Welcome to the Week 16 NFL Power Rankings!
Happy Holidays to everyone out there! ‘Tis the season, so we decided to add some Holiday Cheer to our Power Rankings this week. Our podcast hosts Brandon & Erick decided to change things up! Brandon will be handing out gifts to each team, while Erick gives his thoughts on each team.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the Week 16 power rankings.
- Tier 1 – Santa’s Number 1’s (1-2)
- Tier 2 – The Damn Good Group (5-9)
- Tier 3 – The Changelings (10-13)
- Tier 4 – What? They STILL have a shot? (14-18)
- Tier 5 – In Your Dreams, Sleigh Boy (19-26)
- Tier 6 – Beanie Fires (27-32)
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Current Playoff Match-ups
Full 2016 NFL Standings
1. New England Patriots* (12-2) 1st Rd Bye
2. Oakland Raiders* (11-3) 1st Rd Bye
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5) vs. 6. Miami Dolphins (9-5)
4. Houston Texans (8-6) vs. 5. Kansas City Chiefs (10-4)
1. Dallas Cowboys* (12-2) 1st Rd Bye
2. Seattle Seahawks* (9-4-1) 1st Rd Bye
3. Atlanta Falcons (9-5) vs. 6. Green Bay Packers (8-6)
4. Detroit Lions (9-5) vs. 5. New York Giants (10-4)
Tier 1 – Santa’s Number 1’s
Clinched home field throughout the AFC and NFC (respectively).
1. New England Patriots 
Record: 12-2
Last Game: W, 16-3 @ Broncos
Last Week: 1
Brandon – My gift to the Patriots: A renewed subscription to the fountain of youth for Tom Brady.
Erick – It’s like clockwork for Brady.
2. Dallas Cowboys
Record: 12-2
Last Game: W, 26-20 vs. Buccaneers
Last Week: 2
Brandon – My gift to the Cowboys: A playoff win, because a playoff loss will cause a lot more damage (I’m secretly hoping for the latter).
Erick – Huge win against the hottest team in NFL against the Bucs last week.
Tier 2 – The Damn Good Group
These teams are damn good, but are missing something that makes a team great.
3. Oakland Raiders 
Record: 11-3
Last Game: W, 19-16 @ Chargers
Last Week: 4
Brandon – My gift to the Raiders: A brand new stadium, in Oakland. That city and team belong together.
Erick – The Raiders got back on track after beating the Chargers last week.
4. Kansas City Chiefs 
Record: 10-4
Last Game: L, 19-17 vs. Titans
Last Week: 3
B – My gift to the Chiefs: Merge Tyreek Hill and Jamaal Charles into one super RB/WR/KR superstar.
E – Good enough to get the Super Bowl, but I can also see them being 1 and done in the playoffs.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
Record: 9-5
Last Game: W, 24-20 @ Bills
Last Week: 6
B – My gift to the Steelers: 24/7 monitoring on Le’Veon Bell to make sure he plays a full 16 game season.
E – This game against the Ravens is going to be a playoff atmosphere. I’m interested to see how they look.
6. New York Giants
Record: 10-4
Last Game: W, 17-6 vs. Lions
Last Week: 8
B – My gift to the Giants: A person that lines up behind the quarterback, that also can run in between tackles aka a running back.
E – This defense is for real.
7. Seattle Seahawks
Record: 9-4-1
Last Game: W, 24-3 vs. Rams
Last Week: 6
B – My gift to the Seahawks: A playbook on offense that has one play: Throw to Jimmy Graham.
E – The Seahawks have to win out to keep a first round bye, luckily they close out with the NFC West their last two games.
8. Atlanta Falcons
Record: 9-5
Last Game: W, 41-13 vs. 49ers
Last Week: 7
B – My gift to the Falcons: A fully FULLY healthy Julio Jones. That guy is freaking good.
E – The Falcons are not going to be playing any horrible teams like the Niners moving forward, but they Should win the division.
Tier 3 – The Changelings
No one can transform quicker than teams in this group. Sometimes they are great, sometimes they are shit.
9. Baltimore Ravens
Record: 8-6
Last Game: W, 27-26 vs. Eagles
Last Week: 9
Brandon – My gift to the Ravens: Jim Harbaugh comes to coach the offense, along side brother John. NFL Network then has a reality show called Harbaugh and Harbaugh.
Erick – The get to find out if they’re making the playoffs or not this week against the Steelers.
10. Green Bay Packers
Record: 8-6
Last Game: W, 30-27 @ Bears
Last Week: 13
B – My gift to the Packers: A lot of more whatever the hell Aaron Rodgers has been doing the last 5 games.
E – If they get in, someone is going to have to go to Lambeau first round of the playoffs.
11. Miami Dolphins
Record: 9-5
Last Game: W, 34-13 @ Jets
Last Week: 15
B – My gift to the Dolphins: A magic mirror on the wall, to tell them Tannehill is not the best Dolphins QB of them all.
E – They proved they can still beat up on bad teams, by beating the Jets. But can they beat a good team?
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Record: 8-6
Last Game: L, 20-26 @ Cowboys
Last Week: 11
B – My gift to the Bucs: Some red-bull energy drinks, so they can play a full four quarters of football (if they did, they would be leading the division).
E – Let Jameis run !
13. Detroit Lions
Record: 9-6
Last Game: L, 6-17 @ Giants
Last Week: 9
B – My gift to the Lions: A win against the Cowboys on MNF to make the playoffs.
E – Starting to fall apart at the worst possible time.
Tier 4 – What? They STILL have a shot?
