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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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 19: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers is forced out of bounds by defensive end Brian Burns #53 of the Carolina Panthers in the second quarter of the game at Lambeau Field on December 19, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 19: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers is forced out of bounds by defensive end Brian Burns #53 of the Carolina Panthers in the second quarter of the game at Lambeau Field on December 19, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

28. Carolina Panthers (-1)

The Panthers put up a good fight against the Green Bay Packers, but in the end they lost that game in the 1st half. It didn’t help that they had an embarrassing turnover from Teddy Bridgewater, but it also shouldn’t distract from the fact that this wasn’t a game that slipped away from the Panthers.

Carolina can take solace in the fact that their young talent on defense looks exceptional, and they feel a lot like the 2019 Miami Dolphins.

27. Atlanta Falcons (+1)

One team on this slide tried to rally and make a comeback, but this team had a commanding lead and then just completely stopped trying. Either that or they ran out of answers.

It isn’t fun to pick on the Falcons anymore when they don’t close out a game that they should win, but when it happens to Tom Brady and the Bucs, it is so aggravating. I mean sure, your team lost and you might have won if you were healthy, but the worst part is going to be hearing talking heads swear that Brady is back and that we need to start taking the Bucs seriously.

Thanks Atlanta.