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Make sure to check out the final 2008 NFL Power Rankings before post-season play starts!

Week 16: 9 of 16
Cumulative: 121 of 209 (57.89%)

Week 17 Results

  • St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons
  • New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
  • Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals
  • Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
  • Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
  • NY Giants at Minnesota Vikings
  • Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
  • Miami Dolphins at NY Jets
  • Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
  • Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Oakland Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens
  • Chicago Bears at Houston Texans
  • Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
  • Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers
  • Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

2008 NFL Playoff Predictions – Week 1

AFC Playoffs

  • Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers
  • Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins

NFC Playoffs

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Week 17 is can either be an awesome Sunday filled with tons of important games or a weekend of the status quo. This past Sunday was exciting. Some of the top teams played their 2nd and 3rd string squads, which skews this weeks Power Rankings, but other played their hearts out!
This is the final power ranking for the 2008 season. I might post some playoff rankings, I have not decided.

This year’s easiest schedule goes to the San Fransisco 49ers, while the toughest schedule was played by the Cleveland Browns.

Top 5 Easiest Schedules (easiest listed first)

  • San Fransisco 49ers
  • Buffalo Bills
  • Miami Dolphins
  • New York Jets
  • Denver Broncos

Top 5 Toughest Schedules (toughest listed first)

  • Cleveland Browns
  • Cincinnati Bengals
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Detroit Lions
Team (*) denotes playoff team (W-L-T) Ranking SOS
Tennessee Titans (*) (13-3-0) 38.4624 0.4904
Pittsburgh Steelers (*) (12-4-0) 38.3479 0.5503
Indianapolis Colts (*) (12-4-0) 37.0545 0.5212
New York Giants (*) (12-4-0) 36.6379 0.5119
Baltimore Ravens (*) (11-5-0) 35.4060 0.5466
Carolina Panthers (*) (12-4-0) 35.2371 0.4803
New England Patriots (11-5-0) 31.6260 0.4616
Atlanta Falcons (*) (11-5-0) 31.5124 0.4590
Miami Dolphins (*) (11-5-0) 30.9568 0.4465
Minnesota Vikings (*) (10-6-0) 30.8535 0.5067
Philadelphia Eagles (*) (9-6-1) 30.0154 0.5191
Dallas Cowboys (9-7-0) 28.1530 0.5084
Chicago Bears (9-7-0) 27.1287 0.4854
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7-0) 26.6387 0.4744
Houston Texans (8-8-0) 26.6126 0.5363
Arizona Cardinals (*) (9-7-0) 26.4382 0.4699
New York Jets (9-7-0) 25.7043 0.4533
San Diego Chargers (*) (8-8-0) 24.9160 0.4981
Washington Redskins (8-8-0) 24.7944 0.4954
New Orleans Saints (8-8-0) 24.3028 0.4843
Denver Broncos (8-8-0) 22.9715 0.4544
Green Bay Packers (6-10-0) 19.7550 0.5070
Buffalo Bills (7-9-0) 19.6816 0.4428
San Francisco 49ers (7-9-0) 19.5948 0.4409
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11-0) 18.8601 0.5494
Cincinnati Bengals (4-11-1) 18.5058 0.5726
Cleveland Browns (4-12-0) 17.6535 0.5847
Oakland Raiders (5-11-0) 16.7468 0.5018
Seattle Seahawks (4-12-0) 12.9534 0.4790
Kansas City Chiefs (2-14-0) 8.9942 0.5149
St Louis Rams (2-14-0) 8.5657 0.5052
Detroit Lions (0-16-0) 4.9191 0.5482

Previous Power Rankings

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Make sure to read the Week 17 Power Rankings!

Week 16: 8 of 16
Cumulative: 112 of 193

NFL Week 16 Results

  • Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
  • Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
  • San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams
  • New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans
  • Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs
  • Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots
  • San Diego Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders
  • Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
  • NY Jets at Seattle Seahawks
  • Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
  • Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
  • Carolina Panthers at NY Giants
  • Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

NFL Week 17 Picks and Predictions

  • St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons
  • New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
  • Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals
  • Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
  • Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
  • NY Giants at Minnesota Vikings
  • Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
  • Miami Dolphins at NY Jets
  • Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles  – Against my better judgement!
  • Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Oakland Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens
  • Chicago Bears at Houston Texans
  • Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
  • Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers
  • Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
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The Titans jump back into the top spot after knocking off the Steelers this weekend. The Giants shoot back into 2nd place after their semi-impressive win over the Panthers.
The Bengals, at 3–11–1, have played the toughest schedule in the last 16 weeks, while the Bills have coasted through playing the easiest schedule to a to a 7–8 record.

