2023 NFL Power Rankings: Week 16 Rankings
Updated: December 19, 2023
Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will update our consensus NFL Power Rankings from a variety of national sites.
Below you will find a table of our NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 16, sorted by their average ranking. The table also lists their respective rankings at various sites (links at bottom of table).
Change is difference from last ranking: + number = improvement, - number = decline.
Previous iteration: Week 15 NFL Power Rankings
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| Rank | Team | W-L | Avg. | Chg. | ESPN | NFL | ATH | CBS | USAT | FOX | YAH | PFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 11-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 11-3 | 2 | +0.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins | 10-4 | 4.13 | +1.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 10-4 | 5 | -2.8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 8-6 | 5 | +2.1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-4 | 5.38 | -1.4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-5 | 6.63 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Detroit Lions | 10-4 | 7.13 | +0.6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Cleveland Browns | 9-5 | 8.88 | +0.4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Houston Texans | 8-6 | 11.25 | +0.5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-6 | 11.75 | +1.8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-6 | 12.25 | -1 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Rams | 7-7 | 13.13 | +1.5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Colts | 8-6 | 13.75 | +1.9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Seattle Seahawks | 7-7 | 15.25 | +3.4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-7 | 15.75 | +2.8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| 17 | Denver Broncos | 7-7 | 16.25 | -5.8 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-7 | 17.13 | -0.4 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 18 |
| 19 | New Orleans Saints | 7-7 | 19.38 | +2 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | Green Bay Packers | 6-8 | 19.63 | -4.9 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-7 | 21.63 | -2.6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 21 |
| 22 | Las Vegas Raiders | 6-8 | 22.38 | +4.8 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| 23 | Chicago Bears | 5-9 | 23.13 | +0.1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| 24 | Atlanta Falcons | 6-8 | 23.25 | -2.3 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | Tennessee Titans | 5-9 | 25.38 | -1 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | New York Giants | 5-9 | 26.25 | -0.8 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 26 |
| 27 | New York Jets | 5-9 | 26.38 | -1.1 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-11 | 27.88 | +0.5 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
| 29 | Los Angeles Chargers | 5-9 | 29.38 | -2 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 32 |
| 30 | New England Patriots | 3-11 | 29.88 | +0.5 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| 31 | Washington Commanders | 4-10 | 30.13 | +0.4 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
| 32 | Carolina Panthers | 2-12 | 31.75 | +0.3 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Sources: ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, USA Today, The Athletic, FOX, Yahoo!, PFT
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