NFL Power Rankings for Week 15: Niners are for real; Lions surging up

PHILADELPHIA — After the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins back in Week 13, they actually dropped in the Locked On NFL Power Rankings because of the injury quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered.

That led Brock Purdy to assume the starting role, leaving voters hesitant about the Niners’ chances the rest of the year. Yet, Purdy and the Niners quickly alleviated those doubts with a dominant win over Tom Brady and the Bucs in Week 14.

Moving back up the rankings with the 49ers include the Los Angeles Chargers, who had a big primetime win over Miami on Sunday night, as well as the Detroit Lions. The Lions started the year 1-6 and are now 5-1 over their last six with their latest victory coming against the Vikings on Sunday.

Who else moved up and down this week? 

This year, the NFL hosts across the Locked On Podcast Network will vote weekly to rank all 32 NFL teams in our Locked On NFL Power Rankings. 

Our local Locked On NFL hosts ranked their 1-32 power rankings and the averages created the official power rankings. Check back each week for the rankings.

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Last week result: 48-22 win over GiantsRanking last week: 1Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 1/2

The Eagles are in the No. 1 spot for a second-straight week after yet another dominant victory, this time over the Giants. The Eagles are the clear No. 1 right now and it’s not hard to see why as Jalen Hurts, now the MVP-favorite, continues to lead his team to victory.

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Last week result: 34-28 win over Ranking last week: 2Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 2/5

The Chiefs looked great off the bat in Denver before they allowed the Broncos all the way back into the game. It looked like they were clearly shaking off the anger of last week’s lost to the Bengals but then they slipped. Something to be concerned about? Not according to our voters yet, they’re still No. 2.

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Last week result: 20-12 win over NYJRanking last week: 3Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 2/5

Josh Allen and the Bills still aren’t satisfied with the way they’re playing but they still came out with a 20-12 win over a tough Jets team on Sunday. The Bills are now firmly in control of the AFC East after back to back Dolphins losses. They’ll be competing with the Chiefs the rest of the year for the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

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Last week result: 23-10 win over CLERank last week: 5Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 1/5

The Cincinnati Bengals keep grinding out wins and that even earned them a first place vote from one Locked On NFL host. That helped them move up one spot over the Cowboys, who struggled against the Texans. Cincinnati is looking to get back to the Super Bowl and they’re showing why they could.

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Last week result: 27-23 win over HOURanking last week: 4Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 3/7

The Cowboys did not look good on Sunday but they came out with the win over the Texans. You could say they were due for a bad game, yet they still won. So maybe that says a lot about this Dallas team. They drop one spot, getting jumped by the Bengals but still find themselves in our top five.

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Last week result: 35-7 win over TBRanking last week: 7Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 4/7

This 49ers team is clearly one of the NFL’s best. Even without Jimmy G, they have been able to dominate the Dolphins and Bucs in back to back weeks with Brock Purdy in at QB. Can Purdy keep this up? We’ll see as we head into the final stretch, but this 49ers team is for real.

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Last week result: 34-23 loss to DETRanking last week: 6Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 6/9

The Vikings fell victim to the surging Detroit Lions on Sunday 34-23 in Detroit. Minnesota is still 10-3 on the year and definitely a top 10 team. They just dropped one spot to No. 7 this week. They’ll look to get back on track against the Colts.

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Last week result: 23-17 loss to LACRanking last week: 8Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 7/9

The Dolphins have now lost two straight and are in danger of losing a spot in the top 10 as they go through this gauntlet section of their schedule that only continues this upcoming weekend with the Bills on the road. They’re now 8-5 on the year and with a loss against Buffalo on Saturday, they’ll likely lose any chance at winning the AFC East. But pulling off another win over Buffalo would change things immensely. 

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Last week result: 16-14 win over PITRanking last week: 9Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 6/10

The Ravens grinded out another win on Sunday over the Steelers 16-14. Steelers starting QB Kenny Pickett was knocked out at the beginning of the game with a concussion. Ravens backup QB Tyler Huntley played a majority of the game, filling in for Lamar Jackson, before Huntley was also knocked out of the game. The Ravens were able to avoid a comeback win for the Steelers to move to 9-4 on the year.

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Last week result: 23-17 win over MIARanking last week: 14Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 12/17

The Chargers picked up a big win over the Dolphins in primetime on Sunday to get back above .500. This win may be big for the playoff picture. Now, L.A. has a favorable end to their schedule as they try make the wild card and even make a run for the top wild card slot.

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Last week result: 20-12 loss to BUFRanking last week: 11Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 10/15

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Last week result: 30-24 loss to CARRanking last week: 12Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 11/18

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Last week result: 34-23 win over MINRanking last week: 17Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 12/17

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Last week result: BYERanking last week: 15Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 11/18

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Last week result: 27-13 win over ARIRanking last week: 18Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 13/16

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Last week result: 35-7 loss to SFRanking last week: 13Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 11/20

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Last week result: 36-22 loss to JACRanking last week: 10Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 11/20

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Last week result: 48-22 loss to PHIRanking last week: 16Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 12/19

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Last week result: BYERanking last week: 19Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 14/20

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Last week result: 23-10 loss to CINRanking last week: 20Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 20/22

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Last week result: 16-14 loss to BALRanking last week: 21Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 19/23

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Last week result: BYERanking last week: 22Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 18/23

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Last week result: 36-22 win over TENRanking last week: 26Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 19/27

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Last week result: BYERanking last week: 25Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 22/26

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Last week result: 17-16 loss to LARRanking last week: 24Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 23/29

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Last week result: 30-24 win over SEARanking last week: 28Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 24/28

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Last week result: 17-16 win over LVRanking last week: 29Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 25/28

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Last week result: 27-13 loss to NERanking last week: 23Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 25/29

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Last week result: BYERanking last week: 27Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 24/30

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Last week result: BYERanking last week: 30Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 29/31

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Last week result: 34-28 loss to KCRanking last week: 31Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 29/31

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Last week result: 27-23 loss to DALRanking last week: 32Highest/lowest vote in power rankings poll: 32/32

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