Robert Kowalski is back for Week 17 of his NFL Power Rankings!
**Note** A Par score of 0 is set for calculating rankings week to week.
| Rank | Team | Week 17 | Week 16 | Notes |
| 1 | BUF | 8.25 | 7.75 | Contained Justin Fields like no other team this year in road win |
| 2 | KC | 8 | 7 | Clinically held Geno Smith to 10 points at Arrowhead |
| 3 | CIN | 6.5 | 6 | Won but held in check offensively rushing by NE Pats; will Collins be missed on that OL? |
| 4 | SF | 5.25 | 5.25 | Brock Purdy 3-0 |
| 5 | DAL | 5 | 5.5 | Look at the driven offensive attack Dallas made vs Eagles to see how far they can go in playoffs |
| 6 | PHI | 4.5 | 6.5 | Missing Lane Johnson for the remainder of the regular season could jeopardize the 1 seed |
| 7 | MIA | 2.5 | 3 | Will need Teddy Bridgewater to make the playoffs with 2 weeks to go |
| 8 | TB | 2 | 1.25 | Clinch playoff home game with win over Carolina this weekend |
| 9 | BAL | 1.5 | -1.5 | Got the win over the Falcons but the Ravens’ offense misses Lamar Jackson |
| 10 | JAX | 1.5 | 1 | AFC South Title is their destiny |
| 11 | LAC | 1.5 | 0 | Ugly but efficient win vs helpless Colts |
| 12 | GB | 1.5 | -0.5 | 3 drives, 3 defensive interceptions for Packers over Dolphins in a must win game |
| 13 | NO | 0.5 | 0 | Need to win out and get help to take the NFC South |
| 14 | NYG | 0.5 | -0.5 | Clinch a playoff spot with a win over Colts this Sunday |
| 15 | MIN | 0.5 | 1 | 11-0 in one score games this year |
| 16 | DET | 0.25 | 1 | Lions gave up an inexplicable 320 ground yards to Panthers in loss |
| 17 | NE | 0.25 | 0 | Down 22-0 to Bengals at the half and almost won; playoffs now look bleak |
| 18 | SEA | 0 | 1 | have lost 5 of the past 6 games and now play without Lockett at WR |
| 19 | CLE | -0.5 | -0.5 | last two weeks are for playtesting for 2023 |
| 20 | CAR | -0.5 | -2 | Amazing turnaround going from 21 rush yards vs Steelers to 320 vs Lions |
| 21 | PIT | -1.75 | -2.75 | Some amazing stories from this season – add Pitt hunting for a playoff spot this late as one |
| 22 | NYJ | -1.75 | -1.75 | Zach Wilson era seems over for the Jets |
| 23 | WAS | -2 | -1 | Commanders and Ron Rivera turn back to Carson Wentz to end the season |
| 24 | LAR | -2 | -3.25 | Never punted vs Broncos in 50+ point outburst |
| 25 | CHI | -3.5 | -4.75 | Fields will be at QB the rest of the season … rest dismissed |
| 26 | DEN | -4 | -5.25 | Broncos averaging under 16 points per game on the season – Hackett fired |
| 27 | ATL | -4 | -4.5 | Expect Atlanta to find a new QB for next season |
| 28 | LV | -5 | -2 | Derek Carr played his last game as a Raider |
| 29 | HOU | -5.25 | -6.5 | Texans playing up to the competition all December long |
| 30 | TEN | -5.5 | 0 | Wild collapse by Titans and game vs Cowboys looked terrible with Josh Dobbs at QB |
| 31 | IND | -6.25 | -5 | About what we expected from a Colts team with Foles at QB |
| 32 | ARI | -8 | -4.5 | Arizona takes the bottom of the barrel are words I never expected to write this year |
