 | 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-9-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 52.5 | 24.1 | 76.7 | 19 | 24 | 16 |
| 3 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | -4 | 29 | Dallas Cowboys | 4-11-0 | NFC_East | NFC | 44.0 | 32.0 | 76.1 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| 5 | 31 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 7-8-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 48.1 | 26.6 | 74.8 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| 13 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 31 | Miami Dolphins | 5-10-0 | AFC_East | AFC | 47.1 | 25.7 | 72.8 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
| 1 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | Tennessee Titans | 3-12-0 | AFC_South | AFC | 45.8 | 25.0 | 70.7 | 32 | 32 | 30 |