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Titans NFL power rankings round-up going into Week 16

Where the Titans sit in the NFL power rankings of experts going into Week 16.

The Tennessee Titans saw their playoff hopes officially come to an end in Week 15, although they were already nearly dead to begin with. Now, the Titans will be playing out the string over the final three games, with draft positioning and keeping Will Levis alive being the top-two priorities.

Of course, power rankings at this stage in the game mean even less than they normally do, but we’re out here playing out the string, also, so let’s get to our weekly round-up.

We start with the mothership, where USA TODAY’s Nate Davis has the Titans falling one spot from No. 22 to 23. Here’s his write-up:

23. Tennessee Titans (22): You’re a Bum, Vrabel. But seriously, maybe there was a lesson learned about rubbing Oilers history in Houston’s faces on Sunday.

It was awesome to see Vrabel honoring Bum Phillips by wearing the cowboy hat before the game, win or lose. It was just another symbol of the Titans respecting their franchise history.

Texans fans can thump their chests all they want, but it won’t bring the Oilers jerseys back to Houston. Sorry, not sorry.

 

Now, the first of four remaining power rankings round-ups left in the 2023 season.

NFL Power Rankings Week 16: Hungry Bills are daunting Super Bowl contender if they can sneak into playoffs

The Bills are getting hot at the perfect time. Plus, more on the rising Browns in our weekly power rankings.

The Buffalo Bills can win Super Bowl 58.

I don’t write this as some massive revelation. Any team with Josh Allen at quarterback will be an understandably popular pick to contend for a championship, and that was the baseline expectation in Western New York this season, anyway.

I write this as a warning to the other AFC playoff teams.

Because the Bills have almost everything needed to play in Las Vegas this February. A superstar quarterback; a defense finally pulling its own weight despite a rash of injuries; more than enough playmakers thanks to the emergence of James Cook. But there’s a crucial rub. The Bills have everything except for a current spot in the postseason.

Even after humbling the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys in back-to-back weeks, Buffalo is still on the outside looking in of the AFC playoff picture. That is the product of an unfortunate midseason hole the Bills are slowly but surely digging themselves out of. Buffalo still, more than likely, needs to take care of business in a final stretch run featuring dates with the Los Angeles Chargers, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins just to have a chance at taking this newfound momentum and unleashing it on an unsuspecting conference in January.

I like what the Bills have cooking. A lot.

I struggle to consider how any of the other extremely flawed AFC heavyweights can match up with a Bills team that suddenly understands it’s wise to feed the ball to non-Stefon Diggs skill players and that Josh Allen shouldn’t have to put on his red cape all the time. They might be the second-most complete team in football if they keep playing like this. The efficiency metrics (No. 2 and No. 10 in offensive and defensive DVOA, respectively) match up with the eye test.

But this entire conversation is moot if the Bills end up missing the postseason. So, once again, I’m warning contenders like the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins. The absolute last thing you need is the Bills to find a way to play meaningful football this winter. I foresee a huge run coming if they can find a way to crash pro football’s big dance.

The Bills are a featured topic of conversation in For The Win’s Week 16 NFL power rankings as we start preparing for a wild postseason.

NFL power rankings Week 16: Bills and Browns move into top 5

Our updated NFL power rankings going into Week 16 of the 2023 season.

With the “Monday Night Football” game between the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles in the books, it’s time to take a look at our updated NFL power rankings going into Week 16 of the 2023 season.

The Ravens have punched their ticket to the playoffs after taking down the Jacksonville Jaguars in Duval, 23-7. Baltimore sits in the top spot in the conference going into Week 16.

One week after losing quarterback Justin Herbert to a season-ending injury, the Los Angeles Chargers showed no signs of life in a 63-21 defeat at the hands of the Las Vegas Raiders, which also marked the end of Brandon Staley’s tenure as head coach.

In what was one of the marquee matchups of Week 15, the Buffalo Bills made a statement with a 31-10 blowout victory at home over the Dallas Cowboys.

Now, a look at our updated NFL power rankings going into Week 16 of the 2023 campaign.