NFL Week 10 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER – LEGIT SUPER BOWL CONTENDERS

1 Pittsburgh (4)

2 Atlanta (5)

3 Baltimore (2)

4 New York Jets (3)

5 New York Giants (7)

SECOND TIER – LEGIT PLAYOFF CONTENDERS

6 New England (1)

7 New Orleans (8)

8 Tennessee (9)

9 Green Bay (11)

10 Philadelphia (15)

11 Indianapolis (6)

THIRD TIER – PLAYOFF POSSIBILITIES

12 Kansas City (10)

13 Chicago (16)

14 Tampa Bay (13)

15 Miami (14)

16 Oakland (18)

17 San Diego (19)

18 Washington (17)

19 St. Louis (21)

20 Jacksonville (20)

21 Houston (12)

22 Minnesota (24)

23 Seattle (22)

24 Arizona (23)

FOURTH TIER – WOULD BE RANKED HIGHER (#18 SPECIFICALLY), BUT NO SHOT AT PLAYOFFS

25 Cleveland (29)

FIFTH TIER – BOTTOM FEEDERS

26 Cincinnati (25)

27 San Francisco (28)

28 Denver (26)

29 Detroit (31)

30 Dallas (27)

SIXTH TIER – THE WORST OF THE WORST

31 Carolina (30)

32 Buffalo (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Philadelphia (5 spots), Cleveland (4 spots), Atlanta and Chicago (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Houston (9 spots), Indianapolis and New England (5 spots), Dallas (3 spots)