Before we get to this week’s Power Rankings, Paul Brogan would like spread some Holiday Cheer!

PAUL BROGAN’S NFL PLAYOFF PREVIEW X-MAS SING-A-LONG EXTRAVAG

Team (W-L-T) Ranking SOS
Tennessee Titans (13-2-0) 39.7106 0.4668
New York Giants (12-3-0) 38.6201 0.5087
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4-0) 37.9439 0.5601
Indianapolis Colts (11-4-0) 35.1319 0.4963
Carolina Panthers (11-4-0) 34.7309 0.4872
Baltimore Ravens (10-5-0) 34.7305 0.5539
Atlanta Falcons (10-5-0) 31.5792 0.4825
New England Patriots (10-5-0) 30.5125 0.4583
Dallas Cowboys (9-6-0) 29.9040 0.5112
Miami Dolphins (10-5-0) 29.4564 0.4343
Minnesota Vikings (9-6-0) 29.2281 0.4958
Philadelphia Eagles (8-6-1) 29.1737 0.5279
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-6-0) 28.9446 0.4894
Chicago Bears (9-6-0) 28.5743 0.4810
Washington Redskins (8-7-0) 26.9395 0.5106
New York Jets (9-6-0) 26.5688 0.4356
Arizona Cardinals (8-7-0) 25.7568 0.4838
New Orleans Saints (8-7-0) 25.3210 0.4739
Houston Texans (7-8-0) 24.6696 0.5258
Denver Broncos (8-7-0) 24.2056 0.4487
San Diego Chargers (7-8-0) 23.4281 0.4977
Buffalo Bills (7-8-0) 20.1788 0.4241
Green Bay Packers (5-10-0) 19.3537 0.5387
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10-0) 19.1016 0.5330
San Francisco 49ers (6-9-0) 18.0587 0.4427
Cleveland Browns (4-11-0) 17.9685 0.5740
Cincinnati Bengals (3-11-1) 17.7121 0.6015
Oakland Raiders (4-11-0) 14.5642 0.4968
Seattle Seahawks (4-11-0) 13.7757 0.4789
Kansas City Chiefs (2-13-0) 9.7882 0.5219
St Louis Rams (2-13-0) 8.8300 0.5001
Detroit Lions (0-15-0) 5.5380 0.5589

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Week 14: 8 of 16
Cumulative: 104 or 177

NFL Week 15 Results

  • New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
  • Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals
  • Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts
  • San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
  • Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
  • San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins
  • Buffalo Bills at NY Jets
  • Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans
  • Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals
  • Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers
  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
  • New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders
  • NY Giants at Dallas Cowboys
  • Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles

