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NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Chiefs gripping No. 1 tightly and the Jets won a game

By Cody Williams

Dec 20, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after a score against the New Orleans Saints during the second half at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after a score against the New Orleans Saints during the second half at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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56. . . Previous: 30th. Cincinnati Bengals. 30. team

Play on Monday Night vs. Steelers – It’s not like the Cincinnati Bengals were going to win a lot of games with Joe Burrow at the helm of the offense but the rookie No. 1 overall pick at least provided some entertainment and reason to watch. Now that he’s injured and out for the rest of 2020, there is no such reason.

Brandon Allen has been bad and that’s been exacerbated by the fact that Joe Mixon has also been out of the lineup. The Bengals are simply in a bad spot with the same bad offensive and defensive lines that plagued them a season ago but now with worse quarterback play and without a bell-cow running back to lean on.

On Monday Night Football in Week 15, the Bengals will cap off the week as they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Given the state of Cincinnati, it feels safe to say that this one isn’t going to be pretty.

Sure, the Jets picked up a win but that’s a team that has been getting at least marginally better throughout the year. Cincinnati has been heading in the other direction and it would be even more shocking if they were to win another game in 2020.

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