The curse of holding the No. 1 spot in Tom Brady's power rankings didn't come into play in Week 17, but TB12 might be eyeing another team as a Super Bowl favorite.

Brady had the Patriots ranked in sixth place in last week's power rankings. So it was a bit of a surprise to see them fall two spots after their comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 16. They overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the Ravens on the road in primetime.

Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 1 of the 2026 playoffs and mocks himself for some preseason misses

"The Jags hit their season high at number two after knocking off the top-ranked Broncos on the road. Building on six straight wins, Jacksonville has a chance to wrap up the AFC South against the Colts this weekend. Could they even swipe the top seed in the AFC? That's a question I didn't think I'd be asking two months ago."

Which NFL teams have the best chances of winning their games on the NFL playoff schedule for the wild-card round? ESPN Analytics has revealed its Matchup Predictor numbers for the six NFL postseason games this week,