NFL Week Fourteen power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous ratings in parentheses.

FIRST TIER: BEST OF THE BEST
1 New Orleans (1)
2 Indianapolis (2)
3 Minnesota (3)
SECOND TIER: SOLID PLAYOFF CONTENDERS
4 San Diego (8)
5 Arizona (7)
6 Cincinnati (6)
7 Philadelphia (8)
THIRD TIER: POTENTIAL PLAYOFF CONTENDERS
8 Denver (13)
9 New England (5)
10 NY Giants (15)
11 Green Bay (11)
12 Dallas (10)
13 Pittsburgh (9)
14 Baltimore (12)
15 Jacksonville (17)
16 Miami (19)
17 NY Jets (21)
THIRD TIER: VERY DISTANT PLAYOFF POSSIBILITIES
18 Tennessee (14)
19 Atlanta (16)
20 Houston (18)
FOURTH TIER: VERY BAD, BUT NOT THE WORST
21 San Francisco (20)
22 Seattle (25)
23 Washington (22)
24 Carolina (24)
25 Chicago (23)
FIFTH TIER: TEAMS WITHOUT ANY REDEEMING VALUE WHATSOEVER
26 Buffalo (26)
27 Oakland (28)
28 Kansas City (27)
29 Tampa Bay (29)
30 Detroit (30)
31 St. Louis (31)
32 Cleveland (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Denver and NY Giants (5 spots), NY Jets and San Diego (4 spots), Miami and Seattle (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: New England, Pittsburgh and Tennessee (4 spots), Atlanta (3 spots)