With only four games left in the season, at least 12 teams can be hypothetically elminiated from the playoffs (some of them mathematically), but that doesn't mean there's no shuffling at the top. 

Once again, some of the top 14 teams lost again (and in some cases, looked awful doing it) which means another week of movement among the playoff teams. 

32. Oakland Raiders (Last Week: 30)

Sorry Raiders, you simply cannot lose by 52 and still only have one win and not be the worst team in the league.

31. Tennessee Titans (LW: 29)

The Titans have now lost six games in a row and have the fourth worst scoring differential. They potentially could be without quarterback Zach Mettenberger on Sunday with a shoulder injury, which would mean the return of Jake Locker. Doesn’t that sentence just make you want to change the channel?

30. New York Jets (LW: 30)

The New York Jets legitimately thought they would win an NFL game by throwing the ball only eight times before the final drive of the game, when Geno Smith did exactly what we all expected him to do: Throw an interception.

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 27)

Tampa Bay has scored the fifth fewest total amount of points of any team this season, and Josh McCown has the fifth worst passer rating among all qualified starters. The only guys he’s worse than? Two rookies: Derek Carr and Blake Bortles, and Geno Smith. The defense has actually been much better in the second half of the season but the offense has been dreadful.

28. Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 32)

Blake Bortles picked up a really nice win over the Giants on Sunday, and his mechanics improved as the game went on, but for the majority of the season, Bortles has been a turnover machine, and his mechanics have totally regressed from where they were even heading into the draft.

27. Washington Redskins (LW: 28)

It doesn’t matter if Dan Marino were to come out of retirement and play quarterback for this team, he couldn’t do anything to help the secondary or the offensive line, which is holding this team from doing anything. Washington does have two chances for a win coming up against the Rams and Giants, but they won’t finish with more than four wins this season.

26. Carolina Panthers (LW: 26)

For as good as Kelvin Benjamin has been, the Panthers are still getting outscored by 8.6 points per game, which is the third highest rate of any team. The defense is allowing teams to score at will, and then there’s the fact that they had two punts blocked against the Vikings that were returned for touchdowns. Even in an awful NFC South, the Panthers won’t see five wins this year.

25. New York Giants (LW: 25)

It seems strange that the Giants could lose to the Jaguars, last week’s bottom team, and not drop any spots, but I still don’t feel worse about them than Carolina or Washington. Tom Coughlin will probably be out of a job at the end of this season, but he’s not the type of person to totally give up on a season. New York will still be feisty enough to keep teams on their toes, but there’s not enough talent on defense or on the offensive line to turn any of them into wins.

24. Chicago Bears (LW: 20)

For all the talent on this team, the Bears actually have a worse scoring differential than Washington and the Giants now, which really shouldn’t be happening. The secondary is one of the worst units in the league and even with Matt Forte, Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery, they struggle to keep up in games. The Lions walked all over them, and it had been two games since Detroit scored a touchdown.

23. Minnesota Vikings (LW: 24)

I continue to have serious problems with Mike Zimmer’s offense in Minnesota (Teddy Bridgewater looks like a high school quarterback) but this defense is really shaping up to be a good unit. It’s far too late in the season now, but the defense could give the Lions some problems in two weeks as they try to make a playoff push.

22. Atlanta Falcons (LW: 23)

Atlanta has suddenly won three out of its past five games, but the home loss to Cleveland really stings now after New Orleans went on the road and beat the Steelers. It’s looking more and more likely that the Week 16 matchup between the Falcons and Saints decides the division.

21. St. Louis Rams (LW: 21)

The Rams don’t get a boost this week, unfortunately. It was an impressive win over the Raiders, but it was the Raiders after all. Stacked against the Saints and Texans, I just feel much better about those two teams’ offenses than St. Louis,’ and they’re actually in contention for a playoff spot, unlike the Rams.

20. New Orleans Saints (LW: 22)

Heading into Sunday’s game, it was clear the Steelers wanted to take away Jimmy Graham, and they did just that. However, Drew Brees found a way to get Kenny Stills involved in the offense, and the Saints came away with a win. Le’Veon Bell still ran all over the defense, though, and the lack of run stoppers up front will prevent the Saints back from getting to .500 this year. The winner of the NFC South will likely be 7-9, but there’s no reason the Saints can’t be that team.

19. Houston Texans (LW: 19)

I’m a long ways away in my sports writing career from having a vote for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award, but if I happened to have a vote this year, I’d have a tough time not giving it to J.J. Watt. Andrew Luck makes a very strong case, but Watt single-handedly destroyed the Titans on Sunday (Ryan Fitzpatrick also played a rolein that) but Watt is taking over games by himself. Houston needs a lot of help to find themselves in a Wild Card spot, but Watt still deserves a ton of credit.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 15)

In last week’s rankings, I was touting the fact that the Steelers would get a fourth of their starting defense back healthy after the bye week. It didn’t seem to help. Brees still threw five touchdowns and completed over 70 percent of his passes. With two games left against the Bengals (which they’ll likely split) the Steelers are all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs now. This defense just isn’t good enough.

17. Cleveland Browns (LW: 16)

Johnny Manziel or no Johnny Manziel, there’s no way the Browns beat the Colts this weekend (even though it’s in Cleveland). If the Browns fall to 7-6, that’s the end of their playoff hopes. The run defense still can’t stop anyone, and the run game has totally faltered without Alex Mack to the point that Isaiah Crowell averaged 1.7 yards per carry against the Bills over the weekend. Still, there’s more to like on the defensive side of the ball (especially with Joe Haden on fire) in Cleveland than in Pittsburgh.

