Week 16 Power Ratings

Still tight at the top, with a distinct lack of super teams heading down the stretch.

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Andy Molitor
December 17, 2025

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Not a ton to say, with the really good teams standing firm, the marginal teams starting to separate a bit, and the Eagles/Ravens remaining very difficult to rate.

Some notes on this week’s numbers

  • The Rams are the best team in the league if Davante Adams is on the field. Without him, they’re still in the conversation. Sorry if you’re mad that they are behind Denver right now.

  • Arizona is difficult to rate given the depth of the injury situation there; this number could be too high, and there’s a case they are closer to the Raiders/Jets section of the spectrum.

  • I kind of see where the Dolphins are coming from with this move. Tua doesn’t seem to be the long-term answer, Zach Wilson is a known quantity, and the season is FUBAR’d anyway. I think Ewers is a downgrade, but why not let him go out and see what’s what? Could be fun.

  • Difficult to adjust a number from HOF QB to HOF facial hair in Kansas City, especially when you had the extenuating factor of “everyone on the OL is hurt, even some backups. “ I think I was less willing to downgrade over the past few weeks/injuries because we had ol’ number 10 back there to work around the problem. I’ll have to catch up a bit on that with Minshew starting.

  • The Eagles’ number can and will move up if we start to get any good news on the injury front, but so far this week, the practice reports have sucked.

  • Jacksonville is kind of peaking at the right time. Even if they lose on the road in Denver this week, I like how Coen has tailored the offense to his QB and made it more consistent.

  • I still see the potential in the Dallas offense, so I’m likely a little high on them compared to the market.

  • Team I need to dig in on a bit: Washington. Ugly loss two weeks ago, but looked servicable on the road against a bad Giants team. I don’t think they are putrid, even with Daniels out, but my price is well off market, and it’s worth spending some time re-evaluating.

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