The top three AFC teams in our power rankings all lost to teams in the bottom half of the league in Week 15.
The playoffs are going to be a wonderful crapshoot.
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1. Seattle Seahawks (previously 2nd)
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Team record: 12-2
Result: 23-0 win over New York Giants
Biggest thing we learned this week: The defense is peaking at the right time. They've given up 8 points per game in their last three.
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2. Denver Broncos (previously 1st)
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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.
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3. San Francisco 49ers (previously 4th)
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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.
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4. New Orleans Saints (previously 3rd)
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Team record: 10-4
Result: 27-26 loss to St. Louis
Biggest thing we learned this week: They have kicker issues.
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5. Carolina Panthers (previously 5th)
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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.
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6. Kansas City Chiefs (previously 8th)
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Team record: 11-3
Result: 56-31 win over Oakland
Biggest thing we learned this week: They're the only top AFC playing well.
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7. Cincinnati Bengals (previously 7th)
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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.
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8. New England Patriots (previously 6th)
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Team record: 10-4
Result: 24-20 loss to Miami
Biggest thing we learned this week: The injuries might be too much to overcome.
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9. Arizona Cardinals (previously 10th)
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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.
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10. Baltimore Ravens (previously 11th)
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Team record: 8-6
Result: 18-16 win over Detroit
Biggest thing we learned this week: Justin Tucker is way underpaid.
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11. Philadelphia Eagles (previously 9th)
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Team record: 8-6
Result: 48-30 loss to Minnesota
Biggest thing we learned this week: The secondary is awful.
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12. Indianapolis Colts (previously 13th)
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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.
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13. Chicago Bears (previously 14th)
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Team record: 8-6
Result: 38-31 win over Cleveland
Biggest thing we learned this week: Jay Cutler looked really shaky.
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14. Green Bay Packers (previously 16th)
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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.
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15. San Diego Chargers (previously 17th)
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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.
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16. Miami Dolphins (previously 18th)
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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.
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17. Detroit Lions (previously 12th)
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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.
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18. St. Louis Rams (previously 19th)
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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.
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19. Dallas Cowboys (previously 15th)
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Team record: 7-7
Result: 37-36 loss to Green Bay
Biggest thing we learned this week: It's not Dez Bryant's fault.
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20. Pittsburgh Steelers (previously 20th)
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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.
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21. Buffalo Bills (previously 23rd)
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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.
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22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (previously 21st)
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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.
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23. Tennessee Titans (previously 22nd)
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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.
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24. Cleveland Browns (previously 25th)
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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.
25. New York Jets (previously 24th)
Team record: 6-8
Result: 30-20 loss to Carolina
Biggest thing we learned this week: Rex Ryan could be toast.
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26. Minnesota Vikings (previously 28th)
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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.
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27. Atlanta Falcons (previously 29th)
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Team record: 4-10
Result: 27-26 win over Washington
Biggest thing we learned this week: Steven Jackson, still a beast.
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28. Jacksonville Jaguars (previously 27th)
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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.
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29. New York Giants (previously 26th)
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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.
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30. Oakland Raiders (previously 30th)
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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.
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31. Houston Texans (previously 31st)
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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.
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32. Washington Redskins (previously 32nd)
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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.