Pro Football Weekly’s Power Rankings are updated every Tuesday during the NFL season and are intended to rank teams based on their talent and performance to date. Rankings change each week due to personnel changes, injuries and performance on the field, and some team’s ranking are being adjusted in post season due to participation or perceived impact of coaching and front office changes. These are PFW’s Final 2017 Power Rankings.
1. Patriots 15-3 What do they have left to prove?
2. Eagles 15–3 Foles may not be starter but better than backup
3. Falcons 11-7 Just got untracked a little too late
4. Jaguars 12-7 So what do they do about Bortles now?
5. Steelers 13-4 Not sure why Haley’s the fall guy but still loaded
6. Vikings 14-4 Defense gave up 62 points in final 5 quarters
7. Saints 12-6 Vikes' no-show in Philly makes them feel worse
8. Panthers 11-6 How many top assistants can Rivera lose?
9. Rams 11-6 What will it take to make Aaron Donald happy?
10. Chiefs 10-7 Are they foolish enough to unload Smith?
11. Chargers 9-7 Already being picked as next year’s Jaguars
12. Titans 10-8 Mularkey axe made sense, but is Vrabel better?
13. Ravens 9-7 Will 1 play short of playoffs hide obvious issues?
14. Seahawks 9-7 May need too much work to rebuild on the fly
15. Packers 7-9 So much change, keeping A-Rod healthy enough?
16. Bills 9-8 Made playoffs but is this a playoff team?
17. Lions 9-7 Are they more than a RB and a pass rush away?
18. Cowboys 9-7 For a 9-7 club, an awful lot of missing pieces
19. 49ers 6-10 Garoppolo’s for real, but most of the roster is not
20. Raiders 6-10 Won’t be AFC’s best, will be the most interesting
21. Bears 5-11 May win offseason but can they win games?
22. Bengals 7-9 Don’t see how bringing Marvin back is a plus
23. Cardinals 8-8 How is Steve Wilks better than James Bettcher?
24. Washington 7-9 Hear Cousins gone; if so, competitiveness is too
25. Dolphins 6-10 Can Ryan Tannehill carry this team?
26. Broncos 5-11 Not the only problem but next QB is the key
27. Jets 5-11 Wish I understood what these guys are doing
28. Bucs 5-11 How much do you trust Jameis Winston?
29. Texans 4-12 With any kind of health, 2018’s most improved
30. Colts 4-12 Looks like McDaniels is making big bet on Luck
31. Giants 3-13 Shurmur may make Eli look good but for how long?
32. Browns 0-16 Haley interesting hire, still have 0-16 head coach