JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 15 2020 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
1.Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) | 1 | AFC West Champions nearing AFC's No. 1 seed
2.Buffalo Bills (10-3) | 5 | They're as "for-real" as it gets in the AFC
3.Green Bay Packers (10-3) | 4 | NFC North Champions in control of NFC's No. 1 seed
4.New Orleans Saints (10-3) | 3 | They need Drew Brees after all
5.Pittsburgh Steelers (11-2) | 2 | Two consecutive losses after an 11-0 start
6.Indianapolis Colts (9-4) | 6 | May be peaking for the playoffs
7.Los Angeles Rams (9-4) | 8 | Defense will make them tough out in the postseason
8.Seattle Seahawks (9-4) | 9 | Most comfortable victory in a long time Sunday
9.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-5) | 11 | Felt right coming out of the bye
10.Tennessee Titans (9-4) | 10 | Derrick Henry rolled through Duval Sunday
11.Baltimore Ravens (8-5) | 12 | Not done yet
12.Cleveland Browns (9-4) | 7 | Still must beat the best to be the best
13.Miami Dolphins (8-5) | 13 | If they get in the postseason, they'll be tough to beat
14.Las Vegas Raiders (7-6) | 15 | Fighting to stay afloat
15.Arizona Cardinals (7-6) | 17 | Stopped their slide, but in time?
16.Washington Football Team (6-7) | 19 | Your first-place – and surging – WFT
17.New England Patriots (6-7) | 14 | Is the era finally over?
18.Minnesota Vikings (6-7) | 16 | Lost their late-season momentum Sunday
19.New York Giants (5-8) | 18 | Remember: they hold the tiebreaker edge on Washington
20.Chicago Bears (6-7) | 22 | Not out of this thing yet
21.Denver Broncos (5-8) | 23 | Up again and down again all season
22.Philadelphia Eagles (4-8-1) | 27 | Jalen Hurts gave them life – but soon enough?
23.San Francisco 49ers (5-8) | 20 | Injuries just took much of a toll
24.Detroit Lions (5-8) | 21 | Waiting until next year
25.Los Angeles Chargers (4-9) | 28 | Justin Herbert continues to shine – and that's everything
26.Dallas Cowboys (4-9) | 29 | Not officially eliminated in NFC East – yet
27.Atlanta Falcons (4-9) | 24| Hard to know what the future holds in the ATL
28.Houston Texans (4-9) | 25 | Lost year for perennial AFC South contenders
29.Carolina Panthers (4-9) | 26 | Not bad often, just not good often enough
30.Cincinnati Bengals (2-10-1) | 30 | Unraveled in a hurry after Burrow injury
31.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-12) | 31 | Lost 12 consecutive games since a Week 1 victory
32.New York Jets (0-13) | 32 | Oof
