NFL Week 13 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Week 12 rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 New Orleans (3)

3 Baltimore (4)

4 San Francisco (2)

5 New England (6)

6 Pittsburgh (5)

7 Atlanta (9)

8 Detroit (7)

THIRD TIER

9 Houston (8)

10 Dallas (12)

11 New York Jets (13)

12 Oakland (14)

13 New York Giants (10)

14 Tennessee (16)

15 Chicago (11)

16 Cincinnati (15)

17 Denver (20)

FOURTH TIER

18 Buffalo (18)

19 San Diego (17)

20 Philadelphia (19)

21 Tampa Bay (21)

22 Kansas City (22)

23 Seattle (23)

24 Arizona (24)

FIFTH TIER

25 Miami (25)

26 Washington (30)

27 Cleveland (26)

28 Carolina (28)

29 Minnesota (27)

30 Jacksonville (29)

31 St. Louis (31)

32 Indianapolis (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Washington (4 spots), Denver (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Chicago (4 spots), New York Giants (3 spots)

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

1 AFC North 52

2 NFC North 53

3 NFC South 58

4 AFC East 59

5 NFC East 69

6 AFC West 70

7 NFC West 82

8 AFC South 85

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 262

2 AFC 266