{"id":259788,"date":"2025-12-20T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=259788"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T00:27:37","slug":"nfl-offensive-line-power-rankings-in-week-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/12\/20\/nfl-offensive-line-power-rankings-in-week-16\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Offensive Line Power Rankings in Week 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we head into Week 16, trench play is starting to separate real contenders from pretenders. These offensive lines have been dominant all season, either paving lanes in the run game, holding up in pass protection, or both. Here\u2019s a look at the units trending up at the perfect time of the year.<\/p>\n

Week 16 NFL Power Rankings: Offensive Line<\/h2>\n

1. Denver Broncos<\/a><\/strong> – Continue to dominate up front. Garett Bolles is PFF\u2019s second-highest-graded tackle, and Quinn Meinerz is the highest-graded guard in the league.<\/p>\n

2. Indianapolis Colts<\/a><\/strong> – A top-five unit in run block win rate, led by Penei Sewell, who leads all offensive linemen in PFF run-blocking grade.<\/p>\n

3. Los Angeles Rams<\/a><\/strong> – This offensive line continues to improve each week and is gelling at the perfect time. Warren McClendon Jr. ranks second among tackles in run block win rate.<\/p>\n

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Also, check out our Top 20 defenses<\/a> in our Week 16 NFL Power Rankings!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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4. Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/strong> – Have moved to No. 1 in run block win rate despite passing-game struggles. Ryan Kelly is playing at an All-Pro level, anchoring the interior.<\/p>\n

5. Buffalo Bills<\/a><\/strong> – Dominant in the run game all season, leading the NFL in rushing yards per game while rankingin the\u00a0 top three in run block win rate.<\/p>\n

6. Chicago Bears<\/a><\/strong> – The engine behind the offense, ranking top two in both pass block and run block win rate.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7. Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a><\/strong> – Continuing to trend upward, now top 10 in both pass and run block win rate, led by Ezra Cleveland.<\/p>\n

8. Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/strong> – A down year compared to expectations, especially in the run game, where they are averaging just 4.1 yards per carry.<\/p>\n

9. Seattle Seahawks<\/a><\/strong> – The most improved offensive line, jumping from near the bottom of the league in 2024 to one of the top units in 2025.<\/p>\n

10. Atlanta Falcons<\/a><\/strong> – Chris Lindstrom leads the group and is currently graded as a top-three guard according to PFF.<\/p>\n

For more great football analysis, check out DrRoto.com<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we head into Week 16, trench play is starting to separate real contenders from pretenders. These offensive lines have been dominant all season, either paving lanes in the run game, holding up in pass protection, or both. Here\u2019s a look at the units trending up at the perfect time of the year. Week 16 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5637,"featured_media":259797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33916],"tags":[2320,2318],"class_list":["post-259788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-power-rankings","tag-nfl-schedule","tag-offensive-line"],"modified_by":"Doug Henderson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259800,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259788\/revisions\/259800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}