Week 16 – Power Rankings

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Without further ado, here are the Rankings heading into Week 16 as always, if you disagree with the Rankings, jump in and tell us why!

2009 Power Rankings: Week 16
	RK (LW)	TEAM	REC	COMMENT
	1 (2)	Colts	14-0-0	Now that the Colts are the lone undefeated team, there’s no question which squad should be ranked No. 1.
	2 (1)	Saints	13-1-0	After suffering his first defeat of the season, Drew Brees seemed a little more unnerved than expected.
	3 (4)	Chargers	11-3-0	With the division in hand, how much fervor will the Bolts bring to Tennessee for Christmas night?
	4 (3)	Vikings	11-3-0	Two blowout losses in their past three games? That doesn’t bode well for the recently crowned NFC North champs.
	5 (5)	Eagles	10-4-0	All of a sudden, the Eagles have a chance to steal a playoff bye week away from the Vikings.
	6 (8)	Cardinals	9-5-0	The running game is coming on strong, but the Cardinals haven’t been sharp in other areas.
	7 (7)	Bengals	9-5-0	A hard week for the Bengals ends with a close loss in San Diego.
	8 (6)	Packers	9-5-0	The Packers have to be kicking themselves after that last-second loss in Pittsburgh.
	9 (9)	Patriots	9-5-0	After becoming an offensively dominant team, the Patriots showed they could beat the Bills with defense.
	10 (11)	Cowboys	9-5-0	The Week 15 victory over the Saints might have saved the Cowboys’ season.
	11 (12)	Ravens	8-6-0	The Ravens seem like they’re going to snag one of those AFC wild-card spots.
	12 (14)	Giants	8-6-0	The Giants couldn’t afford to beat the Redskins too badly, because New York needs the Skins to beat the Cowboys in Week 16.
	13 (10)	Broncos	8-6-0	The Broncos fell back to the pack in the wild-card race thanks to a nightmarish loss to Oakland.
	14 (17)	Titans	7-7-0	The Titans are thinned out by LB injuries, so the rest of the defense needs to help make up the difference.
	15 (19)	Steelers	7-7-0	It wasn’t quite an unleashing of hell, but the Steelers came up big against the Packers.
	16 (13)	Dolphins	7-7-0	The Dolphins’ playoff run could be intercepted by a few more bad throws by developing quarterback Chad Henne.
	17 (18)	Falcons	7-7-0	The first back-to-back winning seasons in franchise history remain in reach for the Falcons.
	18 (15)	Jaguars	7-7-0	Can the Jags take the offensive firepower they showed against the Colts to New England?
	19 (16)	Jets	7-7-0	If the Jets have any wild-card chances left, they have to hope the Colts and Bengals rest starters.
	20 (20)	Texans	7-7-0	The physical Dolphins await the Texans in Miami.
	21 (22)	Panthers	6-8-0	Victories over the Vikings and the Cardinals showed how much Carolina has underachieved overall.
	22 (21)	49ers	6-8-0	Upcoming games against the Lions and Rams should help Alex Smith finish strong.
	23 (27)	Raiders	5-9-0	They brought the hated Broncos back to the wild-card pack with a dream win. The Raiders have to like the matchup with the Browns.
	24 (24)	Seahawks	5-9-0	It’s been a horrible week for the team Mike Holmgren refused to rejoin.
	25 (23)	Bears	5-9-0	What’s left to say about the Bears?
	26 (25)	Bills	5-9-0	The Bills’ QB controversy is figuring out if they have a quarterback for the final two weeks.
	27 (26)	Redskins	4-10-0	Now that new GM Bruce Allen is on board, get ready for major changes ahead for the Redskins.
	28 (29)	Browns	3-11-0	The running game was great against the Chiefs. Still, you can’t rave about the future of head coach Eric Mangini.
	29 (28)	Chiefs	3-11-0	In a season packed with low moments, the home loss to Cleveland was probably lowest.
	30 (31)	Buccaneers	2-12-0	The Bucs’ unexpected victory over the Seahawks could help the Rams emerge with the first overall draft choice.
	31 (30)	Lions	2-12-0	They displayed better effort against Arizona, but still lost.
	32 (32)	Rams	1-13-0	Beating swine flu last week won’t show up as a W in the standings for the hard-luck Rams.