Arizona is still good. The are, too, even though they finally lost. isn't losing. might be counting the days in Detroit. And somebody wake up the and remind them that they are, in fact, the .Week 16 of the 2015 NFL season is in the books, and there are many "narratives" (2014 winner of the Crummiest Sports Journalism Word Award) to cover. In other news ...Cards better get that #1 tomorrow in the rankings or you're lying to yourself matty (@mvttyg) I'm lying to myself ...... because I'm a Panther hater. (See below.)There's a shake-up in the top 10, but not nece sarily where fans are expecting it. The top three teams still look appropriate to me, based on who they played, their body of work this season and -- in the ' case -- the bodies they'll be getting back. As for the rest of the rankings, there is movement just about everywhere, all the way through the first 31 teams. Don't worry, fans: Your spot is secure. They aren't even lobbying for the last spot anymore. Thoughts? is the place.Let the di sension commence!NOTE: The lineup below reflects changes from our .PREVIOUS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Does going undefeated really matter? Is there a discernible difference between 15-0 and 14-1? The only thing that matters for a team that has performed Andre Roberson Jersey to the level Carolina has all season is winning the . This organization has enjoyed magical seasons (see: 1996). It has been to the big dance (see: 2003). Taking the whole enchilada is what this campaign is about now, and that starts with securing home-field throughout the playoffs. That starts by this weekend. So has two-inch hops. That sure looked like the best team in the NFL on Sunday. is a certifiable MVP candidate. has produced like anything but a third-round pick from Northern Iowa. The wide receiver corps -- , , , and -- is, top to bottom, the premier group in the league. And give it up to the secondary, which caused to hold, hold, hold, until he was being draped all over. The seemed even when fully in the game. I've wondered when all those injuries would catch up to them. It certainly did in the lo s to the , at least in terms of matchups, as any time lined up outside, was looming right in front of him. Meanwhile, made us all scratch our heads. Let's merely state that Bill Belichick after the game. Can Kansas City take out any team in the AFC? That's a question worth pondering as the clinched a playoff spot Sunday with Much like this deal was nip and tuck all the way, but that's been the 2015 season in a nutshell. Anybody can beat anybody, and whoever is hot is the team to beat. Well, with and no team is hotter than Kansas City right now. What happens when this group gets back at full bore? Give mad respect. No one was particularly excited about the Amish Rifle this past spring. Chan Gailey's quarterback-friendly system has been more than quarterback-friendly to Fitz; it's been downright quarterback-friends-with-benefits for the former Ram, Bengal, Bill, Titan and Texan. Three touchdowns, no picks and a 109.4 pa ser rating in The might have the ' number, but the latter team certainly did not do itself any favors Nor did the refs. The holding call that negated 's catch inside the 2-yard line was ticky-tack. Still, 's fumble ... the defense's inability to beat the ' center to a fumble recovery ... and the ' center snapping groundballs that only Alvin Davis could field did Pete Carroll's group in. The must and hope Rex Ryan says doesn't mean anything. Because, of course, then Buffalo will play its best game of the season to defeat New York, the will make the postseason, and last Sunday's will be forgiven. No Week 16 development was more shocking than beating Pittsburgh. (Well, save for Love the moxie of The throw to late in the fourth quarter to get the into field-goal range -- -- was incredible. That said, why, oh why do coaches like Gary Kubiak settle for long field goals, on gra s, in really cold weather? Yeah, , but it would've helped if Denver had kept pushing the football. Where is this team headed? One-and-done in the playoffs? Or can win a wild-card game if need be? Although McCarron fared admirably the offense still only generated three points after the first two drives. Until returns to the huddle, it will be difficult to gauge the . We know this, though: can't commit that penalty in overtime. Tough call on a solid player, but those 15 yards were huge. The drops were bad enough. The lack of separation might be worse. If you watched on Sunday, you saw holding the ball ju st long enough to get hit. And hit. Shades of 2009 out there, back when Rodgers was taking 50 sacks partially for holding the ball too long. Said it before and will write it again: The most underrated injury in pro football this year, in terms of impact, was Hard to keep the Vikes this low after , but who can we put them over? They are 1-4 