Draft Insiders’ – NFL Power Poll – Final Regular Season Ranking
Ravens & 49ers Byes for Postseason
Rams, Steelers & Packers Win to Earn Playoffs
Teams of the Week
Bills Drill Dolphins
Rams Edge 49ers
Steelers Outlast Ravens
Players of the Week
NFC
Offense – QB Jordan Love – Packers
Defense – S Xavier McKinney – Giants
AFC
Offense – QB Josh Allen – Bills
Defense – LB Christian Harris – Texans
Rookies of the Week
Offense – WR Dontayvion Wicks – Packers
Defense – CB Devon Witherspoon – Seahawks
Wild Card Weekend – Playoff Games – Jan. 13-15
Saturday
(5) Browns at (4) Texans, 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
(6) Dolphins at (3) Chiefs, 8 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Sunday
(7) Steelers at (2) Bills, 1 p.m. ET (CBS/stream on Paramount
(7) Packers at (2) Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
(6) Rams at (3) Lions, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)
Monday Night
(5) Eagles at (4) Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)
We will have an in-depth NFL Team Report (40 pgs) in April for all clubs with team needs and NFL free agency and offseason changes.
NFL Team Power Poll
Draft Insiders’ Staff – Frank Coyle/Publisher
Ranking / Team / Record
#1 – Ravens – 13-4
#2 – 49ers – 12-5
#3 – Cowboys – 12-5
#4 – Lions – 12-5
#5 – Bills – 11-6
#6 – Chiefs – 11-6
#7 – Dolphins – 11-6
#8 – Browns – 11-6
#9 – Rams – 10-7
#10 – Eagles – 11-6
#11 – Bucs – 9-8
#12 – Steelers – 10-7
#13 – Texans – 9-8
#14 – Packers – 9-8
Non-Playoff Teams below– season complete
#15 – Bengals – 9-8
#16 – Saints – 9-8
#17 – Jaguars – 9-8
#18 – Colts – 9-8
#19 – Seahawks – 8-9
#20 – Raiders – 8-9
#21 – Vikings – 7-10
#22 – Broncos – 8-9
#23 – Giants – 6-11
#24 – Bears – 7-10
#25 – Falcons – 7-10
#26 – Chargers – 5-12
#27 – Jets – 7-10
#28 – Titans – 6-11
#29 – Cardinals – 4-13
#30 – Commanders – 4-13
#31 – Patriots – 4-13
#32 – Panthers – 2-15
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 January 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
