Tuesday, December 16, 2014

NFL Rankings - 16 Dec

Four playoff berths were clinched on Sunday, with 3 AFC teams clinching divisions and Arizona guaranteeing a game in January from the NFC. New England extended their lead over #2 in the overall rankings with Green Bay's loss, and they will also get a home playoff game after winning the AFC East for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons. Here are this week's full rankings:





Rec
ProjRec
SOS

TW
LW
Team
Rating
W
L
W
L
Curr
Over
Seed
1
1
New England
-15.6869
11
3
13
3
9
11
A1
2
4
Denver
-10.8466
11
3
13
3
3
5
A2
3
3
Seattle
-9.59376
10
4
11
5
12
12
N5
4
2
Green Bay
-9.16625
10
4
12
4
15
15
N2
5
10
Kansas City
-6.67998
8
6
9
7
8
10

6
8
Indianapolis
-6.37172
10
4
11
5
25
28
A3
7
6
Buffalo
-6.21787
8
6
9
7
10
6

8
9
Baltimore
-5.68991
9
5
10
6
30
31
A6
9
5
Saint Louis
-5.06351
6
8
7
9
13
13

10
12
Arizona
-4.0689
11
3
12
4
11
7
N1
11
15
Pittsburgh
-3.58421
9
5
10
6
32
30
A5
12
7
Miami
-3.16424
7
7
8
8
2
4

13
11
Philadelphia
-2.79586
9
5
10
6
21
23

14
14
Houston
-2.5482
7
7
8
8
31
32

15
13
Detroit
-2.44057
10
4
11
5
19
14
N6
16
18
Dallas
-1.98823
10
4
11
5
29
29
N3
17
24
Cincinnati
-1.52987
9.5
4.5
10.5
5.5
24
18
A4
18
17
Minnesota
-0.85032
6
8
7
9
14
16

19
16
San Diego
-0.037
8
6
9
7
4
3

20
20
NY Giants
0.26693
5
9
6
10
27
21

21
21
San Francisco
1.24082
7
7
8
8
5
8

22
19
Atlanta
1.55463
5
9
6
10
22
26

23
25
New Orleans
1.79806
6
8
7
9
23
27
N4
24
23
Carolina
2.95185
5.5
8.5
6.5
9.5
16
19

25
22
Cleveland
6.0736
7
7
8
8
28
24

26
27
NY Jets
6.48369
3
11
3
13
6
2

27
28
Tampa Bay
6.88243
2
12
3
13
26
25

28
26
Chicago
7.96118
5
9
6
10
7
9

29
29
Oakland
8.74395
2
12
2
14
1
1

30
31
Jacksonville
9.44572
2
12
3
13
18
22

31
30
Washington
9.56999
3
11
4
12
17
17

32
32
Tennessee
12.9725
2
12
2
14
20
20


Kansas City ended their 3-game losing streak on Sunday against the team that started it, the Oakland Raiders. That slide has made it very difficult for the Chiefs to make a playoff push, but they are still not out of the running, though they should definitely aim to win both games, since they face Pittsburgh and San Diego, who are also in the race for those final playoff spots.

Earlier in the season, Arizona had 8 straight games with at least 20 points, but now they have gone 5 games without reaching that level. That makes their 3-2 mark in those games pretty impressive, because their defense had to clamp down to keep them alive, and two of those wins came over playoff contenders, while the third came against the Rams, who hadn't allowed a point in the previous 2 games. The best news for the Cards is that beating Seattle would guarantee them home field throughout the playoffs, including the Super Bowl, so the next game is super important.

Playoff Picks

Wild Card

(6) Ravens over (3) Colts
(5) Steelers over (4) Bengals
(6) Lions over (3) Cowboys
(5) Seahawks over (4) Saints

Divisional Round

(1) Patriots over (6) Ravens
(2) Broncos over (5) Steelers
(6) Lions over (1) Cardinals
(5) Seahawks over (2) Packers

Conference Championships

(1) Patriots over (2) Broncos
(5) Seahawks over (6) Lions

Super Bowl

(1) Patriots over (5) Seahawks

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