The Arizona Cardinals are having one of their worst seasons in recent history, and it is happening when the NFC West might be having its best year. The Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers all have at least 10 wins. All are on track to make the playoffs and all have a real shot at the top seed in the conference.

On a six-game win streak, are the Texans among the top five teams in the NFL entering Sunday afternoon's bout against the Raiders?

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The Arizona Cardinals suffered another blowout loss on Sunday. This time, it was not to an NFC West opponent. It was a 40-20 road loss to the Houston Texans. They have now lost six games in a row and 11 of their last 12. And in new NFL power rankings for Week 16 by USA TODAY's Nate Davis, they have fallen, which is understandable.

Following a 34-26 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, the Denver Broncos are now ranked third in Nate Davis' latest NFL power rankings for USA TODAY Sports. That's up two spots from their No. 5 ranking last week. Here is Davis' commentary on the Broncos going into Week 16:

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On a four-game win streak, are the Texans among the top 10 teams in the NFL entering Sunday Night Football's bout against the Chiefs?