14. Denver Broncos
Record: 8-6
Last Game: L, 3-16 vs. Patriots
Last Week: 12
B – My gift to the Broncos: A well behaved Jay Cutler for 2017. (A gift for everyone else, a poorly behaved Jay Cutler for 2017).
E – This team still needs a better QB to be taken seriously.
15. Tennessee Titans
Record: 8-6
Last Game: W, 19-17 @ Chiefs
Last Week: 16
B – My gift to the Titans: Anyone that can catch a football, aside from Delanie Walker.
E – This team is gonna be scary if they ever get Mariota a true #1 Wideout.
16. Houston Texans
Record: 8-6
Last Game: W, 22-17 @ Colts
Last Week: 17
B – My gift to the Texans: A televised practice in which all players (offense, defense, special teams and all coaches) can put on pads and sack Brock.
E – I like this team more, now that they had the balls to bench Brock.
17. Washington Football Team
Record: 7-6-1
Last Game: L, 15-26 vs. Panthers
Last Week: 14
B – My gift to the Redskins: Two things: Not re-signing Kirk for $20M. Using $10M to hire a hitman on Dan Snyder.
E – To re-sign Kirk, or not too re-sign Kirk? That’s the magic question.
18. Indianapolis Colts
Record: 7-7
Last Game: W, 34-6 @ Vikings
Last Week: 19
B – My gift to the Colts: A GM that drafts offensive lineman to protect Mr. Luck.
E – The fact that this team is still in it, Highlight how truly important Luck is to the Colts.
Tier 5 – In Your Dreams, Sleigh Boy
19. Buffalo Bills 
Record: 7-7
Last Game: W, 33-13 vs. Browns
Last Week: 20
B – My gift to the Bills: A cryogenic lab to freeze themselves until Tom Brady retires (this is more for Bills fans).
E – Should be a good team next year, if they fire Rex.
20. Minnesota Vikings
Record: 7-7
Last Game: L, 6-34 vs. Colts
Last Week: 18
B – My gift to the Vikings: A redo in trading a first round pick for Sam Bradford. Oops.
E – AD is back, but too little too late.
21. Carolina Panthers
Record: 6-8
Last Game: W, 26-15 @ Washington
Last Week: 23
B – My gift to the Panthers: Some actual wide receivers, and not just tall dudes. AND maybe for the NFL to stop hating on Cam. (AND also to have Cam dress like a human being).
E – The Super Bowl hangover hurt this team bad this year.
22. Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 5-8-1
Last Game: L, 20-24 vs. Steelers
Last Week: 22
B – My gift to the Bengals: A keyboard, so they can press F5 and refresh this season.
E: To be honest, I stopped paying attention to the Bengals, once they lost AJ Green.
23. Philadelphia Eagles
Record: 5-9
Last Game: L, 26-27 vs. Ravems
Last Week: 21
B – My gift to the Eagles: Offensive weapons on the outside, players like Jeremy Maclin and Desean Jackson.
E – Not a good team, but not as bad as bad as the bottom tier.
24. New Orleans Saints
Record: 6-8
Last Game: W, 48-41 @ Cardinals
Last Week: 24
B – My gift to the Saints: The device from Men in Black to erase all memories of Rob Ryan’s defense. They need to start over.
E – This off season they have to decide: blow it up, or re tool for one last push with Brees.
25. Arizona Cardinals
Record: 5-8-1
Last Game: L, 41-48 vs. Saints
Last Week: 25
B – My gift to the Cardinals: Video of how bad Carson Palmer has been, to prove its time to move on.
E – At least David Johnson was a fantasy God.
26. San Diego Chargers
Record: 5-9
Last Game: L, 16-19 vs. Raiders
Last Week: 26
B – My gift to the Chargers: The ability to keep their offensive weapons healthy. (Since it seems they are moving to LA, where people actually show up to games).
E – Call me when they leave.
Tier 6 – Beanie Fires
Welcome to the bottom of the barrel. Being a fan of one of these teams is like having your beanie set on fire. Take our advice and trust us on this one.
27. Chicago Bears
Record: 3-11
Last Game: L, 27-30 vs. Packers
Last Week: 29
B – My gift to the Bears: Jay Cutler signing with the Vikings, so they can play him twice a season.
E – Barkley might be the future at QB for the Bears
28. New York Jets
Record: 4-10
Last Game: L, 13-34 vs. Dolphins
Last Week: 27
B – My gift to the Jets: Jimmy. Garoppolo.
E – Is Brandon Marshall still alive?
29. Los Angeles Rams
Record: 4-10
Last Game: L, 3-24 vs. Seahawks
Last Week: 28
B – My gift to the Rams: A Netflix documentary about the day they fired Jeff Fisher (directed by Michael Bay).
E – They should be ranked lower, simply because they’re the only team to lose to the 49ers.
30. Jacksonville Jaguars
Record: 2-12
Last Game: L, 20-21 @ Texans
Last Week: 30
B – My gift to the Jags: A new stadium, that’s not in America. That’s right, the London Jaguars Trolleys!
E – You already know what it is . “ Free Allen Robinson “
31. San Francisco 49ers
Record: 1-13
Last Game: L, 13-41 @ Falcons
Last Week: 31
B – My gift to my beloved 49ers: A Delorean, flux capacitor, open road & Mr. Fusion. We must undo what caused the collapse.
E – Blow this team up, everything needs to change.
32. Cleveland Browns
Record: 0-14
Last Game: L, 13-33 @ Bills
Last Week: 32
B – My gift to the Browns: The Browns are awarded every pick in the first round, and LeBron comes the owner (so bad they got a pity gift).
E – This week is probably their last chance to get a W this season.
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