NFL Week 15 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER – LEGIT SUPER BOWL CONTENDERS

1 Atlanta (1)

2 New England (2)

3 Pittsburgh (3)

4 Baltimore (4)

5 New Orleans (7)

6 New York Giants (6)

7 Philadelphia (9)

8 New York Jets (5)

SECOND TIER – LEGIT PLAYOFF CONTENDERS

9 Chicago (8)

10 Green Bay (10)

11 Jacksonville (12)

12 San Diego (15)

13 Tampa Bay (14)

14 Indianapolis (13)

15 Kansas City (11)

16 St. Louis (16)

17 Miami (17)

18 Oakland (19)

19 Seattle (18)

THIRD TIER – PLAYOFF LONGSHOTS

20 Houston (22)

21 Tennessee (23)

FOURTH TIER – WON’T MAKE PLAYOFFS, BUT NOT THE WORST OF THE WORST

22 Minnesota (21)

23 Dallas (24)

24 Washington (20)

25 Buffalo (26)

26 Cleveland (25)

FIFTH TIER – BOTTOM FEEDERS

27 San Francisco (27)

28 Detroit (29)

29 Arizona (28)

30 Denver (30)

31 Cincinnati (31)

32 Carolina (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: San Diego (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Kansas City and Washington (4 spots), New York Jets (3 spots)

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

1T AFC East (52)

1T NFC South (52)

3 NFC East (60)

4 AFC North (64)

5 AFC South (66)

6 NFC North (67)

7 AFC West (75)

8 NFC West (91)