NFL Power Rankings for Week 17: Playoff hopefuls in free-fall
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Week 16 ranking: 11
Defining moment: A 2-point conversion to win in Week 1.
This play set the tone for the season. First-year head coach Brian Daboll went for two points and the win (on a Saquon Barkley run) in the final minutes of the opener at Tennessee. For a team that has struggled to win close games in recent seasons, this was the sign that these Giants were different. They parlayed that emotional victory into a 6-1 start to the season, with all six wins being in one-score games. -- Jordan Raanan
Week 16 ranking: 17
Defining moment: The 2022 draft.
The Jets landed three impact players -- CB Sauce Gardner, WR Garrett Wilson and RB Breece Hall -- providing a foundation for the future. Wilson and Gardner could become only the second pair of teammates in the past 50-plus years to earn Offensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in the same season. The rookies have highlighted a wild campaign, one that has included a four-game losing streak (current), a four-game winning streak and four different playing quarterbacks. The fall of QB Zach Wilson also could be considered a defining storyline. -- Rich Cimini
Updated NFL Power Rankings: A shakeup in the top 3, plus 2022's defining moments
With two weeks to go in the regular season, which teams sit atop the Week 17 Power Rankings? Plus, what moment from 2022 defines every team's year.
10. New York Giants (8-6-1)
Week 16 ranking: 11
Defining moment: A 2-point conversion to win in Week 1.
This play set the tone for the season. First-year head coach Brian Daboll went for two points and the win (on a Saquon Barkley run) in the final minutes of the opener at Tennessee. For a team that has struggled to win close games in recent seasons, this was the sign that these Giants were different. They parlayed that emotional victory into a 6-1 start to the season, with all six wins being in one-score games. -- Jordan Raanan
16. New York Jets (7-8)
Week 16 ranking: 17
Defining moment: The 2022 draft.
The Jets landed three impact players -- CB Sauce Gardner, WR Garrett Wilson and RB Breece Hall -- providing a foundation for the future. Wilson and Gardner could become only the second pair of teammates in the past 50-plus years to earn Offensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in the same season. The rookies have highlighted a wild campaign, one that has included a four-game losing streak (current), a four-game winning streak and four different playing quarterbacks. The fall of QB Zach Wilson also could be considered a defining storyline. -- Rich Cimini
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