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Week 16 power rankings

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Terrell Suggs was claimed by the Chiefs after being cut by the Cardinals and he can help Kansas City in the playoffs, especially if they face the Baltimore Ravens.

1. Ravens (12-2; last week No. 1): They shouldn’t give Lamar Jackson the MVP award; they should name it after him.

2. Saints (11-3; No. 3): Is a third straight heart-crushing playoff exit looming?

3. Seahawks (11-3; No. 4): The only silver lining from the suspension of Josh Gordon is that he really hadn’t done much in five games with the team.

4. 49ers (11-3; No. 2): Saturday night won’t be a playoff game for the 49ers, but with the Rams staring at elimination it will feel like one.

5. Chiefs (10-4; No. 5): With Terrell Suggs on the team, it will become a lot harder to sleep on the biggest threat to the Ravens in the AFC.

6. Packers (11-3; No. 6): Overlooked when assessing the best teams in the NFC, maybe they shouldn’t be.

7. Patriots (11-3; No. 7): What would Bill Belichick do to slow down Lamar Jackson in the playoffs? Hopefully, we’ll all get to find out.

8. Vikings (10-4; No. 8): Kirk Cousins will have two chances to secure a playoff berth, and he won’t have to do that if the Rams lose to the 49ers.

9. Bills (10-4; No. 12): Wake up, America. The Bills are back.

10. Texans (9-5; No. 13): The Texans have become one of the most consistently inconsistent teams in the league.

11. Titans (8-6; No. 9): Every AFC team that has clinched a playoff berth should be hoping that the Titans won’t make it.

12. Steelers (8-6; No. 10): Duck and cover.

13. Cowboys (7-7; No. 18): The Cowboys are the kid who finally gets straight A’s after several report cards full of D’s, with the vague promise of more D’s to come.

14. Eagles (7-7; No. 16): If the Eagles lose at home to Dallas, they’ll be throwing more than snowballs at Santa.

15. Buccaneers (7-7; No. 15): Jameis Winston is earning that second contract, in Tampa Bay or elsewhere.

16. Rams (8-6; No. 11): With Todd Gurley no longer Todd Gurley, they need a new Todd Gurley.

17. Bears (7-7; No. 14): The band wasn’t on the field; if only Jasper Horsted had seen that Allen Robinson was.

18. Falcons (5-9; No. 24): If they played all the time like they play against the best teams in the conference, they’d be 11-3, too.

19. Browns (6-8; No. 17): 24 years ago today, the Ravens played their last game in Cleveland, as the Browns. In five days, the Ravens will be back. It could get ugly.

20. Broncos (5-9; No. 19): There’s hope for the future, but the present continues to be unacceptable.

21. Jaguars (5-9; No. 26): Will Tom Coughlin be five minutes early for his firing?

22. Raiders (6-8; No. 20): Derek Carr won’t have to worry about being booed off the field for the Raiders’ first home game in Las Vegas.

23. Colts (6-8; No. 21): From 5-2 to 6-8, the lack of Luck has finally caught up with them.

24. Chargers (5-9; No. 22): At least they didn’t blow another close game.

25. Jets (5-9; No. 23): Le’Veon Bell gets a chance to throw a wrench into Pittsburgh’s playoff aspirations.

26. Panthers (5-9; No. 25): From 6-2 to 7-9 a year ago, they’ve gone from 5-3 to 5-9 this year.

27. Cardinals (4-9-1; No. 30): How much more help can the Cardinals get around Kyler Murray in the coming offseason?

28. Washington (3-11; No. 27): If Washington wants to hire Urban Meyer to coach the team, they shouldn’t have let him visit the stadium before taking the job.

29. Lions (3-10-1; No. 28): Empty seats and signs calling for a sale of the team could spark big changes.

30. Giants (3-11; No. 32): Eli Manning goes out on a high note. It’s the only high note of the last three years.

31. Dolphins (3-11; No. 29): A chance to screw up New England’s playoff seeding is the only thing the Dolphins have to play for.

32. Bengals (1-13; No. 31): The team’s receivers got bullied on Sunday. Along with the rest of the team.