NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where Every Team Stands Going Into Week 16

Team record: 11-3

Result: 27-20 loss to San Diego

Biggest thing we learned this week: Thursday games are weird. Peyton Manning is still awesome.

Team record: 10-4

Result: 33-14 win over Tampa Bay

Biggest thing we learned this week: They're 3-0 since Michael Crabtree came back.

Team record: 10-4

Result: 27-26 loss to St. Louis

Biggest thing we learned this week: They have kicker issues.

Team record: 10-4

Result: 30-20 win over the New York Jets

Biggest thing we learned this week: Next week's game against New Orleans is a huge momentum-builder going into the playoffs.

Team record: 11-3

Result: 56-31 win over Oakland

Biggest thing we learned this week: They're the only top AFC playing well.

Team record: 9-5

Result: 30-20 loss to Pittsburgh

Biggest thing we learned this week: They're a much different team away from home.

Team record: 10-4

Result: 24-20 loss to Miami

Biggest thing we learned this week: The injuries might be too much to overcome.

Team record: 9-5

Result: 37-34 OT win over Tennessee

Biggest thing we learned this week: They're probably going to miss the playoffs because of the NFL's dumb division format.

Team record: 8-6

Result: 18-16 win over Detroit

Biggest thing we learned this week: Justin Tucker is way underpaid.

Team record: 8-6

Result: 48-30 loss to Minnesota

Biggest thing we learned this week: The secondary is awful. 

Team record: 9-5

Result: 25-3 win over Houston

Biggest thing we learned this week: They played their best game since Reggie Wayne got hurt.

Team record: 8-6

Result: 38-31 win over Cleveland

Biggest thing we learned this week: Jay Cutler looked really shaky.

Team record: 7-6-1

Result: 37-36 win over Dallas

Biggest thing we learned this week: They had almost no chance of winning that game.

Team record: 7-7

Result: 27-20 win over Denver

Biggest thing we learned this week: Philip Rivers is having perhaps his best year ever.

Team record: 8-6

Result: 24-20 win over New England

Biggest thing we learned this week: The defense is great, even when they pick guys up off the street and play them in critical spots.

Team record: 7-7

Result: 18-16 loss to Baltimore

Biggest thing we learned this week: Somehow they managed to give away the division while Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler were hurt.

Team record: 6-8

Result: 27-16 win over New Orleans

Biggest thing we learned this week: They're the most inconsistent team in the NFL and it's not even close.

Team record: 7-7

Result: 37-36 loss to Green Bay

Biggest thing we learned this week: It's not Dez Bryant's fault.

Team record: 6-8

Result: 30-20 win over Cincinnati

Biggest thing we learned this week: Terence Garvin probably should have gotten flagged for breaking a punter's jaw.

Team record: 5-9

Result: 27-20 win over Jacksonville

Biggest thing we learned this week: The defense could be really good next year. They forced four turnovers.

Team record: 4-10

Result: 33-14 loss to San Francisco

Biggest thing we learned this week: Greg Schiano needs a strong finish to save his job.

Team record: 5-9

Result: 37-34 OT loss to Arizona

Biggest thing we learned this week: They should have gone for two at the end of regulation.

Team record: 4-10

Result: 38-31 loss to Chicago

Biggest thing we learned this week: They could be without Joe Haden, their best player.

Team record: 6-8

Result: 30-20 loss to Carolina

Biggest thing we learned this week: Rex Ryan could be toast.

Team record: 4-9-1

Result: 48-30 win over Philadelphia

Biggest thing we learned this week: Matt Cassel is the best QB on the roster.

Team record: 4-10

Result: 27-26 win over Washington

Biggest thing we learned this week: Steven Jackson, still a beast.

Team record: 4-10

Result: 27-20 loss to Buffalo

Biggest thing we learned this week: Vegas knew what it was doing when they made Buffalo a surprising two-point favorite.

Team record: 5-9

Result: 23-0 loss to Seattle

Biggest thing we learned this week: Eli Manning is making a run at the INT record.

Team record: 4-10

Result: 56-31 loss to Kansas City

Biggest thing we learned this week: The defense is awful. They've give up 31, 37, and 56 points in their last three games.

Team record: 2-12

Result: 25-3 loss to Indianapolis

Biggest thing we learned this week: They're the heavy favorite for the No. 1 pick.

Team record: 3-11

Result: 27-26 loss to Atlanta

Biggest thing we learned this week: They may have created a QB controversy out of thin air.