JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's final 2022 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
- Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) | 1 | Very worthy No. 1 overall seed
- Buffalo Bills (13-3) | 2 | Last loss in mid-November
- Cincinnati Bengals (12-4) | 3 | Last loss on Halloween
- Kansas City Chiefs (14-3) | 4 | Won 10 of last 11 games
- San Francisco 49ers (13-4) | 5 | NFL-best 10-game winning streak
- Minnesota Vikings (13-4) | 7 | Quietly very dangerous in the postseason
- Dallas Cowboys (12-5) | 6 | Less-than-ideal finish to an impressive regular season
- Los Angeles Chargers (10-7) | 8 | Up next: At Duuuval in Round 1
- Baltimore Ravens (10-7) | 9 | Three losses in last four games
- New York Giants (9-7-1) | 10 | Three losses in last five games
- Detroit Lions (9-8) | 12 | Big-time victory over 'Pack Sunday
- Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8) | 14 | AFC South champions for the first time since 2017
- Pittsburgh Steelers (9-8) | 17 | Strong finish for rebuilding Steelers
- Miami Dolphins (9-8) | 18 | Snapped five-game skid to make the postseason
- Seattle Seahawks (9-8) | 16 | Solid season for a solid organization
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9) | 15 | Your NFC South champion Buccaneers
- Green Bay Packers (8-9) | 11 | Shocker
- Washington Commanders (8-8-1) | 19 | Impressive finish to up and down season
- New England Patriots (8-9) | 13 | Lost five of last seven games
- Cleveland Browns (7-10) | 20 | Solid finish couldn't overcome difficult October
- New Orleans Saints (7-10) | 21 | Won three of last four games
- Carolina Panthers (7-10) | 24 | Strong finish not quite enough
- Tennessee Titans (7-10) | 22 | Seven consecutive losses to end the season
- Atlanta Falcons (7-10) | 27 | Five consecutive seasons out of playoffs
- Los Angeles Rams (5-12) | 26 | McVay's future now a major storyline
- Las Vegas Raiders (6-11) | 25 | Too many lost leads to overcome
- New York Jets (7-10) | 23 | Six consecutive losses to end the season
- Denver Broncos (5-12) | 29 | Won two of last four games
- Indianapolis Colts (4-12-1) | 28 | Seven consecutive losses, 10 of last 11
- Arizona Cardinals (4-13) | 30 | Seven consecutive losses to end the season
- Houston Texans (3-13-1) | 32 | Lost No. 1 overall selection Sunday
- Chicago Bears (3-14) | 31 | No. 1 overall