vs. the top 10 in the Power Rankings, including a couple of blowout lo ses. Still, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, #SKOL and all that to the , who ensured a spot in the playoffs for the first time in three years with the authoritative win over the on Sunday night. After seeing the Vikes run the ball, tackle and dominate the game in the elements, are we suuure we Spencer Dinwiddie Jersey don't want an outdoor stadium in Minnesota? Just asking. ZiggyWorld isn't complete yet, right? Everyone, ... he's thrown a touchdown every game this season, for a total of 26 to go with a sterling 99.2 pa ser rating. Sure, we're all used to seeing guys soar over the 100.0 pa ser rating barrier, but Cousins' journey from where he was this summer to where he is now illustrates the unpredictability of the NFL as well as anything. for a special player on a special holiday. Could have been any better? Sure, it was long, but there is nothing like a close division game where neither defense is backing down ... and a retiring future HallofFamer gets to go out a winner. Taurean Prince Jersey The only thing funnier than is Woodson's 65 career picks . Buffalo won a shootout on Sunday ... of punts and turnovers. If you happened to mi s , , it was about as exhilarating as those games. At least they had some points. Let's just say and weren't winging it like Troy Aikman and Jim Kelly out there. OK, honestly, the big one for the (Rex) , with a chance to knock the . Raise your hand if you thought would win these for the ... Anyone? Anyone? Oh, go ahead Mrs. Weeden, what data were you going on? Big ups to Brandon, who surprised a few folks in leading Houston to . Some of us did see coming, but not nece sarily Weeden spinning the ball as well as he did. Sure, Jerry Jones let us know he, uh, , but in Nashville, Weeden posted only the third 100-plus pa ser rating start of his career. He threw for just 200 yards, but that's because the were up five scores in the third quarter. Raise your hand if you thought Houston would be up five scores on anyone after being down five scores in Miami in October ... For whatever reason, the That's for St. Louis. The odd part in this series is that Jeff Fisher's team has been outgained in three of those contests, while losing the time-of-po se sion battle in all four. That bakes a mean humble pie. League analysts, reporters and the like always say it: Divisional road games are tough, no matter the competition. Thus, you shouldn't be surprised the came up big . Nor should you be surprised caught seven of eight targets when covered by : **A)** That boy good. **B)** Maybe Norman got *too* hyped up for his slapfest with Jr. and suffered a hangover of sorts. **C)** No one wanted to throw at Cerrano in "Major League" (i.e., . Ahem. *Cough.*). </content:power-ranking> Much chatter in league circles regarding whether Sunday marked 's last home game in Detroit. Maybe he has slowed down, despite logging another TD grab This is a weird day and age we're living in, where 1,077 yards and eight touchdowns through 15 games is indicative of slowing down. Incidentally, those were Johnson's exact 2014 totals (though he played in two fewer games). He and have misconnected often (Johnson has caught just 78 of 134 targets). But it might be wise to not bury the guy's career quite yet. With everyone being so careful to not spoil "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," I've decided to awaken the spoiler-alert side of my personhood for all those fans who DVR'd and have yet to watch it (all three of you): **A)** One of the teams almost scored 50. **B)** It wasn't your team. **C)** and didn't get into a slugfest over baseball bats and trash talking. **D)** The wanted to tackle in the fourth quarter about as much as you want to see another FanDuel spot. **E)** Tom Coughlin's cold, red face looked exactly like it did . The man hasn't aged a day. </content:power-ranking> So maybe isn't as big a deal as would have you believe. (Too soon?) in : 412 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions Joe Harris Jersey despite dealing with an injury that has been in the news quite a bit in regards to other veteran quarterbacks. Meanwhile, ... What the heck, man? The veteran running back put up 169 total yards and two touchdowns, with nobody watching. Still counts. Not that anyone cares, but . Sure, it's too little, too late for a team that blew some winnable contests right when the city thought the team might be turning its season around. The reality is that this Chicago bunch looked to be a 7-9 club -- at best -- all along. Offensive coordinator Adam Gase has been mentioned as a hot head-coaching candidate. Well, that's nice. Enjoy a new system for the eighth time, Funny, but it was the defense that won the day in Tampa Bay, forcing three turnovers while allowing just 14 points when the outcome was