Well, the final week of the regular season is upon us! Many NFL teams have already secured their playoff positions. Those teams will most likely rest some of their starters this week. A few other teams are looking to grab one of the last remaining spots, while others will be looking to play spoiler. Before the regular season closes its doors, the Cafe has a few rankers that would like to give their input as to which teams in the league are the best and which are the worst. How did they rank the NFL teams this week?
After each week of the NFL season, several active Cafe members get together and rank the 32 NFL teams from first to worst. The Barometer is an average of the rankings submitted by these members. To maintain consistency, the high and low scores have been removed.
| Rank | Change | Team | Avg Rank | Mad | Hoof Hearted | WaCougMBS | Dee | Amuk | PMoney |
1 (1) |  | New England | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
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“Randy Moss should have an asterisk by his name if he breaks the single season TD reception record.” - EWSPECIALTY
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| 2 (3) |  | Indianapolis | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
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With the number 2 seed locked up, expect to see the starters, but not for long.
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| 3 (2) |  | Dallas | 3.3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3
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“In week 16, the Cowboys tied a franchise record for most regular season wins (13) and locked up home field advantage. However, TO suffered a high ankle sprain from a Jon Beason tackle. Fortunately, he’ll have three weeks to heal before playoff action begins.” - Jimboozie
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| 4 (6) |  | Jacksonville | 4.3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4
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“Absolutely no one wants to play this team right now. Don’t be surprised if a lot of people pick them to knock off the Pats in the playoffs.” - steelerfan513
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| 5 (4) |  | Green Bay | 4.8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5
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“How pathetic is it when you lose a game to a team whose leading receiver for that game was a running back?” - steelerfan513
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“After having their cheese butts handed to them by their longtime rival, Chicago, the Packers squandered a chance for home field advantage throughout the playoffs. For the record: Brett Favre is 0-9 lifetime at Dallas.” - Jimboozie
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| 6 (9) |  | San Diego | 6.8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6
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“Don’t expect the Chargers to rest their starters next week. A loss will likely mean the difference between a first-round matchup against the Titans/Browns or the Jaguars.” - steelerfan513
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| 7 (7) |  | Seattle | 7.0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8
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“Everyone in Seattle peed their pants when Shaun Alexander scored a touchdown, including me.” - seattlefantasy92
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| 8 (5) |  | Pittsburgh | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7
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“The good news: they’re in the playoffs. The bad news: they’re probably gonna play the Jags in the first round. I bet that loss to the Jets is eating away at them right now.” - steelerfan513
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| 9 (8) |  | Tampa Bay | 8.3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9
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“I don’t care how many of your starters you rested, losing to the 49ers is embarrassing no matter how you put it.” - steelersfan513
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“Jon Gruden better go into hiding because there are a lot of pissed off Earnest Graham owners.” - deerayfan072
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| 10 (10) |  | Cleveland | 11.3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11
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“Watch for the next episode of the QB Meltdown starring DA - he’s now on a trial period.” - madaslives911
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| 11 (11) |  | NY Giants | 11.3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10
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“After spotting 14 points to the Bills, the Giants smartly realized that their best chance of winning was by taking the ball out of Eli’s hands. ” - Jimboozie
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| 12 (12) |  | Tennessee | 11.3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13
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“Interesting fact: if both the Titans and Redskins win this Sunday, the wildcard teams from both conferences will be from the same division.” - steelerfan513
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| 13 (13) |  | Minnesota | 13.8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12
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The Vikings finally play a decent team and they expose Jackson for what he really is. I love Adrian’s quote ‘I don’t remember the last time I saw a 7 man front.’ It’s true, recently he has faced 8 and even 9 in the box. Get a quarterback and you will see his 200 yard games return.
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| 14 (15) |  | New Orleans | 16.0 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 14
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“I’ve been saying it all year and showing it in my rankings…the Saints aren’t a good football team. Now can the NFL please stop airing those ‘When the Saints come marching home’ commercials on NFL Network?” - Jimboozie
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| 15 (21) |  | Washington | 16.0 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18
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“Who would have guessed that the Redskin’s key to offensive explosion laid in the arms of career backup Todd Collins. A win in week 17 versus Dallas (who has nothing to play for) will clinch them a playoff berth.” - Jimboozie
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| 16 (16) |  | Philadelphia | 16.3 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15
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“Where was that Eagles team when it actually counted… Geez!” - m16a
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| 17 (14) |  | Arizona | 16.5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16
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Kurt Warner wants to start again next year, I say let him. The guy still has it.
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| 18 (20) |  | Houston | 17.0 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19
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Houston got an early lead before being destroyed. Andre Johnson is still a freak.
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| 19 (19) |  | Buffalo | 18.5 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21
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Although they gave that game to the Giants, I think this team has a bright future. Lynch has looked great. Build around him.
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| 20 (17) |  | Detroit | 19.3 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 17
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Although they won last week, this team has just fallen off the map. Once a contender, now it’s just sad.
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| 21 (18) |  | Denver | 20.8 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20
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Barely could muster a field goal. A once decent offense and defense. Shanahan really has been screwing up this team lately.
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| 22 (22) |  | Chicago | 21.5 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22
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“It only took them 16 weeks, but the Bears were finally able to channel their inner 1985 defense.” - Jimboozie
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“Wait, how did this team sweep the Packers? Only one thing’s for sure: the neckbeard definitely helped Orton fight off the frigid temperatures at Soldier Field. Even Orton acknowledged it.” - steelerfan513
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| 23 (25) |  | Carolina | 23.5 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 24
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Matt Moore has really developed a repor with Steve Smith. That’s the first key for the Panthers winning games.
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| 24 (23) |  | Cincinnati | 24.3 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23
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The Bengals did a good job playing spoiler this week.
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| 25 (27) |  | St. Louis | 25.8 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 26
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They had a bad year, but with Steven Jackson, you really aren’t that bad.
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| 26 (24) |  | Baltimore | 26.5 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27
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“…and the Ravens still losing, losing, losing. BB shrieks “Nevermore”!” - madaslives911
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| 27 (26) |  | Kansas City | 27.0 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 25
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This team couldn’t even beat Detroit. They will need some help in the off-season.
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| 28 (29) |  | San Francisco | 27.3 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 29
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“Congratulations on barely beating the Buccaneers second team. At least you gave the Patriots a worse first round pick.” - deerayfan072
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| 29 (28) |  | Oakland | 27.8 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 28
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“Reggie Nelson is going to be in Russel’s nightmares for the rest of his life.” - deerayfan072
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| 30 (31) |  | NY Jets | 30.0 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31
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I smell a quarterback in the draft.
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| 31 (30) |  | Atlanta | 30.3 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30
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The Falcons just can’t get anything to go in their favor.
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| 32 (32) |  | Miami | 32.0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32
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| “After netting the Big Tuna, what else is on the menu? Drew Bledsoe?!?!” - madaslives911 |