Power Rankings for Week 17

Each week after Monday Night game(s) has concluded, I’ll  publish my list of NFL power rankings.  Here is the pecking order for Week 17.

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1) Green Bay Packers  - Packers notch 15 wins in awesome season.

2) New Orleans Saints -  Saints trounced Newton and Panthers.

3)  San Francisco 49ers  - Niners held off Rams to clinch bye.

4) New England Patriots  - Patriots manhandled once-promising Bills.

5) Baltimore Ravens  - Ravens earned playoff bye with tough win over Bengals.

6)  Pittsburgh Steelers  -  Steelers needed their tough D to survive against Browns.

7) Detroit Lions  -  Played the champs tough in Lambeau.

8)  New York Giants  -  Eli was “clutch” again.

9)  Cincinnati Bengals  - Bengals lost but still landed in the playoffs.

10) Atlanta Falcons  - Falcons offense was just nasty against the Bucs.

Read the rest of the power rankings after the jump …

11)  Houston Texans  - Texans may be most inconsistent “good” team in league.

12) Philadelphia Eagles  - A healthy Vick might have led Eagles to the playoffs.

13) Dallas Cowboys  -  Cowboys out of playoffs again.

14)  Tennessee Titans  - Titans finish strong in Houston.

15) New York Jets  - Loss to Dolphins kills playoffs for Jets.

16)  Arizona Cardinals  - Cardinals end season with spirited OT win.

17)  Denver Broncos  -  Tebow leads Broncos to playoffs … by losing.

18) San Diego Chargers - Chargers killed Raiders playoff hopes.

19)  Oakland Raiders  -  Raiders back out of the playoffs.

20)  Seattle Seahawks   –  Seahawks fell just short of .500.

21)  Kansas City Chiefs -  Chiefs turned out to be a halfway decent team.

22)  Miami Dolphins  -  Dolphins knock Jets out of playoff running.

23)  Chicago Bears  -   Good win, but no playoffs.

24)  Carolina Panthers  - Newton ends great rookie year with a fizzle.

25) Buffalo Bills  - Bills didn’t bother to show up in New England.

26) Washington Redskins  - Time to blow them up yet again?

27)  Cleveland Browns  - Browns played tough against Steelers but came up short.

28)  Minnesota Vikings  - Long off-season ahead in Minnie.

29)  Jacksonville Jaguars  -  Jags finally got out of the basement.

30)  Tampa Bay Buccaneers  - Didn’t the Bucs used to have a really stingy D?

31)  St. Louis Rams  -  Gave it their best shot, but couldn’t overcome Niners … or Colts.

32) Indianapolis Colts - They did it!  They did it!