John Oehser

JACKSONVILLESenior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 15 2025 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are

Rank. Team (2025 record) | Comment

(11-2)

1

Denver Broncos

Still No. 1

(11-2)

2

New England Patriots

Bye

(10-3)

3

Los Angeles Rams

Because theyre Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua

(10-3)

4

Seattle Seahawks

Really good, really tough, really solid

(9-3-1)

5

1

Green Bay Packers

Your NFC North-leading Packers

(9-4)

6

1

Chicago Bears

Close in Lambeau, not close enough

(9-4)

7

San Francisco 49ers

Bye

(9-4)

8

Buffalo Bills

Because hes still Josh Allen

(9-4)

9

Jacksonville Jaguars

All alone in first place

(8-5)

10

Houston Texans

Defense, defense, defense

(9-4)

11

Los Angeles Chargers

Gritty, scrappy, contending

(8-5)

12

2

Detroit Lions

Your third-place Lions

(6-7)

13

1

Kansas City Chiefs

Uh oh

(7-6)

14

7

Pittsburgh Steelers

Your first-place Steelers

(8-5)

15

Philadelphia Eagles

Sliding late

(7-6)

16

Carolina Panthers

Bye

(8-5)

17

4

Indianapolis Colts

Tough, tough day in Duuuval

(7-6)

18

1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Uh-oh

(6-6-1)

19

1

Dallas Cowboys

Margin for error now very, very slim

(6-7)

20

1

Baltimore Ravens

Crushing, but not season-ending

(6-7)

21

1

Miami Dolphins

Scraping their way back to the graphic

(4-9)

22

Cincinnati Bengals

Heartbreaker

(3-10)

23

New York Jets

Up next: At Duuuuuval

(4-9)

24

Atlanta Falcons

Oof

(5-8)

25

Minnesota Vikings

Wow

(3-10)

26

3

New Orleans Saints

Nice late-season upset

(3-10)

27

1

Arizona Cardinals

Oof, oof

(3-10)

28

1

Washington Commanders

Oof, oof, oof

(2-11)

29

3

Tennessee Titans

Still scrapping, still fighting

(2-11)

30

New York Giants

Bye

(3-10)

31

3

Cleveland Browns

Limping to the finish

(2-11)

32

1

Las Vegas Raiders

Silver and Black not quite back