NFL Power Rankings: Looking at All 32 Teams Entering Week 15

Dec 11, 2016; Green Bay, WS, USA; Green Bay Packers player Clay Matthews offers a helping hand to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson after knocking him to the ground in the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. Mandatory credit: Dan Powers/Post-Crescent via USA TODAY NETWORK /

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Dec 11, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Washington Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson (11) and quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) react after connecting on an 80 yard touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

The Redskins don’t deserve such a drastic NFL power rankings fall, but there are simply other teams who have climbed too sharply to avoid it.

Washington is still in the hunt, and head coach Jay Gruden desperately needed a Week 14 victory to keep his team in the playoff picture. And that’s what he got, with a 27-22 victory over the faltering Eagles.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins is going to have a great offseason, wherever he signs, and his efforts in Philadelphia were equally as commendable. The same goes for wide receiver DeSean Jackson.

The Redskins have a fairly easy schedule over the next two games — the Panthers and Bears — but have a critical Week 17 bout versus the New York Giants.