Final Regular Season NFL Power Rankings

1. Indianapolis Colts (1): 14-2. The Colts starters will have enough rest, that's for sure. Can Peyton Manning carry the Colts to his second Super Bowl title?

2. San Diego Chargers (2): 13-3. The Chargers finished the season on an 11 game win streak and are a team nobody wants to face. Is this their year?

3. New Orleans Saints (3): 13-3. Here's some bad news for the Saints: no team that has lost their last 3 regular season games has ever won the Super Bowl.

4. Minnesota Vikings (5): 12-4. Thankfully, the Vikings mini collapse didn't affect them as they were able to hold on to the 2nd seed. They looked impressive the final week against the Giants. Can Favre bring the Vikings a Super Bowl title?

5. Dallas Cowboys (6): 11-5. All signs point that this is the year for the Cowboys to win a playoff game. Their first task? At home against their rival Eagles, who surely will be hungry for revenge.

6. Green Bay Packers (8): 11-5. The Packers are one of the most dangerous teams going into the playoffs. First, they must beat the defending NFC Champion Cardinals in their house.

7. Philadelphia Eagles (4): 11-5. The Eagles had a big opportunity to get a first round bye but didn't show up to play in Dallas. Now, they have a chance at revenge.

8. Cincinnati Bengals (7): 10-6. The Bengals didn't look to motivated in New York and got dominated. Chad Ochocinco will try to redeem himself in a rematch against Darrell Revis.

9. New England Patriots (10): 10-6. The loss of Wes Welker is huge for this team as they needed him down the stretch. They have a tough first round game against the Ravens.

10. Arizona Cardinals (9): 10-6. Can the Cardinals duplicate their Super Bowl last year? It won't be easy. It starts with the explosive Packers coming to town.

11. Baltimore Ravens (13): 9-7. The Ravens were able to sneak into the playoffs, and now they get a chance for revenge in New England.

12. New York Jets (16): 9-7. The Jets dominated the Bengals to clinch a playoff berth and must like their odds they get to play them again. The defense will keep them in games.

13. Houston Texans (14): 9-7. The Texans missed the playoffs, but on the bright side had their first winning record in franchise history. Is next year finally the year?

14. Pittsburgh Steelers (12): 9-7. The Steelers could never recover enough to make the playoffs after losing 5 straight games and it cost them a playoff berth. They will be back in 2010.

15. Atlanta Falcons (15): 9-7. Injuries plagued this team all season and it cost them a trip to the playoffs. They will be dangerous next season. Lock it up.

16. Carolina Panthers (20): 8-8. Panthers fans can only wonder how the season would be different had Matt Moore been the starter all along. It looks like Jake Delhommes career in Carolina is finished.

17. Denver Broncos (11): 8-8. After a season in which the Broncos were the surprise of the league at 6-0, they collapsed for the 2nd straight season and missed the playoffs. Brandon Marshall might have played his last game in Denver.

18. Tennessee Titans (17): 8-8. With Vince Young starting next season, the Titans will fight for a playoff berth again. Can Chris Johnson get 2000 yards again?

19. New York Giants (18): 8-8. The Giants couldn't have ended the season any worse as they gave up 40 points the last two games. They miss Steve Spagnoula bad.

20. San Francisco 49ers (22): 8-8. Look out for this team in 2010. They will fight for the NFC West title.

21. Miami Dolphins (19): 7-9. Chad Henne was impressive and his first season and will only get better. It will also help to have Ronnie Brown back.

22. Jacksonville Jaguars (21): 7-9. This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Jags and they overachieved by fighting for a playoff berth.

23. Chicago Bears (23): 7-9. Jay Cutler finished off the season strong after having a disappointing first season with the Bears. Can he carry that into next season?

24. Buffalo Bills (25): 6-10. Just a day after the conclusion of the season, the Bills didn't wait as they cleaned house and fired their entire coaching staff. Bills fans are praying for Bill Cowher to be the next head coach.

25. Cleveland Browns (26): 5-11. The Browns finished the season winning their last four games, and things are looking up with Mike Holmgren at GM. Will Eric Mangini keep his job? I think he should.

26. Oakland Raiders (27): 5-11. The goal of this season was to see progress out of No.1 pick JaMarcus Russell, and guess what? He showed none.

27. Washington Redskins (24): 4-12. Finally, this disastrous season has come to an end for the Redskins. Even better news, Jim Zorn got fired. Big shocker.

28. Seattle Seahawks (29): 5-11. It appears the Seahawks will have to draft a QB after Matt Hasselbeck looking like his career is over.

29. Kansas City Chiefs (30): 4-12. The best thing that happened to the Chiefs all season was cutting Larry Johnson, opening the door for the emergence of Jamal Charles.

30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (28): 3-13. Raheem Morris had the Bucs playing hard at the end of the season, but was it enough to keep his job?

31. Detroit Lions (31): 2-14. Another year, another disaster season, and another top five pick for the Lions.

32. St.Louis Rams (32): 1-15. This team has so many needs it's hard where to begin. They badly need a quarterback.