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NFL Power Rankings: A Week 16 Look at All 32 Teams

By Peter Panacy

Dec 18, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) after the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field. The Patriots won 16-3. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) after the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field. The Patriots won 16-3. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 18, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid looks on during the second half against the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium. The Titans won 19-17. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid looks on during the second half against the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium. The Titans won 19-17. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

6. team. 124. . 10-4. . Kansas City Chiefs

So let me get this straight… the Titans failed on a two-point conversion to tie things up in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, and the Chiefs still managed to lose 19-17?

Yeah, that happened.

An almost-always stout Kansas City couldn’t stop a perfectly executed two-minute drill by Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, despite Tennessee being out of timeouts. And all that led to a game-winning, last-second field goal by Titans kicker Ryan Succop from 53 yards out.

Ouch.

But FanSided’s Matt Verderame puts a lot of the blame on quarterback Alex Smith:

True, Smith wasn’t good at all. He was 15-of-28 for 163 yards and an interception. And with the loss, Kansas City watched its grasp on the AFC West slip away.

It sure hurt in NFL power rankings too.