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WhatIfSports NFL Week 17 power rankings: Cards No. 1 heading into final week
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Dec. 29, 2015 2:00 p.m. ET
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WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NFL simulation engine to present a comprehensive and unbiased ranking of all 32 teams. We simulate thousands of NFL games and use the winning percentages from those games to evaluate every team. All 32 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. All rosters and depth charts are up-to-date as of Tuesday of each week.
| NFL Week 17 Power Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 1. | Arizona Cardinals | +2 | 77.4 | 28.4 | 17.6 |
| 2. | Carolina Panthers | -1 | 75.2 | 25.1 | 15.4 |
| 3. | New England Patriots | -1 | 73.8 | 27.1 | 18.1 |
| 4. | New York Jets | +4 | 68.2 | 23.0 | 16.5 |
| 5. | Seattle Seahawks | - | 67.6 | 25.3 | 19.4 |
| 6. | Denver Broncos | +1 | 67.2 | 24.0 | 17.5 |
| 7. | Pittsburgh Steelers | -3 | 66.6 | 28.5 | 22.2 |
| 8. | Green Bay Packers | -2 | 66.1 | 26.2 | 20.2 |
| 9. | Cincinnati Bengals | - | 58.5 | 24.1 | 20.9 |
| 10. | Kansas City Chiefs | - | 56.5 | 24.5 | 22.1 |
| 11. | Minnesota Vikings | - | 56.0 | 24.6 | 22.3 |
| 12. | Houston Texans | - | 50.5 | 21.0 | 20.8 |
| 13. | Washington Redskins | +4 | 49.5 | 23.4 | 23.6 |
| 14. | Oakland Raiders | -1 | 48.5 | 23.7 | 24.1 |
| 15. | New York Giants | +9 | 45.7 | 23.8 | 25.3 |
| 16. | St. Louis Rams | +3 | 45.7 | 22.2 | 23.9 |
| Team | Change | Win Pct | PS/G | PA/G | |
| 17. | Atlanta Falcons | +5 | 44.7 | 23.4 | 25.5 |
| 18. | Philadelphia Eagles | -4 | 43.7 | 22.0 | 24.3 |
| 19. | Buffalo Bills | -4 | 42.8 | 21.1 | 23.7 |
| 20. | Detroit Lions | - | 42.5 | 21.6 | 24.5 |
| 21. | Indianapolis Colts | -5 | 42.4 | 20.9 | 23.7 |
| 22. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -4 | 41.2 | 22.3 | 25.8 |
| 23. | Baltimore Ravens | +6 | 40.8 | 21.0 | 24.3 |
| 24. | Jacksonville Jaguars | +3 | 40.6 | 21.8 | 25.1 |
| 25. | Chicago Bears | +3 | 40.5 | 20.3 | 23.4 |
| 26. | New Orleans Saints | - | 40.4 | 23.1 | 27.0 |
| 27. | San Diego Chargers | -6 | 39.7 | 24.0 | 28.1 |
| 28. | Miami Dolphins | -3 | 39.6 | 22.1 | 25.7 |
| 29. | Cleveland Browns | +1 | 35.4 | 19.4 | 25.0 |
| 30. | Dallas Cowboys | -7 | 33.4 | 19.7 | 26.1 |
| 31. | Tennessee Titans | - | 31.0 | 18.2 | 24.8 |
| 32. | San Francisco 49ers | - | 26.8 | 18.6 | 27.3 |
In addition, view our Week 17 predictions, Week 17 player projections or visit our NFL archive for power rankings from past weeks. For more rankings, check out Dan Schneier's weekly NFL power rankings.
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