Even after beating the Detroit Lions (3-11-1) 27-17 on Sunday, the Denver Broncos (6-9) still dropped two spots in Nate Davis’ latest NFL power rankings for USA TODAY Sports. Denver is now ranked No. 22 overall, considered one of the 11-worst teams in the league.
Here is Davis’ commentary with the Broncos’ ranking:
If not for defense’s early season bout with mono, they might’ve been a wild-card contender after going 6-5 since start of October.
There’s not a negative spin with Denver’s ranking so it seems to just be a case of other teams showing improvement and moving up, knocking the Broncos down a few spots. Denver is still considered the second-best team in the AFC West.
The Kansas City Chiefs (11-4, No. 4) are first in the division followed by the Broncos and then the Oakland Raiders (7-8, No. 23) and Los Angeles Chargers (5-10, No. 25). Denver will host Oakland in Week 17.
The Baltimore Ravens (13-2) are ranked No. 1 and the Cincinnati Bengals (1-14) are ranked No. 32. To view the complete rankings, click here.
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