16. Buffalo Bills (LW: 18)

This defense is good. Really good. It still bothers me that the offense can be this bad and the Bills have five wins, but I am a Browns fan, so I know what that feels like. I doubt the defense can bring this team to a Wild Card spot, but Doug Marone certainly deserves a lot of credit for keeping that unit productive even after losing Mike Pettine  and Jim O’Neill this offseason.

15. San Diego Chargers (LW: 17)

The Chargers did exactly what they had to do on Sunday: win in Baltimore. They now close out the season with the Patriots, Broncos, 49ers and Chiefs, which is one of the toughest finishing stretches in the league, but Philip Rivers deserves credit this week for keeping San Diego alive.

14. Baltimore Ravens (LW: 14)

After weeks of pointing at the secondary, my skepticism finally paid off when Rivers led the game-winning drive Sunday. If Baltimore loses to Miami in Miami this weekend, their playoff aspirations will be crushed, and I don’t have much faith in the secondary or in Baltimore’s passing offense to get it done.

13. San Francisco 49ers (LW: 13)

That embarrassing loss on Thanksgiving was definitely a blow to San Francisco’s Wild Card hopes, but they are just a more talented team than Baltimore or San Diego, which keeps them toward the top. With all the pass-catching options around him, though, it amazes me that Colin Kaepernick hasn’t thrown more than one touchdown in a game since Oct. 13.

12. Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 10)

Kansas City has now lost two games in a row, but they’re still up with Miami to be my two favorites to make the playoffs in the Wild Card. After their most recent loss to Denver, the Chiefs have to realize they need to get the ball more often to Jamaal Charles. If they do that, they’ll easily win two of their final four games.

11. Miami Dolphins (LW: 12)

The Dolphins are only one of six teams in the league to allow fewer than 20 points a game, and Ryan Tannehill has now completed at least 70 percent of his passes in five consecutive games. If it can continue to control the clock and play good defense, Miami has the tie breakers to easily get the Wild Card.

10. Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 11)

One way or another, the Bengals are winning games. It’s that simple. With two remaining games against the Steelers, they should be able to split those matchups and wrap up the AFC North.

9. Arizona Cardinals (LW: 8)

The Cardinals continue to slide down the rankings while Drew Stanton continues to struggle. They might have enough defense to keep things afloat until the playoffs, but if they want to get back to Super Bowl contender-level, Stanton has to figure something out. And soon.

8. Seattle Seahawks (LW: 9)

After this week’s games, Seattle is sixth in defensive DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average), according to Football Outsiders, which is certainly an improvement over the first part of the year. It completely shut down Kaepernick and the 49ers on Thanksgiving. The drawback is still the passing offense. There’s just a lack of receiving talent without Percy Harvin there.

7. Dallas Cowboys (LW: 5)

Tony Romo and the Cowboys rocketed up to inside the top five of my power rankings a few weeks ago, and have now lost three out of their past five games. They only mustered 10 points against an Eagles defense that is just 19th in scoring defense and allows 23.8 points per game. With the Lions and Seahawks both at 8-4, the Cowboys likely have to get to 11 wins if they want to feel safe about making the playoffs.

6. Detroit Lions (LW: 7)

Detroit’s defense remains first in DVOA, which proves that they are the best unit in the league. The offense also finally got back on track, with Calvin Johnson scoring twice. With the weapons at their disposal on offense and the consistency on defense, Detroit should certainly get one of the Wild Card spots, especially with two upcoming games against the Buccaneers and Vikings.

5. Indianapolis Colts (LW: 6)

The Colts certainly aren’t a well-rounded team, and they don’t do anything particularly well outside of the passing game. But Andrew Luck has been so good it really doesn’t matter. Indianapolis is the highest scoring offense in the league, and Dan Herron has now averaged 5.4 and 11.0 yards per carry in his first two starts without Ahmad Bradshaw, respectively, which adds another dimension to the offense.

4. Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 4)

Nick Foles still hasn’t been cleared to play, but there’s no arguing with the fact that the Eagles have nine wins. If they beat the Cowboys again in two weeks, they’ll stroll into the playoffs with Foles likely back for the postseason.

3. Denver Broncos (LW: 3)

No change here for the Broncos. While the emergence of C.J. Anderson and the rushing game has been nice, Denver hasn’t been as impressive as New England or Green Bay. However, for my fellow analysts that like to down-play the running back position, I urge you to look at the tape on Anderson versus Ronnie Hillman and Montee Ball. Not every mid-tier NFL running back is replaceable.

2. New England Patriots (LW: 1)

The Patriots and Packers flip spots this week, simply because the Packers beat them. Sunday’s game was a toss-up. If Rob Gronkowski hangs on to that pass in the fourth quarter, the Patriots win, but there were also a couple missed opportunities by Green Bay that could have extended their league. This was likely a preview of the Super Bowl, so I’m not knocking the Patriots, but the Packers are just better right now.

1. Green Bay Packers (LW: 2)

Aaron Rodgers has thrown 20 touchdowns and no interceptions at home this season. If Green Bay is able to lock up the top seed in the NFC, I don’t see them losing in Lambeau in the playoffs. This team is on fire on offense, and Eddie Lacy has now averaged at least 4.7 yards per carry in each of his past three games. The defense is still allowing over 22 points per game, but the offense is scoring 31.7, so it’s no cause for concern at this point.