NFL Week 16 Picks and Predictions

  • Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
  • Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
  • San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams
  • New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans
  • Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs
  • Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots
  • San Diego Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders
  • Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
  • NY Jets at Seattle Seahawks
  • Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
  • Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
  • Carolina Panthers at NY Giants
  • Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
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Team (W-L-T) Ranking SOS
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-3-0) 39.0815 0.5361
Tennessee Titans (12-2-0) 38.9620 0.4620
New York Giants (11-3-0) 37.2638 0.4946
Carolina Panthers (11-3-0) 36.3175 0.4730
Indianapolis Colts (10-4-0) 34.9110 0.5123
Baltimore Ravens (9-5-0) 33.3975 0.5491
Minnesota Vikings (9-5-0) 31.3552 0.5024
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-5-0) 31.1717 0.4982
Dallas Cowboys (9-5-0) 31.0520 0.4955
Atlanta Falcons (9-5-0) 30.6129 0.4854
Philadelphia Eagles (8-5-1) 30.4649 0.5178
New England Patriots (9-5-0) 28.8261 0.4446
Miami Dolphins (9-5-0) 28.4729 0.4365
Chicago Bears (8-6-0) 28.3300 0.5047
New York Jets (9-5-0) 28.0783 0.4275
Houston Texans (7-7-0) 27.0935 0.5479
Arizona Cardinals (8-6-0) 26.8674 0.4713
Denver Broncos (8-6-0) 25.7962 0.4468
Washington Redskins (7-7-0) 25.2711 0.5062
New Orleans Saints (7-7-0) 25.0752 0.5017
San Diego Chargers (6-8-0) 21.1630 0.4837
Green Bay Packers (5-9-0) 20.8776 0.5486
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-9-0) 20.1707 0.5325
Cleveland Browns (4-10-0) 19.4577 0.5876
Buffalo Bills (6-8-0) 18.0442 0.4124
San Francisco 49ers (5-9-0) 16.8277 0.4561
Cincinnati Bengals (2-11-1) 16.4177 0.6253
Oakland Raiders (3-11-0) 12.0075 0.4887
Seattle Seahawks (3-11-0) 11.2865 0.4723
Kansas City Chiefs (2-12-0) 9.6888 0.5072
St Louis Rams (2-12-0) 9.3087 0.4985
Detroit Lions (0-14-0) 6.3491 0.5737
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Week 14: 12 of 16
Cumulative: 96 or 161

NFL Week 14 Results

  • Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
  • Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears
  • Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
  • Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers
  • Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans
  • Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts
  • Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
  • Philadelphia Eagles at NY Giants – OK, so I should pick the Giants, but GO EAGLES!
  • Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
  • Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
  • NY Jets at San Francisco 49ers
  • New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
  • St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals
  • Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers

NFL Week 15 Picks and Predictions

  • New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
  • Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals
  • Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts
  • San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
  • Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
  • San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins
  • Buffalo Bills at NY Jets
  • Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans
  • Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals
  • Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers
  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
  • New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders
  • NY Giants at Dallas Cowboys
  • Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles

Don’t miss the NFL Week 15 Power Rankings.

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The Titans climb back on top after the Giants loss to the Eagles.

Team (W-L-T) Ranking SOS
Tennessee Titans (12-1-0) 40.6842 0.4389
New York Giants (11-2-0) 39.6263 0.4914
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3-0) 37.2830 0.5142
Carolina Panthers (10-3-0) 35.4905 0.4729
Baltimore Ravens (9-4-0) 34.4998 0.5269
Indianapolis Colts (9-4-0) 34.3027 0.5224
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-4-0) 32.7257 0.4860
Philadelphia Eagles (7-5-1) 29.7743 0.5333
Minnesota Vikings (8-5-0) 29.7114 0.4933
Dallas Cowboys (8-5-0) 29.6554 0.4920
Atlanta Falcons (8-5-0) 29.1583 0.4806
Arizona Cardinals (8-5-0) 28.7129 0.4703
New England Patriots (8-5-0) 28.2604 0.4599
Washington Redskins (7-6-0) 27.8939 0.5283
Miami Dolphins (8-5-0) 27.7385 0.4478
New York Jets (8-5-0) 27.4453 0.4410
Denver Broncos (8-5-0) 26.8750 0.4279
New Orleans Saints (7-6-0) 26.8540 0.5043
Chicago Bears (7-6-0) 26.6013 0.4985
Houston Texans (6-7-0) 24.0795 0.5172
Green Bay Packers (5-8-0) 22.0136 0.5465
Cleveland Browns (4-9-0) 20.3490 0.5850
San Diego Chargers (5-8-0) 20.2679 0.5062
Buffalo Bills (6-7-0) 19.1235 0.4029
San Francisco 49ers (5-8-0) 18.0705 0.4555
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-9-0) 17.8871 0.5282
Cincinnati Bengals (1-11-1) 13.8246 0.6267
Oakland Raiders (3-10-0) 12.7668 0.4869
St Louis Rams (2-11-0) 11.1424 0.5264
Kansas City Chiefs (2-11-0) 10.9529 0.5220
Seattle Seahawks (2-11-0) 10.5205 0.5120
Detroit Lions (0-13-0) 5.7086 0.5548

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