{"id":17170,"date":"2009-12-23T10:01:57","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T15:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=17170"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:47","slug":"week-16-power-rankings-231209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/week-16-power-rankings-231209\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 16 Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

2009 NFL Football Power Ratings<\/h2>\n

Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings<\/strong><\/a>. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.<\/p>\n

NFL Power Rankings will be updated by Friday every week. Be sure to visit our home page for more articles and NFL analysis.<\/p>\n

Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NFL Power Rankings!<\/p>\n

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Week 16 Power Rankings<\/h3>\n

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Week 16 Power Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This Week<\/strong><\/td>\nLast Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nRecord<\/strong><\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nIndianapolis<\/strong><\/td>\n14–0<\/strong><\/td>\nLike catnip, possible perfect season keeps Colts from resting Manning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Orleans<\/strong><\/td>\n13–1<\/strong><\/td>\nAnyone start to feel a second wind? Me neither<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nPhiladelphia<\/strong><\/td>\n10–4<\/strong><\/td>\nPeaking at the perfect time as they try to wrest playoff bye from Vikings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n11–3<\/strong><\/td>\nFour straight division titles, but the rest of the AFC West always seems to be rebuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nDallas<\/strong><\/td>\n9–5<\/strong><\/td>\nBoys are 3rd in yards gained in NFL but only 12th in points scored<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnesota<\/strong><\/td>\n11–3<\/strong><\/td>\nWill coach Favre also be making the defensive calls?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nArizona<\/strong><\/td>\n9–5<\/strong><\/td>\nBettors beware. Cards mailed in games at end of last season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nGreen Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n9–5<\/strong><\/td>\nNice late-season run, but Pack make too many mistakes to go deep in playoffs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nCincinnati<\/strong><\/td>\n9–5<\/strong><\/td>\nBengals fans can calm down. Chiefs come to town on Sunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nNew England<\/strong><\/td>\n9–5<\/strong><\/td>\nBrady is just not right, but Maroney and the running game are helping to compensate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/strong><\/td>\n8–6<\/strong><\/td>\nGave up an average of 34 points a game in their 6 losses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver<\/strong><\/td>\n8–6<\/strong><\/td>\nJust 1-6 in the last seven games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nBaltimore<\/strong><\/td>\n8–6<\/strong><\/td>\nBest offensive team AND best defensive team in AFC North<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nTennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n7–7<\/strong><\/td>\nBest AFC team that won’t make the playoffs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nPittsburgh<\/strong><\/td>\n7–7<\/strong><\/td>\nWonder if Hines Ward is still questioning Roethlisberger’s toughness?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\nJacksonville<\/strong><\/td>\n7–7<\/strong><\/td>\n.500 in a rebuilding year speaks to Del Rio’s coaching ability, but Jags could have made history if they held on against Indy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nAtlanta<\/strong><\/td>\n7–7<\/strong><\/td>\nFalcons need impact players on defense to become a better road team in 2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nMiami<\/strong><\/td>\n7–7<\/strong><\/td>\nSparano predicts a 9-7 finish. That probably won’t be enough for a playoff spot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Jets<\/strong><\/td>\n7–7<\/strong><\/td>\nJets just haven’t taken care of business at home (3-4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nHouston<\/strong><\/td>\n7–7<\/strong><\/td>\nSchaub can throw for 500 yards a game, but Texans won’t play meaningful games until they can man up and win in the AFC South<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/strong><\/td>\nOakland<\/strong><\/td>\n5–9<\/strong><\/td>\nWins over Denver, Philly and Pittsburgh? Strange season for a strange team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Francisco<\/strong><\/td>\n6–8<\/strong><\/td>\nNiner fans will spend the winter and spring wondering why the team abandoned its running game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\nCarolina<\/strong><\/td>\n6–8<\/strong><\/td>\nSo the answer at quarterback was carrying a clipboard and wearing a baseball cap for the first 3 months of the season?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nChicago<\/strong><\/td>\n5–9<\/strong><\/td>\nBears and their fans have seen enough. Season can’t end too soon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/strong><\/td>\nSeattle<\/strong><\/td>\n5–9<\/strong><\/td>\nBack to the drawing board.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nBuffalo<\/strong><\/td>\n5–9<\/strong><\/td>\nThere are building blocks on defense, but the offense is a mess<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nWashington<\/strong><\/td>\n4–10<\/strong><\/td>\nSay good-bye to good guy coach Jim Zorn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\nTampa Bay<\/strong><\/td>\n2–12<\/strong><\/td>\nNice road win on the West Coast, but it probably won’t save Raheem Morris’s job<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nCleveland<\/strong><\/td>\n3–11<\/strong><\/td>\nExactly where has Jerome Harrison been hiding all season?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\nKansas City<\/strong><\/td>\n3–11<\/strong><\/td>\nDorsey is not the defensive anchor they thought he’d be<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/strong><\/td>\nDetroit<\/strong><\/td>\n2–12<\/strong><\/td>\nThink Lions fans will be happy when this decade ends?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/strong><\/td>\n32<\/strong><\/td>\nSt. Louis<\/strong><\/td>\n1–13<\/strong><\/td>\nOuch. Rams have lost 12 straight at home and 23 of their last 24 in St. Louis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\nLawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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