still in doubt. (The Bucs scored a garbage-time TD.) delivered by the -- and particularly the legs of . That performance was reminiscent of Gore's brand when in San Francisco: It included patience, broken tackles and a bunch of much-needed yards on the ground in a victory. The 32-year-old needs 109 more yards next Sunday to reach 1,000 for the ninth time in his 11-year career. Yes, he has yet to top the 100-yard mark this season -- but what a time it would be to do it. A win , coupled with -- and, OK, -- gives the division title to the . Whoa. from a season-on-the-line ballgame at their own park. Once again, the secondary struggled tremendously. Once again, rampant speculation abounds regarding Chip Kelly's job. It ain't always sunny in Philadelphia. **UPDATE:** that Kelly has been released. </content:power-ranking> A few weeks ago, the talk around the young Bucs involved strange words like "playoffs" and unfamiliar phrases of hope like "in the hunt." Then came three straight lo ses, and now the Bucs are simply hoping to avoid another double-digit-lo s campaign. The hard-to-figure part of the late-season fall is the competition. They faced the , and , two of them at home -- you had to figure Tampa Bay would win two, or at the least one. Nope. Zero. Let's see how Lovie Smith's young team responds . (Which, uh, is playing for home-field. Oh boy.) Protect the football, The ' franchise quarterback put up huge fantasy numbers once again, but he to sed two more picks. The interception total (16 on the season) isn't the concern; it's the timing. with the Jags already down 14-zip. New Orleans produced points off the turnover, pushing the lead to 21 (too much to overcome). Still, it's hard to get on Bortles' case too much when Jacksonville's defense gave up 537 yards and 7.5 yards per play. Imagine that: The gained almost 8 yards every time they snapped the ball. Brutal. The managed to out-Dolphin even themselves . In the kind of game Miami almost always wins -- you know, the kind of late-in-the-year contest that only matters to the other team in which the Fins inexplicably look fantastic -- Dan Campbell's group If you thought the goal-to-go sequence at the end was grisly, check out . Gore has been busting a bunch of long runs this year. Except not at all. Maybe will get reprimanded by the league and all that jazz, but I personally liked . The guy clearly wants to win. OK, everyone wants to win. But how about guys who hate losing? It didn't look like Manziel was playing to any cameras at the end of , when the officials took their sweet time spotting the football as the clock ticked away. Manziel's pa sing numbers weren't great, but don't tell me he wasn't competing his butt off out there. He eclipsed 100 yards rushing against that defense, too. How the swept the is anyone's gue s, but the sign of a good head coach is when his team Kyrie Irving Jersey doesn't quit on the season. Baltimore didn't force its fans to suffer through a mailed-in effort This was particularly the secondary, which, after a couple of weeks of horrid play, held down the fort in a manner it hadn't all season long -- i.e., the DBs covered guys in the opposite jersey. . (The second one, too -- .) provided another performance that gives the organization something to build upon ... even if the former No. 10 overall pick isn't the guy next year. Gabbert completed 22 of his 33 pa ses for 225 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions . The downer? A 1-for-11 mark from the offense on third and fourth down. OK, back to next season. The i sue going forward is that there aren't going to be many guys available in free agency or the draft, so we might indeed be looking at San Francisco's 2016 opening-day starter. Definitely seems like it could happert, uh, happen. The gave it all they had , especially on the defensive side of the ball. Much like in Philly, Miami and Nashville, conjecture is beginning to permeate about the head-coach position -- in this case, the status of third-year bo s Mike McCoy. What a disappointment for an organization that has at least been in contention the previous two seasons. And that is merely a sidelight to the i sue of relocation ... Here's hoping the stay put in San Diego. " need another receiver" -- Ike Taylor on the set of "NFL Gameday Blitz." Can't disagree. No one has been able to make plays on the offense without a productive, healthy on the other side or in the pocket. We sincerely hope that people are catching on that the Dallas defense isn't even close to the problem. That group has kept the offense in games. It's gotten fugly in Tenne see here at the tail end of the season. The have been outscored 97-30 over the last three weeks. Tenne see allowed a smidge over 23 points per game over the first 11. The last four? How about 34 points per game. It's like the ' D up in here. Follow Elliot Harrison on Twitter .