The Packers and the Saints have dominated the voting in this season's NFL.com Power Poll, and in the final edition of this season's rankings, all nine of our experts agree that Green Bay is the best team in the league, with New Orleans close behind.
The New England Patriots were a near-unanimous choice at No. 3 as well, with only one of the nine experts voting them No. 4. Those teams, along with the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, have been near the top of the poll for most of the season, and they round out the final top five as we head into the playoffs.
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Other notable developments from Week 17:
» The Philadelphia Eagles were the highest-ranked non-playoff team in this season's poll, finishing at No. 12, one spot ahead of the Denver Broncos, who at No. 13 were the lowest-ranked playoff team.
» The real suspense in Week 17 was at the bottom, where the Indianapolis Colts regained the not-so-coveted No. 32. spot they held for most of the season. The Colts slipped below the No. 31 St. Louis Rams, who had briefly dropped to the bottom spot when Indianapolis won two consecutive games.
» The Tampa Bay Buccaneers claimed four last-place votes -- more than either the Colts or the Rams -- but finished No. 30 overall.
NFL.com Power Poll |
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| Teams ranked Nos. 1 through 32, as voted on by a panel of nine NFL.com and NFL Network experts. Total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote. | ||||||
|
Rank
|
Previous
|
Team |
W-L
|
First-place votes
|
Last-place votes
|
Points
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
1
|
Green Bay Packers |
15-1
|
9
|
-
|
288
|
|
2
|
2
|
New Orleans Saints |
13-3
|
-
|
-
|
279
|
|
3
|
3
|
New England Patriots |
13-3
|
-
|
-
|
269
|
|
4t
|
4
|
San Francisco 49ers |
13-3
|
-
|
-
|
256
|
|
4t
|
5
|
Baltimore Ravens |
12-4
|
-
|
-
|
256
|
|
6
|
6
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
12-4
|
-
|
-
|
245
|
|
7
|
11
|
New York Giants |
9-7
|
-
|
-
|
226
|
|
8
|
8
|
Atlanta Falcons |
10-6
|
-
|
-
|
225
|
|
9
|
7
|
Detroit Lions |
10-6
|
-
|
-
|
217
|
|
10
|
9
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
9-7
|
-
|
-
|
206
|
|
11
|
10
|
Houston Texans |
10-6
|
-
|
-
|
197
|
|
12
|
14
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
8-8
|
-
|
-
|
185
|
|
13
|
13
|
Denver Broncos |
8-8
|
-
|
-
|
176
|
|
14
|
12
|
Dallas Cowboys |
8-8
|
-
|
-
|
168
|
|
15
|
19
|
San Diego Chargers |
8-8
|
-
|
-
|
159
|
|
16
|
17
|
Tennessee Titans |
9-7
|
-
|
-
|
148
|
|
17t
|
15
|
Oakland Raiders |
8-8
|
-
|
-
|
129
|
|
17t
|
20
|
Arizona Cardinals |
8-8
|
-
|
-
|
129
|
|
19
|
23
|
Miami Dolphins |
6-10
|
-
|
-
|
125
|
|
20
|
16
|
New York Jets |
8-8
|
-
|
-
|
123
|
|
21
|
18
|
Seattle Seahawks |
7-9
|
-
|
-
|
115
|
|
22
|
24
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
7-9
|
-
|
-
|
102
|
|
23
|
21
|
Carolina Panthers |
6-10
|
-
|
-
|
101
|
|
24
|
22
|
Chicago Bears |
8-8
|
-
|
-
|
98
|
|
25
|
25
|
Buffalo Bills |
6-10
|
-
|
-
|
66
|
|
26t
|
26
|
Washington Redskins |
5-11
|
-
|
-
|
59
|
|
26t
|
29
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
5-11
|
-
|
-
|
59
|
|
28
|
27
|
Minnesota Vikings |
3-13
|
-
|
-
|
48
|
|
29
|
28
|
Cleveland Browns |
4-12
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
|
30
|
30
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
4-12
|
-
|
4
|
20
|
|
31
|
32
|
St. Louis Rams |
2-14
|
-
|
2
|
18
|
|
32
|
31
|
Indianapolis Colts |
2-14
|
-
|
3
|
17
|
