Last rankings of the year and it's the Eagles on top. We had Philly No. 3 at the beginning of the season, so we feel pretty good on that one.

The Rams were obviously the big miss. St. Louis entered the season as our No. 1 team in the Power Rankings and struggled to a 7-9 finish and a tie for the 24th spot. So we aren't perfect, oh well.

Anyway, on to the rankings. If you want to see last week's rankings, click here. To see our preseason rankings, click here. Also, if two teams are ranked in the same spot, it's not a mistake, it means they're tied.

2002 Power Rankings: Week 18
	Rank	Team	Rec.	Comment
	1	Eagles	12-4-0	Eight of the last 12 NFC teams with home-field advantage have made the Super Bowl.
	2	Raiders	11-5-0	Raiders' offense has been much more balanced in recent weeks. It cost Rich Gannon a chance to break Marino's record, but it could help in the playoffs.
	3	Buccaneers	12-4-0	Win over the Bears was big. Bucs get first-round bye and break their streak of 20 straight losses when it's under 40 degrees.
	4	Packers	12-4-0	Ouch -- Packers go from a chance at home-field throughout the playoffs to having to play a first-round game.
	4	Titans	11-5-0	At 1-4 and coming off a 31-14 loss to the Redskins, there couldn't have been too many people predicting a first-round bye in the playoffs for Tennessee.
	6	Steelers	10-5-1	The saying goes that it's difficult to beat a team three times. Steelers fans better hope that's not true.
	7	Jets	9-7-0	As important as Chad Pennington's emergence has been, the return to health and prominence of Curtis Martin is as significant.
	8	Giants	10-6-0	Jeremy Shockey is a loudmouth, but he's flat out good and might be the biggest reason why the Giants are in the playoffs.
	9	Colts	10-6-0	The loss of Qadry Ismail could hurt the Colts in the playoffs. He's not great, but it will make Indy that much more dependent on Marvin Harrison.
	10	49ers	10-6-0	If the 49ers go down in the first round -- and it looks like they could -- Steve Mariucci could be in serious trouble.
	11	Falcons	9-6-1	Falcons fans can't be too confident after their team lost its way into the playoffs.
	12	Browns	9-7-0	In a strange NFL season, it's still sort of hard to believe that the Browns are in the playoffs. But they're clearly a different team with a solid running game.
	13	Patriots	9-7-0	It's pretty clear that the Patriots need to get some weapons around Tom Brady. The trick plays can only work for so long.
	14	Broncos	9-7-0	Clinton Portis was a big shining bright spot in what has to be considered a disappointing season in Denver.
	15	Dolphins	9-7-0	NFL's leading rusher and leading sack man and they didn't make the playoffs.
	16	Saints	9-7-0	We've noticed a distinct lack of e-mail from New Orleans in the last few weeks. Maybe there's some computer virus that's only affecting the Big Easy?
	17	Chiefs	8-8-0	Trent Green's status in Kansas City should be watched. He's due an $8 million roster bonus which the Chiefs will surely want to reduce.
	18	Bills	8-8-0	Biggest offseason question: What to do with Peerless Price? Do you re-sign him and sink all your money in the offense or do you concentrate on the defense?
	19	Chargers	8-8-0	With LT and Drew Brees there's plenty to look forward to. But the Chargers might want to improve their NFL-worst pass defense.
	20	Ravens	7-9-0	Ravens will get a lot of preseason playoff publicity next season.
	21	Seahawks	7-9-0	Second highest rated passer in the NFC? Try Matt Hasselbeck, who has opened some eyes this year.
	22	Redskins	7-9-0	It will be interesting to see what Steve Spurrier does this offseason.
	23	Vikings	6-10-0	Moral victories are hard to swallow some times, but the Vikings should have a lot of momentum heading into next season.
	24	Panthers	7-9-0	Panthers fans have to be pretty excited about next season when the playoffs could be a reasonable goal.
	24	Rams	7-9-0	The Rams will be an interesting team to watch this offseason, with Kurt Warner's status with the team drawing the most attention.
	26	Jaguars	6-10-0	If the Jags want to separate GM and coach, Dennis Green might not be the best fit.
	27	Cardinals	5-11-0	Signing Marcel Shipp is a good sign for Cardinals fans. Arizona certainly hasn't been known for being proactive in signing young players.
	28	Cowboys	5-11-0	Bill Parcells will make the Cowboys instantly better, no question.
	29	Bears	4-12-0	Henry Burris is a nice story, but we gotta figure he's not the long-term answer at QB for the Bears.
	30	Texans	4-12-0	Pretty decent season for the Texans to build on.
	31	Lions	3-13-0	Maybe Marty Mornhinweg deserves another season, but 0-16 on the road in two seasons is pretty bad.
	32	Bengals	2-14-0	Is Cincinnati's new coach going to have anything more to work with than Dick LeBeau?