Sunday, December 12, 2010

NFL Week 14 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER – LEGIT SUPER BOWL CONTENDERS

1 Atlanta (1)

2 New England (3)

3 Pittsburgh (5)

4 Baltimore (4)

5 New York Jets (2)

6 New York Giants (7)

7 New Orleans (6)

8 Chicago (9)

9 Philadelphia (8)

10 Green Bay (10)

SECOND TIER – LEGIT PLAYOFF CONTENDERS

11 Kansas City (14)

12 Jacksonville (15)

13 Indianapolis (13)

14 Tampa Bay (11)

15 San Diego (12)

16 St. Louis (18)

17 Miami (16)

18 Seattle (23)

19 Oakland (19)

THIRD TIER – PLAYOFF LONGSHOTS

20 Washington (20)

21 Minnesota (22)

22 Houston (21)

23 Tennessee (17)

FOURTH TIERWON’T MAKE PLAYOFFS, BUT NOT THE WORST OF THE WORST

24 Dallas (24)

25 Cleveland (25)

26 Buffalo (26)

FIFTH TIER – BOTTOM FEEDERS

27 San Francisco (27)

28 Arizona (28)

29 Detroit (29)

30 Denver (30)

31 Cincinnati (31)

32 Carolina (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Seattle (5 spots), Jacksonville and Kansas City (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Tennessee (6 spots), San Diego and Tampa Bay (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AFC East (50)

2 NFC South (54)

3 NFC East (59)

4 AFC North (63)

5 NFC North (68)

6 AFC South (70)

7 AFC West (75)

8 NFC West (89)

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