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My NFL Power Rankings (through Week 16)

It's been a long and rough week, so I think I'm going to have to bypass the typical analysis and just provide the rankings. Here they are:

1. Carolina Panthers (14-1)

2. Arizona Cardinals (13-2)

3. New England Patriots (12-3)

4. Denver Broncos (11-4)

5. Cincinnati Bengals (11-4)

6. Kansas City Chiefs (10-5)

7. New York Jets (10-5)

8. Green Bay Packers (10-5)

9. Minnesota Vikings (10-5)

10. Seattle Seahawks (9-6)

11. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6)

12. Atlanta Falcons (8-7)

13. Washington Redskins (8-7)

14. Houston Texans (8-7)

15. St. Louis Rams (7-8)

16. Buffalo Bills (7-8)

17. Oakland Raiders (7-8)

18. Indianapolis Colts (7-8)

19. New York Giants (6-9)

20. Detroit Lions (6-9)

21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-9)

22. Philadelphia Eagles (6-9)

23. New Orleans Saints (6-9)

24. Chicago Bears (6-9)

25. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10)

26. Baltimore Ravens (5-10)

27. Miami Dolphins (5-10)

28. Dallas Cowboys (4-11)

29. San Diego Chargers (4-11)

30. San Francisco 49ers (4-11)

31. Cleveland Browns (3-12)

32. Tennessee Titans (3-12)

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