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NFL Power Rankings Week 17, Bears, 49ers, Bills or Seahawks: Who is No. 1?
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From shockers to surges, Week 16 delivered the latest chapter in this wildly unpredictable 2025 NFL season, as teams jostled for position with the postseason inching ever so closer.
If you've been following along on DAZN with NFL Game Pass, you’ve seen how even this campaign really is, with the supposed giants slipping and the overlooked teams proving they aren't the afterthoughts we initially thought they were.
As Week 16 looms large, we have ranked all 32 teams in our latest power rankings. Let's dive in.
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1. San Francisco 49ers (11-4, ▲1): Brock Purdy is clicking at the right time. Game of the season coming up on Sunday night against the Bears.
2. Buffalo Bills (11-4, ▲2): Dominant win as expected over the Browns.
3. Seattle Seahawks (12-3, ▲2): Sam Darnold put himself in the MVP conversation with that comeback win over the Rams.
4. Chicago Bears (11-4, ▲2): Caleb Williams and co. showed up when it mattered most. Another big one Sunday night against the 49ers.
5: New England Patriots (12-3, ▲2): A tough win in Baltimore as Drake Maye proved his mettle.
6. Los Angeles Chargers (11-4, ▲2): Despite being hurt, Justin Herbert is playing some great football.
7. Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4, ▲2): Trevor Lawrence hit his stride at just the right time against the Broncos' elite defense.
8. Denver Broncos (12-3, ▼7): Defense was flat, and it showed.
9. Los Angeles Rams (11-4, ▼6): Not the time for an epic collapse.
10. Houston Texans (10-5, ▬): Peaking at the right time. Dark horse for the Super Bowl?
11. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6, ▲1): Guess Aaron Rodgers isn't washed up after all, and Mike Tomlin can still coach.
12. Philadelphia Eagles (10-5, ▲2): Here come the reigning Super Bowl champions.
13. Detroit Lions (8-7, ▼2): Tough loss to the Steelers. Playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.
14. Carolina Panthers (8-7, ▲5): For this week, the Panthers want to win the NFC South.
15. Green Bay Packers (9-5-1, ▼2): Heartbreaking loss to their fiercest rival.
16. Minnesota Vikings (7-8, ▲1): JJ McCarthy out AGAIN.
17. Baltimore Ravens (7-8, ▼1): Tough loss at home. Need to win out to win the AFC North.
18. Indianapolis Colts (8-7, ▼3): What a freefall after being 7-1 and on top of the NFL.
19. Atlanta Falcons (6-9, ▲3): It's good to be Kirk Cousins.
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8, ▬): Do they want to win the NFC South?
21. New Orleans Saints (5-10, ▲2): Tyler Shough keeps showing improvement week by week, and it's resulting in wins for the Saints.
22. Miami Dolphins (6-9, ▼4): Back-to-back setbacks after a great run.
23. Dallas Cowboys (6-8-1, ▼2): Have to wonder what's going to happen with George Pickens. More help is needed on defense, too.
24. Cincinnati Bengals (5-10, ▲2): What's going on with Joe Burrow?
25. Tennessee Titans (3-12, ▬): Constant improvement from Cam Ward.
26. Kansas City Chiefs (6-9, ▼2): Things keep getting worse for the Chiefs. But at least they are moving to Kansas in 2031.
27. New York Jets (3-12, ▬): Bring back Justin Fields.
28. Cleveland Browns (3-12, ▬): A good game for Shedeur Sanders against one of the league's elite teams.
29. Washington Commanders (4-11, ▬): At least the Commanders showed heart in getting into a skirmish at the end of the game.
30. Arizona Cardinals (3-12, ▬): Tick tock, tick tock for Jonathan Gannon.
31. Las Vegas Raiders (2-13, ▬): The clock is also ticking for Pete Carroll.
32. New York Giants (2-13, ▬): Almost screwed up their draft positioning for the second week in a row.
