| NFL Power Rankings Week 17: Sportsbook Online | | | | at home and then they must wait and see. Even |
| No. 1 Indianapolis Colts, 14-1 | | | | if they beat the Raiders, there is still a chance |
| The Colts are rolling into the playoffs but will not | | | | they may miss out on the postseason. |
| go far without Peyton Manning, as we saw them | | | | No. 15 New York Jets, 8-7 |
| stumble in the final quarter against the Jets | | | | The Jets took advantage of an early exit by |
| without their star quarterback at the helm.The | | | | Peyton Manning to barely stay alive in the playoff |
| Colts should have gone for the undefeated | | | | race. They must beat Cincinnati in the final week |
| season. Yesterday stunk for all Colts fans, as he | | | | if they want in. |
| game against the Jets was just silly. I am glad | | | | No. 16 Atlanta Falcons, 8-7 |
| that the Jets were able to beat the second string | | | | The Falcons got it going a little late this season |
| of the Colts. Hooray. | | | | and will finish one game out of the mix at 9-7 if |
| No. 2 San Diego Chargers, 12-3 | | | | they beat Tampa Bay in the last game of the |
| The Chargers have won 10 in a row and are the | | | | season. |
| hottest team in football not from Indianapolis. | | | | No. 17 Carolina Panthers, 7-8 |
| These two teams will play for the AFC | | | | By beating the Giants and knocking them out of |
| Championship. | | | | the playoffs, Carolina improved to 7-8 and a |
| No. 3 Minnesota Vikings, 11-3 | | | | chance to get to .500 next week against a |
| The Vikings have had a couple of bad outings, but | | | | now-struggling New Orleans Saints team. |
| overall, things look good for Minnesota. If they | | | | No. 18 Miami Dolphins, 7-8 |
| reach the Super Bowl, they actually have the | | | | The Dolphins will finish 7-9 with a loss to the |
| best chance in their history to win one. | | | | Steelers next week and will have the offseason |
| No. 4 New Orleans Saints, 13-2 | | | | to ponder ways to make next season more of a |
| The Saints are reeling after back-to-back losses | | | | success. |
| to Dallas and Tampa Bay. They sometimes | | | | No. 19 New York Giants, 8-7 |
| look very confused on defense, especially in the | | | | The Giants shot themselves in the foot against |
| second half. Playing poorly is not the way to | | | | Carolina and will miss the playoffs this season. The |
| enter the postseason. | | | | Giants face Minnesota in their last game, and their |
| No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles, 11-4 | | | | hearts will not be in it. Minnesota now has a |
| The Eagles are a very dangerous team. They are | | | | chance to tie New Orleans for the No. 1 seed in |
| capable of beating any team in the NFC. | | | | the NFC playoffs. |
| No. 6 Dallas Cowboys, 9-5 | | | | No. 20 Jacksonville Jaguars, 7-8 |
| The Cowboys must keep winning to ensure a | | | | The Jags stayed in the playoff hunt until Week |
| playoff berth. One loss could spell doom and | | | | 16, which is something they couldn't do last |
| gloom for Dallas. They can clinch a playoff berth | | | | season. |
| with a win against Washington in Week 16. A loss | | | | No. 21 San Francisco 49ers, 7-8 |
| would mean jobs lost in Dallas, starting with Wade | | | | The Niners will need to add an impact defensive |
| Phillips. | | | | player, a wide receiver, and get some |
| No. 7 Arizona Cardinals, 11-4 | | | | quarterback help. |
| The Cardinals have clinched the NFC West again | | | | No. 22 Tennessee Titans, 7-8 |
| and could be a problem for many teams with a | | | | The horrendous start for the Titans this season |
| hot Kurt Warner and his receiving crew. This | | | | will motivate them early next season. Watch out |
| defense has improved, and Beanie Wells is running | | | | if your team is only the Titans schedule at the |
| the ball well. | | | | beginning of next season. |
| No. 8 Green Bay Packers, 10-5 | | | | No. 23 Chicago Bears, 5-9 |
| A great season only marred by two losses to | | | | Not a good start for Jay Cutler and his new team. |
| Brett Favre and Minnesota. This could be a | | | | Maybe Cutler isn't that great, huh? |
| dangerous wild card team. | | | | No. 24 Cleveland Browns, 4-11 |
| No. 9 Cincinnati Bengals, 10-5 | | | | The Browns were the worst team in football for |
| There seems to be plenty of good teams this | | | | most of this season, but two nice wins in a row |
| season in the NFL. The Bengals have 10 wins and | | | | have really helped the team's confidence as of |
| should beat the Jets to get to 11. This team does | | | | late. Go Browns. |
| not want to see the Steelers for a third time this | | | | No. 25 Washington Redskins, 4-10 |
| season. | | | | The Jim Zorn experiment is over. |
| No. 10 New England Patriots, 10-5 | | | | No. 26 Seattle Seahawks, 5-10 |
| Here's another good team at 10-5. The Patriots | | | | This team is horrible. What happened to all that |
| are looking to beat Houston in the last game of | | | | talk about competing for the division talk? |
| the regular season to dash the playoff hopes and | | | | No. 27 Oakland Raiders, 5-10 |
| the first winning season for the Texans. | | | | Hopefully, the JaMarcus Russell experiment is over |
| No. 11 Pittsburgh Steelers, 8-7 | | | | and this team can draft a decent quarterback. |
| The Steelers are hanging around and making the | | | | No. 28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3-12 |
| rest of the AFC really nervous. No one wants to | | | | This team moved up in the rankings a little with a |
| play the Steelers in the first round of the playoffs. | | | | big win against New Orleans in Week 16. |
| No. 12 Denver Broncos, 8-7 | | | | No. 29 Buffalo Bills, 5-10 |
| The Denver Broncos have a serious chance to | | | | The Bills have not had much to cheer about this |
| miss the postseason altogether. They must beat | | | | season and I am shocked they managed to win |
| Kansas City next week or their season will be a | | | | five games. |
| total failure. | | | | No. 30 Kansas City Chiefs, 3-12 |
| No. 13 Houston Texans, 8-7 | | | | Matt Cassell is not as good as Kansas City |
| The Texans have a chance to make the playoffs | | | | thought. |
| and finish with a winning record for the first time | | | | No. 31 Detroit Lions, 2-13 |
| in their eight-year history. The only problem is | | | | Two wins better than last season will have to do. |
| that their last game is in New England. | | | | No. 32 St. Louis Rams, 1-14 |
| No. 14 Baltimore Ravens, 8-7 | | | | By far the worst team in football. Who did they |
| The Ravens have fallen hard, losing 23-20 to the | | | | beat, anyway? |
| Steelers in Week 16. They finish with the Raiders | | | | |