{"id":337332,"date":"2025-12-09T14:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/337332\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:34:10","slug":"pfts-week-15-2025-nfl-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/337332\/","title":{"rendered":"PFT&#8217;s Week 15 2025 NFL power rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. Patriots (last week No. 1; 11-2): The AFC East crown is within reach.<\/p>\n<p>2. Broncos (No. 2; 11-2): The degree of difficulty increases, starting this week against the Packers.<\/p>\n<p>3. Rams (No. 3; 10-3): On Sunday, Matthew Stafford has a chance to seriously complicate his former team&#8217;s playoff chances.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>4. Seahawks (No. 4; 10-3): They&#8217;re starting to feel like a team of destiny.<\/p>\n<p>5. Packers (No. 6; 9-3-1): Those ugly back-to-back home losses are a fading memory.<\/p>\n<p>6. Bills (No. 8; 9-4): Josh Allen saved the season. (Christian Benford had a big assist.)<\/p>\n<p>7. Jaguars (No. 9; 9-4): They played once at Levi&#8217;s Stadium this year. Could they be returning?<\/p>\n<p>8. Bears (No. 5; 9-4): Even though they lost to the Packers, they&#8217;re showing they can compete with the best teams in the conference.<\/p>\n<p>9. Texans (No. 12; 8-5): Defense wins championships \u2014 and takes out champions.<\/p>\n<p>10. 49ers (No. 10; 9-4): They badly needed a break.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>11. Chargers (No. 14; 9-4): They found a way on a night that didn&#8217;t feel like it was going their way.<\/p>\n<p>12. Lions (No. 13; 8-5): Give the ball to Gibbs and good things will happen.<\/p>\n<p>13. Eagles (No. 11; 8-5): It&#8217;s 2023 all over again.<\/p>\n<p>14. Steelers (No. 20; 7-6): The Steelers forged a horseshoe in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>15. Panthers (No. 15; 7-6): If they make the playoffs, drinks will be <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/getyarn.io\/yarn-clip\/82e4e180-ddac-44d3-a4b8-c68be89e3d80\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on the house;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">on the house<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>16. Colts (No. 7; 8-5): No, it&#8217;s not April Fool&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>17. Cowboys (No. 16; 6-6-1): There&#8217;s a realistic path to the NFC East crown.<\/p>\n<p>18. Buccaneers (No. 17; 7-6): If you can&#8217;t beat the Saints, you don&#8217;t deserve to win the division.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>19. Chiefs (No. 18; 6-7): How bad would they be if they didn&#8217;t have Patrick Mahomes?<\/p>\n<p>20. Ravens (No. 19; 6-7): They need to stop the bleeding now.<\/p>\n<p>21. Dolphins (No. 22; 6-7): They haven&#8217;t lost a game since they fired G.M. Chris Grier.<\/p>\n<p>22. Vikings (No. 24; 5-8): They&#8217;ve got a chance to keep the season from being a complete disaster.<\/p>\n<p>23. Bengals (No. 21; 4-9): The curtain fell quickly.<\/p>\n<p>24. Falcons (No. 23; 4-9): The curtain fell slowly.<\/p>\n<p>25. Saints (No. 30; 3-10): Tyler Shough is showing the Saints something.<\/p>\n<p>26. Titans (No. 31; 2-11): They&#8217;re refusing to give up.<\/p>\n<p>27. Browns (No. 26; 3-10): Shedeur Sanders deserves the chance to be the Week 1 starter in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>28. Jets (No. 25; 3-10): Bring back Mike White.<\/p>\n<p>29. Cardinals (No. 27; 3-10): Will Jonathan Gannon made it to Week 18?<\/p>\n<p>30. Commanders (No. 28; 3-10): If they don&#8217;t win one down the stretch, Dan Quinn could have one of the hottest seats in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>31. Giants (No. 29; 2-11): The Commanders are coming to town, along with a chance at a rare win.<\/p>\n<p>32. Raiders (No. 32; 2-11): Tom Brady&#8217;s cloned dog should become a Broncos fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1. Patriots (last week No. 1; 11-2): The AFC East crown is within reach. 2. 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