NFL Week 15 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Week 14 rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 New Orleans (2)

3 Baltimore (3)

4 New England (5)

5 Pittsburgh (6)

6 San Francisco (4)

7 Houston (7)

THIRD TIER

8 New York Jets (8)

9 Atlanta (9)

10 Detroit (10)

11 Denver (15)

12 New York Giants (14)

13 Oakland (13)

14 Tennessee (11)

15 Dallas (12)

16 Cincinnati (16)

17 Chicago (17)

18 San Diego (18)

FOURTH TIER

19 Arizona (21)

20 Philadelphia (23)

21 Seattle (20)

22 Miami (19)

23 Kansas City (22)

24 Buffalo (24)

FIFTH TIER

25 Carolina (25)

26 Jacksonville (30)

27 Washington (27)

28 Cleveland (28)

29 Minnesota (29)

30 Tampa Bay (26)

31 St. Louis (31)

32 Indianapolis (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Denver and Jacksonville (4 spots), Philadelphia (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Tampa Bay (4 spots), Dallas, Miami and Tennessee (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 57

3 AFC East 58

4 AFC West 65

5 NFC South 66

6 NFC East 74

7 NFC West 77

8 AFC South 79

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AFC 254

2 NFC 274