Welp, the 97th NFL regular season is in the books.
That means 20 teams are searching for answers. (Or "know" them, and need to wait eight months to prove they're right.) The other dozen teams are preparing for the Super Bowl tournament. And a few great ones announced they won't be a part of the NFL's 98th season. Each of these things came to pass in Week 17. Speaking of pass ...
My favorite part of Week 17:Tony Romo's touchdown pass. Talk about a walk-off, drop-the-mic moment.
My least favorite part of Week 17:David Johnson hurting his knee on the last day of the season.
The inevitable: Even the best call it a day at some point. That includes Gary Kubiak, Robert Mathis and most notably ...
Agreed.
It's truly a new year in pro football without one of the toughest wide receivers in NFL history, a pass rusher who excelled for 13 seasons with the team that drafted him and as classy a head coach as you will ever meet. With that said, where do their teams -- the Ravens, Colts and Broncos -- currently sit? Funny enough, they are all right next to each other below. What about everyone else? Inquiring minds want to know!!
Yes. Too many Appletini's delayed the publishing of this week's Power Rankings. But here they are! Your take is welcome, as always: @HarrisonNFL is the place.
Let the dissension commence!
NOTE: The lineup below reflects changes from our Dec. 27 Power Rankings.
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