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The Raanan Rankings - Week 16

Offense: 4
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 20

Overall: Andre Johnson and Reggie Wayne with Arian Foster and Matt Schaub. That would have been scary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Week 16 By Jordan Raanan, XFINITY Sports

The holiday schedule and egg nog must have thrown off the Giants, 49ers and Texans. Not the Seahawks, though. They're on the verge of being the NFC's best team. (AP Photos)

(Note: The Raanan Rankings are comprised of a total score for each team from five categories — offense, defense, special teams, quarterback and coaching. The scale for each category ranges from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Ties for teams with identical points totals were broken based on number of wins, head to head matchups and quarterback ranking.)

Jordan Raanan has covered the NFL since 2005. Follow him on Twitter @JordanRaanan, Facebook or email him at jraanan@hotmail.com.
1. Denver Bronco... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 22.5

Overall: Can Peyton Manning do 14 wins a row? That's what it will take for the Broncos to win the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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2. Atlanta Falco... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 21.5

Overall: Atlanta just handles its business… all season long. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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3. Seattle Seaha... Offense: 4
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 21

Overall: If Seattle had home-field advantage, they would reach the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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4. Green Bay Pac... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 20.5

Overall: The Packers back-up center made the Pro Bowl. Wow, they're good. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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5. Houston Texan... Offense: 4
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 20

Overall: Andre Johnson and Reggie Wayne with Arian Foster and Matt Schaub. That would have been scary. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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6. New England (... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 19.5

Overall: Tom Brady's great but he also has plenty of support. New England put seven players on the Pro Bowl roster. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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7. Washington Re... Offense: 4
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 19.5

Overall: RG3 clearly wasn't 100 percent against the Eagles. It could be a problem in Sunday's do-or-die matchup with the Cowboys. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

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8. Cincinnati Be... Offense: 4
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 3.5
Total Points: 19

Overall: Statement win for the Bengals in Pittsburgh. Cincy is on the verge of becoming the class of the AFC North. (AP Photo/Don Wright)

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9. San Francisco... Offense: 4
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 18

Overall: This Justin Smith injury could prove costly. It certainly didn't help in Seattle. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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10. Indianapolis... Offense: 4
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 18

Overall: Welcome back Coach! (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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11. Baltimore Ra... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 17.5

Overall: It's really simple. Feed Ray Rice (30 touches, 158 total yards in rout of Giants). (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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12. Minnesota Vi... Offense: 3
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 1.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 17.5

Overall: Shout out to the Vikes. That win in Houston was as impressive as they come. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)

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13. Dallas Cowbo... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 17.5

Overall: So the Cowboys game against the Saints meant absolutely nothing. Interesting. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

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14. New Orleans ... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 17

Overall: Somebody tell me how Drew Brees is going to throw 40-plus touchdowns and wasn't selected to the Pro Bowl? New Orleans has seven wins and the worst defense in the NFL. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

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15. Chicago Bear... Offense: 2
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 16.5

Overall: Lovie's in some real trouble if the Bears lose to the hapless Lions in Week 17. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

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16. Pittsburgh S... Offense: 2
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 16.5

Overall: Big Ben can take all the blame, but it's obvious the Steelers have much bigger problems. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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17. New York Gia... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 1.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 16

Overall: Apparently Tom Coughlin's teams either get hot or totally collapse down the stretch of every season. This season it appears to be the latter. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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18. Carolina Pan... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 16

Overall: It's never too late to save your coach's job. The Panthers have won four of five. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)

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19. St. Louis Ra... Offense: 2
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 2.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 15.5

Overall: The Rams are in position to finish the season with a winning record? Good stuff, Jeff Fisher. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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20. Miami Dolphi... Offense: 2
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 15

Overall: The Dolphins may be getting a new logo. Just what they needed to become relevant again. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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21. Cleveland Br... Offense: 2
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 14.5

Overall: OK, I'm off the Browns bandwagon until next year. Cleveland's just playing out the string. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

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22. Tampa Bay Bu... Offense: 3
Defense: 1.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 13.5

Overall: And the Bucs now look like the Bucs of last year. Five straight L's for Tampa. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

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23. San Diego Ch... Offense: 2
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 2.5
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 13

Overall: Norv Turner awarded a lot of game balls on Sunday. One for every sack. Thankfully he doesn't do that for every sack allowed this season. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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24. Arizona Card... Offense: 1
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 1
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 12

Overall: I think Neil Lomax is starting at quarterback for the Cardinals this week. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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25. New York Jet... Offense: 1
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 2
Quarterback: 1
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 10.5

Overall: Greg McElroy was sacked 11 times against San Diego. It must have been all Mark Sanchez's fault, right? (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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26. Detroit Lion... Offense: 2.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 1.5
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 1
Total Points: 10.5

Overall: Matthew Stafford threw for 443 yards and no touchdowns in Atlanta. That pretty much sums up the Lions’ season. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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27. Jacksonville... Offense: 1
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 1
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 10

Overall: Jacksonville put up a fight against the Patriots. I couldn't have been more impressed with a loss. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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28. Oakland Raid... Offense: 1.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 1.5
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 9.5

Overall: Well, Tommy, that's what you're supposed to do for the full 60 minutes. Go after the opposing team's starting quarterback. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

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29. Buffalo Bill... Offense: 2
Defense: 1
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 1
Total Points: 9

Overall: Not enough is made of just how bad the Bills franchise has been for the past 12 years. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

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30. Tennessee Ti... Offense: 2
Defense: 1
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 1.5
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 9

Overall: The Titans lost a heart-breaker, 55-7, in Green Bay. It was their sixth loss of more than 20 points this season. Way to compete, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

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31. Philadelphia... Offense: 1.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 1
Quarterback: 2.5
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 9

Overall: Hey, Michael Vick is back. Audition time. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

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32. Kansas City ... Offense: 1.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 2
Quarterback: 1
Coaching: 1
Total Points: 7.5

Overall: Five Pro Bowlers on a 2-13 team. Something is wrong there. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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