
Bills (11): Win in New England on Sunday, and Buffalo reclaims control of AFC East race. Brown back soon and maybe RB Derrick Henry later.ġ0. Still, don't lose sight of a team poised to get WR A.J. Titans (8): AFC South leaders remain under radar, though might have surfaced had they wrested No. Kliff Kingsbury's teams tend to be a horror show after Halloween, and Arizona has a scary matchup with Indianapolis on Christmas.ĩ. Cardinals (6): They're 1-2 since the return of QB Kyler Murray, who's got three TDs, three INTs and an 82.4 passer rating in that stretch. owe BB a mea culpa after Saturday's setback, when Jones looked every bit a rookie.Ĩ. Patriots (3): It must be the Holidays when Bill Belichick is apologizing to the media for curt answers to postgame questions. Cowboys (7): Who cares if QB Dak Prescott isn't firing on all cylinders? When you're the first defense in 14 years with a double-digit sack artist (LB Micah Parsons, 12) and ball thief (CB Trevon Diggs, 10 INTs), the offense enjoys some margin for error.ħ. With so many other Tampa Bay playmakers hobbled, the intervening adjustment period might hinder the reigning champs' shot at NFC's top playoff seed – though playing Carolina twice and the Jets once, the league's easiest remaining schedule, might also pave the way to home-field advantage.Ĥ. Buccaneers (2): The loss of WR Chris Godwin to a torn ACL is hardly a season killer. though the latest rash of COVID issues, which snared TE Travis Kelce and WR Tyreek Hill this week, doesn't help.ģ. The Chiefs also control their fate as they seek the No. Chiefs (4): Kansas City is the fifth team in league history to win at least 10 games in seven consecutive seasons.


If you're QB Aaron Rodgers, why would you ever want to leave?Ģ. He's a sublime 39-11, including playoffs, through 50 games. Packers (1): The first team to 11 wins and first to lock up a playoff berth, Green Bay secured its third consecutive NFC North title – all under Matt LaFleur, the third coach since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win at least 11 games in his first three seasons as a head coach.

NFL power rankings entering Week 16 of the 2021 season ( previous rank in parentheses):ġ.
