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Tyler Forness

NFL Power Rankings: Ravens vault to No.1, Chiefs tumble after loss

Week 16 is in the books and there are just two games left in the National Football League’s regular season.

Everything started on Thursday night when the Los Angeles Rams beat the New Orleans Saints in a pivotal game in the NFC wild card race. The Pittsburgh Steelers did the same to the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Chargers to keep their AFC East hopes alive.

Christmas Eve saw the Dallas Cowboys fall short to the Miami Dolphins in the best game of the weekend 22-20. Monday night was a potential Super Bowl matchup that wasn’t close as the Baltimore Ravens whipped the San Francisco 49ers 33-19.

The power rankings saw some significant shifting with this past weekend’s games.

32. Carolina Panthers (2-13)

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Last week: 32

31. Arizona Cardinals (3-12)

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Last week: 30

30. New England Patriots (4-11)

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Last week: 31

29. Washington Commanders (4-11)

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Last week: 28

28. New York Giants (5-10)

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Last week: 29

27. Tennessee Titans (5-10)

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Last week: 27

26. Los Angeles Chargers (5-10)

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Last week: 26

25. New York Jets (6-9)

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Last week: 25

24. Atlanta Falcons (7-8)

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Last week: 24

23. New Orleans Saints (7-8)

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Last week: 18

22. Chicago Bears (6-9)

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Last week: 23

21. Green Bay Packers (7-8)

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Last week: 22

20. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7)

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Last week: 20

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-7)

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Last week: 21

18. Las Vegas Raiders (7-8)

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Last week: 19

17. Minnesota Vikings (7-7)

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Last week: 16

16. Denver Broncos (7-7)

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Last week: 14

15. Indianapolis Colts (8-7)

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Last week: 15

14. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-7)

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Last week: 12

13. Cincinnati Bengals (8-7)

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Last week: 11

12. Seattle Seahawks (8-7)

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Last week: 17

11. Los Angeles Rams (8-7)

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Last week: 15

10. Houston Texans (8-7)

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Last week: 10

9. Kansas City Chiefs (9-6)

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Last week: 8

8. Detroit Lions (11-4)

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Last week: 9

7. Dallas Cowboys (10-5)

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Last week: 6

6. Philadelphia Eagles (11-4)

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Last week: 5

5. Cleveland Browns (9-5)

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Last week: 7

4. San Francisco 49ers (11-4)

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Last week: 1

3. Miami Dolphins (11-4)

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Last week: 4

2. Buffalo Bills (9-6)

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Last week: 3

1. Baltimore Ravens (12-3)

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Last week: 2

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