NFL Week 13 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER – LEGIT SUPER BOWL CONTENDERS

1 Atlanta (1)

2 New York Jets (2)

3 New England (3)

4 Baltimore (4)

5 Pittsburgh (5)

6 New Orleans (6)

7 New York Giants (8)

8 Philadelphia (7)

9 Chicago (12)

SECOND TIER – LEGIT PLAYOFF CONTENDERS

10 Green Bay (10)

11 Tampa Bay (11)

12 San Diego (13)

13 Indianapolis (9)

14 Kansas City (14)

15 Jacksonville (15)

16 Miami (17)

17 Tennessee (16)

THIRD TIER – PLAYOFF LONGSHOTS

18 St. Louis (21)

19 Oakland (19)

20 Washington (18)

21 Houston (24)

22 Minnesota (25)

23 Seattle (20)

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

24 Dallas (22)

25 Cleveland (23)

26 Buffalo (30)

FIFTH TIER – BOTTOM FEEDERS

27 San Francisco (27)

28 Arizona (26)

29 Detroit (28)

30 Denver (29)

31 Cincinnati (31)

32 Carolina (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Buffalo (4 spots), Chicago, Houston, Minnesota and St. Louis (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Indianapolis (4 spots), Seattle (3 spots)

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

1 AFC East (48)

2 NFC South (50)

3 NFC East (59)

4 AFC North (65)

5 AFC South (66)

6 NFC North (70)

7 AFC West (75)

8 NFC West (96)