NFL Power Rankings: Final Regular Season Edition

(3-13). Previous: 27th. Oakland Raiders. 27. team. 28. Cut the Raiders some slack. They played a league-high 13 games against teams that finished .500 or better in 2014, going 3-10 in those games. – ESPN

Chicago Bears. 26. team. 57. Marc Trestman is out after two seasons. No coach in Bears history had a defense allow more points per game than Trestman (28.8). – ESPN. (5-11). Previous: 26th

Strong finish for the Vikes, their fans and their rookie head coach. I still remember when Mike Zimmer was a first-year defensive backs coach for the Dallas Cowboys 20 years ago. He did a great job with Larry Brown, Kevin Smith, Darren Woodson and James Washington. Dallas fielded the league’s No. 1 defense that season. Nine years later, he had already moved up to defensive coordinator, but new head coach Bill Parcells wanted to shift the D to a 3-4 front. Eventually, Parcells chose to trust Zim and his 4-3 … and was rewarded with a No. 1 ranking. Nebraska came after Zimmer to be a head coach then. He stayed in Big D. Ten years later, he has made the most of his first HC gig. Minnesota is lucky to have him. – NFL. (7-9). Previous: 25th. Minnesota Vikings. 25. team. 60