JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 17 2020 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
1.Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) | 1 | Clinched No. 1 seed in AFC
2.Buffalo Bills (12-3) | 2 | Don't assume they can't beat the Chiefs
3.Green Bay Packers (12-3) | 3 | Because he's Aaron Rodgers
4.New Orleans Saints (11-4) | 4 | Because he's Alvin Kamara
5.Seattle Seahawks (11-4) | 6 | Clinched NFC West on Sunday
6.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-5) | 7 | Peaking for the postseason
7.Pittsburgh Steelers (12-3) | 9 | Stunning comeback changes outlook for January
8.Baltimore Ravens (10-5) | 10 | Back in control of their playoff destiny
9.Indianapolis Colts (10-5) | 5 | They need help to make postseason even with a victory Sunday
10.Tennessee Titans (10-5) | 8 | Can clinch AFC South by beating Houston Sunday
11.Miami Dolphins (10-5) | 12 | Can clinch postseason berth by beating Buffalo Sunday
12.Cleveland Browns (10-5) | 11 | Can clinch postseason berth by beating Pittsburgh Sunday
13.Los Angeles Rams (9-6) | 13 | Can clinch postseason berth by beating Arizona Sunday
14.Arizona Cardinals (8-7) | 14 | Can clinch postseason berth by beating Rams Sunday
15.Chicago Bears (8-7) | 15 | Can clinch postseason berth by beating Green Bay Sunday
16.Las Vegas Raiders (7-8) | 16 | Missed postseason for fourth consecutive season
17.Washington Football Team (6-9) | 17 | Can clinch postseason berth by beating Philadelphia Sunday
18.New England Patriots (6-9) | 18 | Oof
19.Los Angeles Chargers (6-9) | 21 | Forget the record; future looks bright
20.New York Giants (5-10) | 20 | Can make postseason with victory Sunday and Washington loss
21.San Francisco 49ers (6-9) | 25 | So close to being much better than this
22.Dallas Cowboys (6-9) | 22 | Can make postseason with victory Sunday and Washington loss
23.Minnesota Vikings (6-9) | 19 | Out of the postseason for second time in three seasons
24.Carolina Panthers (5-10) | 29 | Showing good signs at times this season
25.Denver Broncos (5-10) | 23 | Quarterback could be offseason issue here
26.Philadelphia Eagles (4-10-1) | 24 | Can eliminate Washington from postseason with victory Sunday
27.Cincinnati Bengals (4-10-1) | 30 | Late-season "surge" a good sign for young roster
28.Detroit Lions (5-10) | 26 | January will be busy in the Motor City …
29.Atlanta Falcons (4-11) | 27 | … and in the ATL …
30.Houston Texans (4-11) | 28 | … and in Texas
31.New York Jets (2-13) | 31 | Clinched No. 2 overall selection in 2021 NFL Draft
32.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-13) | 32 | Clinched No. 1 overall selection in 2021 NFL Draft
