NFL Power Rankings Enter Week 16: Bills Hot, But Not NFL’s Best Team Yet

The Buffalo Bills are the talk of the NFL. That’s what happens when your quarterback probably wins an MVP with an impressive road win over a team that was 12-1. The Bills are very good and clearly capable of winning a Super Bowl.

But they are not the best team in the NFL right now.

For as good as Josh Allen and the Bills were Sunday in beating the Detroit Lions, they still gave up 42 points, including 494 yards and five touchdowns to Jared Goff. A week earlier, they gave up 44 points to the Los Angeles Rams and lost.

There’s another team out there that hasn’t lost since September. Another team with a great defense that has allowed 48 points in the last three games combined while having an offense that is top 10 in points scored and yards, but chooses to run it more with its MVP candidate running back. The Philadelphia Eagles may not have a highlight reel win like Buffalo’s win in Detroit on Sunday, but their overall dominance and consistency is why Philly is the No. 1 right now.

The Eagles started 2-2, but they were without star receiver AJ Brown in both losses. They are a perfect 10-0 since their bye. The Bills are very good (albeit an underdog to get the No. 1 seed in the AFC), but the Eagles are more well-rounded, haven’t recently lost to the Rams, and are capable of winning every remaining game. Still, the Bills vs. The Eagles will be an entertaining Super Bowl, although the Lions, Chiefs and maybe a few others would disagree.

Here are the NFL power rankings after Week 15 of the NFL season: