The following is Vic Ketchman's power rankings of NFL teams for week 16 of the 2004 season.
1. Pittsburgh (13-1)—Big game against Ravens.
2. Philadelphia (13-1)—Life without T.O.
3. New England (12-2)—Again, will Weis be a distraction?
4. Indianapolis (11-3)—Manning one away.
5. San Diego (11-3)—Chargers playing for third seed in Indy.
6. Atlanta (11-3)—Falcons have first-round bye.
7. NY Jets (10-4)—Big game against Patriots.
8. Baltimore (8-6)—Playoffs on line in Pittsburgh.
9. Minnesota (8-6)—How lucky can you get?
10. Jacksonville (8-6)—Playoffs within Jags reach.
11. Buffalo (8-6)—Bills have outside chance.
12. Denver (8-6)—Have Broncos quit?
13. Green Bay (8-6)—Nothing left but mystique.
14. Seattle (7-7)—Win division with losing record?
15. Carolina (6-8)—OT heartbreaker.
16. Cincinnati (6-8)—Wait until next year.
17. St. Louis (6-8)—Mike Martz on hot seat.
18. Kansas City (6-8)—Larry Johnson looks good.
19. Houston (6-8)—Will test Jaguars.
20. New Orleans (6-8)—Hangin' around.
21. Tampa Bay (5-9)—Playin' out the string.
22. NY Giants (5-9)—Eli Manning comes to life.
23. Dallas (5-9)—Ouch!
24. Detroit (5-9)—How do you lose like that?
25. Chicago (5-9)—A lot of work to do.
26. Washington (5-9)—Waited too long to make QB change.
27. Oakland (5-9)—Kerry Collins lights it up.
28. Arizona (5-9)—Cardinals not awful.
29. Tennessee (4-10)—How could Jags lose to Titans?
30. Miami (3-11)—Dolphins making their move up.
31. Cleveland (3-11)—This is embarrassing.
32. San Francisco (2-12)—Not your father's 49ers.
