Week 17 NFL Rankings

New England completes their perfect season, the Redskins win four straight to become the third team in NFL History to make the playoffs after a 5-7 start, and the Cleveland Browns end the season in the top 10 of my rankings, but of out the playoffs due to a little bad luck...

Here are this week’s rankings with last weeks rank in (). Record is only one consideration. I also take into account strength of schedule, strength of victory (or loss) and other intangibles…

1.(1) New England Patriots (16-0)
2.(2) Indianapolis Colts (13-3)
3.(3) Dallas Cowboys (13-3)
4.(5) San Diego Chargers (11-5)
5.(6) Green Bay Packers (13-3)
6.(4) Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5)
7.(7) Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6)
8.(9) Washington Redskins (9-7)
9.(10) New York Giants (10-6)
10.(8) Cleveland Browns (10-6)
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11.(11) Tennessee Titans (10-6)
12.(12) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)
13.(13) Seattle Seahawks (10-6)
14.(14) Minnesota Vikings (8-8)
15.(16) Philadelphia Eagles (8-8)
16.(18) Houston Texans (8-8)
17.(19) Arizona Cardinals (8-8)
18.(20) Chicago Bears (7-9)
19.(15) Buffalo Bills (7-9)
20.(17) New Orleans Saints (7-9)
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21.(21) Cincinnati Bengals (7-9)
22.(22) Carolina Panthers (7-9)
23.(23) Denver Broncos (7-9)
24.(24) Detroit Lions (7-9)
25.(25) San Francisco 49ers (5-11)
26.(26) St. Louis Rams (3-13)
27.(27) Kansas City Chiefs (4-12)
28.(28) Oakland Raiders (4-12)
29.(29) New York Jets (4-12)
30.(30) Atlanta Falcons (4-12)
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31.(31) Baltimore Ravens (5-11)
32.(32) Miami Dolphins (1-15)
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