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To get everyone ready for the Thursday’s December Solstice, which is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, azcentral sports NFL writer Bob McManaman offers up his shortest power rankings edition of the year.

Follow him on Twitter @azbobbymac. Last week’s rankings are in parenthesis.

Hey, it’s Christmas time. You’ve got things to do, like buy presents and get ready for the in-laws.

Let’s make this short.

NFL WEEK 16: Do-or-die games on schedule this week

32. (32) Cleveland Browns

Um, they suck.

31. (31) New York Giants

Wasted season.

30. (30) Indianapolis Colts

Good (Andrew) Luck next year.

29. (26) Houston Texans

Don’t fire Bill O’Brien.

28. (27) Chicago Bears

Do fire John Fox.

27. (28) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Couldn’t beat the Pirates.

26. (29) Denver Broncos

Find another quarterback.

25. (24) Cincinnati Bengals

Too many players quit.

24. (22) New York Jets

Give Todd Bowles one more year.

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23. (19) Arizona Cardinals

Plain Blaine.

22. (20) Oakland Raiders

Fold index card, measure and smirk.

21. (21) Miami Dolphins

Cold fish.

20. (25) San Francisco 49ers

Jimmy Garoppolo is 5-0 as a starter.

19. (23) Washington Redskins

Two words. Kapri Bibbs.

18. (16) Green Bay Packers

Ran out of cheese.

17. (10 Los Angeles Chargers

Folded like a quesadilla.

16. (17) Baltimore Ravens

Teasers.

15. (18) Buffalo Bills

Close, but still no cigar.

14. (12) Tennessee Titans

Southern Un-comfort.

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13. (7) Seattle Seahawks

Not enough accountability.

12. (13) Detroit Lions

Guts and grit.

11. (15) Kansas City Chiefs

Don’t screw up now.

10. (14) Dallas Cowboys

Zeke returns.

9. (11) Atlanta Falcons

Tough schedule.

8. (12) Carolina Panthers

Disturbing details in the workplace.

7. (8) New Orleans Saints

Super Bowl sleeper pick.

6. (6) Los Angeles Rams

Unbelievable turnaround.

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5. (5) Jacksonville Jaguars

Worst to first.

4. (3) Minnesota Vikings

Deserving NFC North champions.

3. (4) Philadelphia Eagles

Gave up 504 yards to the Giants.

2. (1) Pittsburgh Steelers

That was a catch. That was a touchdown.

1. (2) New England Patriots

Gronk!

Reach McManaman at bob.mcmanaman@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on Twitter @azbobbymac and listen to him live every Wednesday night between 7-9 on Fox Sports 910-AM on The Freaks with Kenny and Crash.

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