Week 16 NFL Power Rankings : The "Game Over" Edition

by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 29, 2009 4:08 PM CST in NFL Power Rankings

Rankings for Week 16 after the jump. Average spot is 17.

NFL.com's "experts" - down five to #19.

ESPN - down three to #17.

How many touches are they willing to give Chris Johnson as he chases the 2,000 rushing yards milestone in Seattle? (Kuharsky)

Yahoo! Sports - down eight to #19.

Can Chris Johnson get the 234 rushing yards he needs to break Eric Dickerson’s all-time single-season record against the Seahawks – and is there any doubt coach Jeff Fisher will give him every opportunity to do so?

Pro Football Weekly - down four to #18

Not the Christmas gift they hoped to deliver to Nashville.

CBS Sportsline - down two to #20.

Vince Young will be their quarterback next season. He earned that, but I can tell you he still has flaws in his game that need fixing.

Fox Sports - down one to #14.

Not to be a downer at Vince Young's revival party, but his 8-for-21 Christmas performance against the Chargers shows that to make the next level of NFL quarterbacks in a modern-day passing league, VY still has plenty of work to do.

The Sporting News's Power Poll - down five to #19.

A goal for next season should be making their offense less dependent on Chris Johnson.

What if Sports's rankings - down one to #16.

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I’m not a big fan of power ranking but do believe that cj’s # of touches need 2 come down he has shown he is durable but we all know how this offense functions without him I think 15-19 touches a game would b just right

by Oilers2titans on Dec 29, 2009 4:18 PM CST via mobile reply actions

hey sporting news have you seen the colts without manning?

"hey, quit reading these ridiculous words of wisdom and get back to work!"

by stetix01 on Dec 29, 2009 5:31 PM CST reply actions

Vince

over the years i was a big vince detractor but after the winning streak i finally thought he pulled it together (along with making me eat crow) but after the chargers game i’m torn……..was he playing good against bad competition or was this game just a hiccup along the way? i’m still not completely sold but i hope he picks it up and proves to be a solid starter next year.

"Good things come to those who keep fighting"

by CeeHow on Dec 30, 2009 12:57 PM CST reply actions