Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll – Week 16
Christmas Night Battle Between #1 & #2
49ers Host Ravens on Monday Night Clash
Teams of the Week
Bills Crush Cowboys
Ravens Pound Jaguars
Bengals Edge Vikings
Seahawks Shock Eagles
Players of the Week
NFC
Offense – QB Baker Mayfield – Bucs
Defense – LB Alex Anzalone – Lions
AFC
Offense – RB James Cook – Bills
Defense – LB Germaine Pratt – Bengals
Rookies of the Week
Offense – WR Jordan Addison – Vikings
Defense – S Quan Martin – Commanders
Games of Week 16
Thursday
Saints @ Rams
Saturday
Bengals @ Steelers 4:30 pm
Sunday
Lions @ Vikings – 1:00 pm
Cowboys @ Dolphins – 4:25 pm
Monday
Ravens @ 49ers – 8:15 pm
Bye weeks are over for the season
NFL Team Power Poll
Draft Insiders’ Staff – Frank Coyle/Publisher
Ranking / Team / Record
#1 – 49ers – 11-3
#2 – Ravens – 11-3
#3 – Dolphins – 10-4
#4 – Eagles – 10-4
#5 – Cowboys – 10-4
#6 – Chiefs – 9-5
#7 – Lions – 10-4
#8 – Jaguars – 8-6
#9 – Bills – 8-6
#10 – Browns – 9-5
#11 – Bengals – 8-6
#12 – Texans – 8-6
#13 – Vikings – 7-7
#14 – Broncos – 7-7
#15 – Colts – 7-7
#16 – Saints – 7-7
#17 – Seahawks – 7-7
#18 – Rams – 7-7
#19 – Bucs – 7-7
#20 – Raiders – 6-8
#21 – Steelers – 7-7
#22 – Packers – 6-8
#23 – Falcons – 6-8
#24 – Giants – 5-9
#25 – Chargers – 5-9
#26 – Bears – 5-9
#27 – Jets – 5-9
#28 – Commanders – 4-10
#29 – Titans – 5-9
#30 – Cardinals – 3-11
#31 – Patriots – 3-11
#32 – Panthers – 2-12
Frank Coyle is a long-time scout with nationwide ties with NFL and college coaches, scouts and player agents. He is a member of the FWAA and voter in major college player awards – Heisman, Outland, Nagurski, Lombardi, Thorpe, Biletnikoff etc. for the past 30 years. He writes College Football Mondays weekly during the season. He has a new column ‘The Word on the Street’ dedicated for the NFL Draft and Free agency insight and news with unique content during December through May. He was a longtime scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl, the nation’s premier postseason All-star game. He does sports radio shows for CBS and ESPN on a year-round basis related to NFL and College Football especially during the postseason team and All-star Bowl time. He has worked for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo and Rivals sports publications and web sites.
