Despite losing to the Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) 23-3 in Week 15, the Denver Broncos (5-9) did not move down in Nate Davis’ latest NFL power rankings for USA TODAY Sports. The Broncos are still ranked No. 20, the same position Denver was ranked last week.
Here is Davis’ commentary with the Broncos’ ranking:
Von Miller has never failed to reach double-digit sacks over course of a full season. He’s got seven with two weeks to go this year.
The last time Miller didn’t record at least 10 sacks was 2013, a season that was cut short by suspension and injury. He needs to total three sacks over the next two games to reach that total this year.
Despite Sunday’s loss, Denver is still considered the second-best team in the AFC West, at least according to Davis’ rankings. The Chiefs are ranked above them at No. 5 and the Oakland Raiders (6-8; No. 25) and Los Angeles Chargers (5-9; No. 26) are ranked below them.
The Baltimore Ravens (12-2) are ranked No. 1 and the Cincinnati Bengals (1-13) are ranked No. 32. View the complete NFL power rankings here.
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