NFL Power Rankings Week 16: Updated Standings, Predictions Before MNF

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As we approach the end of the 2016 NFL regular season, the playoff picture is slowly coming into focus, but there is still plenty to be decided down the stretch.

The New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks all wrapped up playoff berths this week, joining the Dallas Cowboys in the postseason. That leaves eight more spots available to be clinched during the final two weeks of the season. 

Heading into the final weeks, here’s a look at the updated power rankings and a closer look at three playoff contenders.

                 

1. Dallas Cowboys

In Week 15, quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys silenced everyone trying to stir up a late-season quarterback controversy and re-established themselves as the elite team in the NFC in the process.

Prescott’s performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday night was one for the record books, according to ESPN Stats & Info:

Dak Prescott completed 88.9% of his passes, 2nd-highest for QB in a game (minimum 30 attempts- Rich Gannon, 2002 89.5%)- via @eliassports

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 19, 2016

Prescott’s performance was impressive by any standard, but it was perhaps even more so as a rookie coming off one of his most difficult …

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