Week 16 NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs and Packers lock in on top seeds

Dec 20, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) talk following the game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) talk following the game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 20: Head coach Adam Gase of the New York Jets shakes hands with head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams following the Jets’ 23-20 win at SoFi Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 20: Head coach Adam Gase of the New York Jets shakes hands with head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams following the Jets’ 23-20 win at SoFi Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Week 16 NFL Power Rankings.

For the first time since September, there is a new team at the bottom of the 2020 NFL Power Rankings.

With the playoff picture looking less theoretical and more set in stone, the rankings are going to move less and less at the top, while the bottom is still shifting a little bit. Speaking of teams at the bottom, let’s talk about the real winners today.

32. Jacksonville Jaguars (-1)

The Jaguars are basically worthless right now, but if you squint hard enough you can see some pieces that might stick around after this season. D.J. Chark, Lavisak Shenault, James Robinson, and Josh Allen are all above average players, so they have earned the right to get a chance to work with Trevor Lawrence.

31. New York Jets (+1)

You had one job, and like everything else you have tried, you were terrible at it. A feel-good win now for another decade of mediocrity…seems like a bad trade-off.

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