NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Bengals hit new lows

The Bengals played one of their closest games in quite a while when they went into Los Angeles and gave the Chargers a serious scare. Cincinnati never had a lead, but they were on the cusp of taking it on several occasions, especially late in the game.

It still marked the Bengals’ fifth-straight loss and seventh loss out of the last eight games. They are now far more likely to end up with a top 10 pick than a playoff spot, which you would’ve had a hard time picturing when this team was 4-1.

They also now sit below the Browns as the last team in the AFC North as Cleveland. As a result, the Bengals’ place in the power rankings are predictably low, but a few rankings actually decided to raise…