NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Cowboys find their grove, 49ers stunned by Falcons

1. Baltimore Ravens (1)

Clinching the AFC North with ease was expected by the Baltimore Ravens during Thursday’s win over the New York Jets, and this team is certainly going to be fun to watch in January, especially when it comes to Lamar Jackson.

Despite some minor concerns over possibly missing Week 15 due to an injury, Jackson displayed another one of his monster games against the Jets by tossing five touchdown passes to make it clear once again that he deserves to take home MVP honors when the time comes.

All season, Jackson has found numerous ways to help Baltimore’s offense shred opponents, and even if the argument can be made that New York’s defense isn’t the most impressive group in the world, the Ravens were still fun to watch.

Baltimore received all sorts of criticism back in the offseason for their decision to move on from Joe Flacco so quickly to pave the way for Jackson, but no one seems to be questioning the decision anymore.

The Ravens still have plenty to prove come playoff time since this will be a whole new season, but if the offense continues to play like they did to defeat the Jets, Baltimore will easily be viewed as the favorites to punch their ticket to Miami.