NFL Power Rankings: Packers Remain No. 1, Kansas City Chiefs Fall To No. 24

The Green Bay Packers are predictably atop every single NFL Power Ranking you will ever find at this point in the season, and the latest Week 17 NFL Power Poll is no exception. What has changed, however, is the ranking of the Kansas City Chiefs over the course of the season to fall lower and lower with each passing week — at least it seems.

This week they are at No. 24 after the Raiders loss and it’s now clear that they will likely remain in the bottom 10 teams in the NFL no matter what happens this week against Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium. The Chiefs players can certainly help Romeo Crennel’s cause by playing well and winning two of their last three, including the only loss of the Packers on the season, but it’s not enough to even climb from the AFC West basement.

Last week the Chiefs were No. 23 on the list, so this situation is really nothing new.

Week 17 NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs Take Hit In ESPN List

The Kansas City Chiefs are licking their wounds following a tough 16-13 overtime loss against the Oakland Raiders on Saturday. With the loss came the end of the playoff hopes for the 2011 Chiefs team.

The power rankings lists are trickling out for the final week of the regular season. Understandably, the Chiefs are dropping in various placements. Surprisingly, they only dropped one slot on the ESPN power rankings leading into Week 17. They fall to No. 23 overall, down from No. 22 last week. Here's what ESPN has to say:

Beating Green Bay was great, but the Chiefs needed to further validate themselves with a win over Oakland and failed.

The full ESPN list looks like this:

1. Green Bay Packers
2. New Orleans Saints
2. San Francisco 49ers
4. New England Patriots
5. Baltimore Ravens
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Detroit Lions
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. Houston Texans
10. Cincinnati Bengals
11. Dallas Cowboys
12. New York Giants
13. Denver Broncos
14. Oakland Raiders
15. Tennessee Titans
16. New York Jets
17. Philadelphia Eagles
18. Seattle Seahawks
19. San Diego Chargers
20. Arizona Cardinals
21. Carolina Panthers
22. Chicago Bears
23. Kansas City Chiefs
24. Miami Dolphins
25. Buffalo Bills
26. Washington Redskins
27. Jacksonville Jaguars
28. Cleveland Browns
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30. Minnesota Vikings
31. Indianapolis Colts
32. St. Louis Rams

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Week 17 NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs Plummet In Rankings After Loss To Oakland

The Kansas City Chiefs watched their record drop to 6-9 and their postseason hopes disappear following their Week 16 loss. They didn't fare much better in the Week 17 NFL power rankings.