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

BIGGEST RISERS: Tennessee (5 spots), San Diego (4 spots) and Denver (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: NY Giants (6 spots), Jacksonville (4 spots), Carolina and Chicago (3 spots)