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Jarrett Bailey

Jan 1, 2024, 2:03 PM

2024 NFL New Year’s power rankings: Another Baltimore blowout

USA TODAY Sports NFL New Year Andy Lyons Cary Edmondson

Happy New Year, ya filthy animals. Wait, wrong movie, my apologies (there aren’t many movies centered around New Year’s day).

Puns aside, we are on the last few strides of the NFL relay, and the respective playoff pictures in both conferences still have blank spaces that need colored in. For the final time in 2023 (and the first time in 2024) here are the Sunday Night power rankings as we head into the final week of the NFL regular season.

32. Carolina Panthers

(Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports)

31. Washington Commanders

(Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports)

30. New York Giants

(Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)

29. New England Patriots

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28. Los Angeles Chargers

(Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

27. Atlanta Falcons

(Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)

26. Tennessee Titans

(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

25. New York Jets

(Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY NETWORK)

24. Arizona Cardinals

(Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)

23. Minnesota Vikings

(Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports)

22. Las Vegas Raiders

(Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports)

21. Chicago Bears

(Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports)

20. New Orleans Saints

(Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports)

19. Denver Broncos

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18. Cincinnati Bengals

(Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images)

17. Seattle Seahawks

(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

15. Pittsburgh Steelers

(Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)

14. Indianapolis Colts

(Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

13. Green Bay Packers

(Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

12. Jacksonville Jaguars

11. Houston Texans

(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

10. Philadelphia Eagles

(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

9. Los Angeles Rams

(Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)

8. Cleveland Browns

(Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports)

7. Miami Dolphins

(Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

6. Kansas City Chiefs

(Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)

5. Dallas Cowboys

(Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

4. Detroit Lions

(Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

3. Buffalo Bills

(Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports)

2. San Francisco 49ers

(Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports)

1. Baltimore Ravens

(Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports)

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