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PFT’s Week 16 2025 NFL power rankings: Broncos on top
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Published December 16, 2025 09:18 AM
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1. Broncos (last week No. 2; 12-2): If they get the No. 1 seed, it could to be very hard to keep them from getting to the Super Bowl.
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Rams (No. 3; 11-3): Bring on the Seahawks.
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Seahawks (No. 4; 11-3): Bring on the Rams.
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Bills (No. 6; 10-4): They’re peaking at the right time.
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Patriots (No. 1; 11-3): They’ll need to put that choke job behind them, quickly.
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Rating: 5