JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 15 2024 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank | 2024 record | Team | Comment
(12-1)
1
Detroit Lions
A clear No. 1
(12-1)
2
1
Kansas City Chiefs
Nine consecutive AFC West titles
(11-2)
3
1
Philadelphia Eagles
So consistent, so strong, so reliable
(10-3)
4
2
Buffalo Bills
Allen doing all-time stuff
(11-2)
5
1
Minnesota Vikings
Quietly good again
(10-3)
6
1
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gaining momentum as January approaches
(9-4)
7
2
Green Bay Packers
Oh that NFC North
(8-5)
8
Los Angeles Chargers
A really good 8-5 team
(8-5)
9
Washington Commanders
Bye
(8-5)
10
Baltimore Ravens
Bye
(8-5)
11
Houston Texans
Bye
(8-5)
12
Denver Broncos
Bye
(8-5)
13
Seattle Seahawks
Taking control of the NFC West
(7-6)
14
1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Your NFC South-leading Bucs
(7-6)
15
2
Los Angeles Rams
Victories like that get you in
(6-7)
16
2
Miami Dolphins
Won four of last five games
(6-7)
17
3
Arizona Cardinals
Improved, but not enough
(6-7)
18
2
San Francisco 49ers
Not quite out of it yet
(6-7)
19
Indianapolis Colts
Bye
(6-7)
20
4
Atlanta Falcons
F-f-f-f-f-ading
(5-8)
21
Cincinnati Bengals
Finally
(5-8)
22
1
New Orleans Saints
The Rizzi Era continues
(5-8)
23
1
Dallas Cowboys
Lost season in Big D
(4-9)
24
2
Chicago Bears
The Brown Era begins
(3-10)
25
Cleveland Browns
A whole lotta teams at 3-10
(3-10)
26
New York Jets
Up next: Duuuval
(3-10)
27
New England Patriots
Bye
(3-10)
28
2
Carolina Panthers
Better by the week
(3-10)
29
3
Jacksonville Jaguars
Five-game losing streak snapped
(3-10)
30
2
Tennessee Titans
Someone had to win
(2-11)
31
New York Giants
Bad, bad times for Blue
(2-11)
32
3
Las Vegas Raiders
Nine consecutive losses
