NFL Week 16 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Week 15 rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 New Orleans (2)

3 New England (4)

4 San Francisco (6)

5 Baltimore (3)

6 Pittsburgh (5)

THIRD TIER

7 Atlanta (9)

8 Detroit (10)

9 New York Jets (8)

10 Houston (7)

FOURTH TIER

11 Dallas (15)

12 Denver (11)

13 San Diego (18)

14 New York Giants (12)

15 Oakland (13)

16 Cincinnati (16)

17 Kansas City (23)

18 Tennessee (14)

19 Arizona (19)

20 Philadelphia (20)

21 Seattle (21)

22 Chicago (17)

23 Miami (22)

24 Carolina (25)

FIFTH TIER

25 Washington (27)

26 Buffalo (24)

SIXTH TIER

27 Jacksonville (26)

28 Cleveland (28)

29 Minnesota (29)

30 Tampa Bay (30)

31 St. Louis (31)

32 Indianapolis (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Kansas City (6 spots), San Diego (5 spots), Dallas (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Chicago (5 spots), Tennessee (4 spots), Houston (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AFC North 55

2 AFC West 57

3 NFC North 60

4 AFC East 61

5 NFC South 62

6 NFC East 70

7 NFC West 75

8 AFC South 87

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AFC 260

2 NFC 267