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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