Here’s a serious question- is there a chance that both Super Bowl teams from last year, teams that have met in two of the last three Super Bowls, miss the playoffs? The answer is yes. With that said, the answer is that is still unlikely. Kansas City is dead in the water at this point, sure. Philadelphia looks cooked, but they play Las Vegas and Washington for three of their last four games. With even a 2-2 finish, the Eagles are 10-7. Dallas would have to win out to beat that. Even so, it’s possible.

As soon as everyone got high on Chicago being good, they go and get manhandled in Green Bay, a team who has their flaws too. Go figure. Increasingly to me, it looks like the Rams are the team to beat in the NFC, just by being consistent. The West and North are very good divisions, and their finishes should be exciting. The East is really just a matter of if Philadelphia can beat a couple of teams playing out the string the next two weeks, and the South is a dumpster fire where the Carolina Panthers feel like the hot hand. Remember back in September when the Buccaneers looked great and Baker was leading the MVP chase. That was fun.

Denver now has all two way tiebreakers over New England, which is insane to me, but whatever. Those two look great. Jacksonville has shocked everyone and taken over the South, but Houston is charging hard and has the best defense in the league right now. The Chargers and Bills are very alive, and I wouldn’t want them in that Wild Card round if I were one of these young upstart teams. Someone has to win the North. Increasingly that looks like Pittsburgh. Is this good for that franchise? Probably not. Nobody else seems to want this division title though. While I still wouldn’t be shocked if the Ravens win if it comes down to the head-to-head in the final game, right now Pittsburgh has the edge.

Now, this week’s rankings.

12/3 rankings. 11/26 rankings. 11/18 rankings. 11/11 rankings. 11/4 rankings. 10/28 rankings. 10/21 rankings. 10/15 rankings. 10/8 rankings. 9/30 rankings. 9/24 rankings. 9/16 rankings. 9/9 rankings.

1. Denver Broncos
2. New England Patriots
3. Los Angeles Rams
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Seattle Seahawks
6. Buffalo Bills
7. Jacksonville Jaguars
8. San Francisco 49’ers
9. Chicago Bears
10. Los Angeles Chargers
11. Houston Texans
12. Detroit Lions
13. Philadelphia Eagles
14. Indianapolis Colts
15. Carolina Panthers
16. Dallas Cowboys
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18. Miami Dolphins
19. Pittsburgh Steelers
20. Baltimore Ravens
21. Kansas City Chiefs
22. Minnesota Vikings
23. Cincinnati Bengals
24. Atlanta Falcons
25. Cleveland Browns
26. New York Jets
27. Arizona Cardinals
28. New Orleans Saints
29. Washington Commanders
30. New York Giants
31. Tennessee Titans
32. Las Vegas Raiders