2025 NFL Power Rankings: Week 16 Rankings
Updated: December 16, 2025
Throughout the 2025 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 2025 NFL Power Rankings
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| Rank | Team | W-L | Avg. | Chg. | ESPN | NFL | ATH | CBS | USAT | FOX | YAH | PFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Rams | 11-3 | 1.38 | +0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | 12-2 | 2 | +1.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | 11-3 | 2.63 | +0.3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | 11-3 | 4.63 | -2.5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bills | 10-4 | 5.63 | +1.4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Chicago Bears | 10-4 | 7.38 | +0.8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10-4 | 7.5 | +1.8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | San Francisco 49ers | 10-4 | 8 | +0.4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| 9 | Houston Texans | 9-5 | 8.63 | +0.9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers | 9-4-1 | 8.75 | -3.9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-5 | 10.75 | +1.3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Chargers | 10-4 | 11 | +0.4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | 8-6 | 13.5 | -2.6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-6 | 14 | +1.4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Baltimore Ravens | 7-7 | 15.38 | +4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Colts | 8-6 | 17.13 | +0.3 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 17 |
| 17 | Carolina Panthers | 7-7 | 17.25 | -1.5 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-7 | 17.5 | -0.4 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| 19 | Dallas Cowboys | 6-7-1 | 19 | -2.4 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 |
| 20 | Minnesota Vikings | 6-8 | 19.5 | +3.3 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-8 | 20 | -2 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 |
| 22 | Miami Dolphins | 6-8 | 21.75 | -1 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| 23 | Atlanta Falcons | 5-9 | 23.63 | +2.1 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4-10 | 24.38 | -2.9 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| 25 | New Orleans Saints | 4-10 | 24.5 | +1.5 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
| 26 | Washington Commanders | 4-10 | 25.63 | +0.3 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-11 | 27.38 | -1.1 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
| 28 | New York Giants | 2-12 | 29 | +0.1 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
| 28 | New York Jets | 3-11 | 29 | -0.5 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | Cleveland Browns | 3-11 | 29.38 | -0.8 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
| 31 | Tennessee Titans | 2-12 | 29.88 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
| 32 | Las Vegas Raiders | 2-12 | 32 | -0.1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Sources: ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, USA Today, The Athletic, FOX, Yahoo!, PFT