Golden Football Rankings

Golden Final NFL Rankings

#	Team	Avg.	Total	Win	Loss	Opp. Wins	Opp. Losses	Margin Value	Last Week
1	Tampa Bay	18.70	317.93	13	4	98	31	10.65	2
2	Green Bay	18.47	314.00	13	4	106	36	4.97	1
3	Dallas	18.47	313.96	12	5	88	32	9.02	4
4	Kansas City	18.22	309.75	12	5	106	35	10.03	5
5	LA Rams	17.98	305.58	12	5	84	29	4.13	3
6	Arizona	17.61	299.37	11	6	92	53	7.55	6
7	Tennessee	17.57	298.75	12	5	98	47	5.05	7
8	Buffalo	17.10	290.75	11	6	80	46	12.34	8
9	San Francisco	17.04	289.70	10	7	75	49	4.10	10
10	Las Vegas	16.84	286.25	10	7	88	59	-3.72	13

"Opp. wins" means the total number of wins by the teams that ranked team defeated.
"Opp. losses" means the total number of losses by the teams that defeated the ranked team.

Teams that jumped highest amount from last week: Pittsburgh (+5)
Team that dropped the furthest: Indianapolis (-5)

Complete Golden NFL rankings

**Division Rankings**
Rank	Division	Average	Last Week
1	NFC West	17.014	1
2	AFC West	16.599	2
3	AFC North	16.210	3
4	NFC South	15.778	5
5	AFC East	15.702	6
6	NFC East	15.664	4
7	NFC North	15.427	7
8	AFC South	14.879	8

Overall: NFC 15.971, AFC 15.847

Did You Notice? NFL Week 16

Better D in Big D
Dan Quinn was the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks when they won the Super Bowl in 2014. That led to his hiring by the Falcons as head coach in 2015. In his second season in Atlanta, the Falcons made it to the Super Bowl where they were victims of the largest comeback in the game's history by the New England Patriots. But after winning 21 games in 2016-17, Atlanta went 7-9 the next two seasons. Then, after the Falcons started 0-5 in 2020, Quinn was fired. He resurfaced in Dallas this year as the Cowboys' defensive coordinator. Dallas has moved from third worst in the NFC in points allowed in 2020 to third best in points allowed this year.
Chiefs Turnaround
The defending AFC champions from Kansas City allowed 29 or more points in each of their first five games. As a result, the Chiefs were 2-3. Since then, KC has won nine of ten, with the only loss coming to the Titans in Week 7 when they gave up 27 points while scoring only three.
Streak on the Line
Mike Tomlin is in his 15th year as Steelers head coach. He has never had a losing season although he came close in 2019 when Pittsburgh went 8-8. The Steelers are currently 7-6-1 with games left with the Browns at home and Ravens on the road. Both opponents are playoff contenders and need to win their last two games. If the Steelers don't make the playoffs, it will be a bittersweet ending to QB Ben Roethlisberger's career, which began in Tomlin's second season. Ben's QBR is 38.5, which is the lowest of his career except for 2019 when he played only two games because of injuries.
Raiders Hanging In
Three weeks ago, Las Vegas was 6-7 after losing five of their last six games. But they've eked out victories the last two weeks to stay in the playoff hunt: 16-14 at Cleveland and 17-13 over the Broncos at home. They currently sit at #9 in the AFC playoff list. They're tied with the Ravens and Chargers in the battle for the final playoff spot. The Raiders face challenging opponents the last two weeks: the Colts and Chargers.
The Old Nick Rides Again
Nick Foles was on top of the football world when he led the Eagles to victory in the Super Bowl after the 2018 season. Then he made the fateful decision to opt out of his contract for 2019. He signed with the Jaguars but suffered an injury during the season opener that caused him to miss most of the year. He was traded to Chicago in 2020 where he alternated as a backup and starter. He hadn't played at all for the Bears this year until last week when injuries to Justin Fields and Andy Dalton left Coach Matt Nagy with no other choice. Nick struggled for most of the game but came through late. The Bears took possession with 2:56 left trailing 24-17. They roared through the Seattle defense in just six plays to steal the game. Foles started by hitting WR Darnell Mooney for 30y with 15y added to roughing the passer. The drive ended with Foles connecting with former Seahawk Jimmy Graham for a touchdown. Then he threw to Damiere Byrd, who made a spectacular leaping catch in the back of the end zone for a two-pointer.

Intriguing Numbers - NFL Week 16
389	Yards gained by Dallas in the first half against Washington
11	Interceptions by Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs, tops in the NFL
12	Teams that have fewer interceptions than Diggs
2851	Receiving yards by Vikings WR Justin Jefferson, which breaks the record of another former LSU Tiger, Odell Beckham Jr., for most receiving yards in a player's first two seasons
949	Receiving yards by Falcon Kyle Pitts, the second most all-time by a rookie tight end.
128	Yards Pitts needs to pass Hall of Famer Mike Ditka for the record.
525	Yards passing by Joe Burrow in the Bengals' 41-21 victory over the Ravens
1	Teams in NFL history, the 2021 Bengals, with multiple players–Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins–with 1,000 receiving yards before turning 23 years old
9	Consecutive games in which the Eagles have rushed for 130+ yards, the longest active streak in the NFL
4	Consecutive years the Saints won the NFC South before the Bucs clinched the division last Sunday
7	Games in which Jaguars rookie QB Trevor Lawrence has not throw a touchdown pass in his eight starts
52	Length of Jets QB Zach Wilson's rushing touchdown, the longest rushing TD by a quarterback in franchise history and the longest by any QB since Marcus Mariota went 87y in 2015