NFL Week 10 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Week 9 rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 Baltimore (4)

3 San Francisco (3)

4 Pittsburgh (2)

5 Detroit (5)

6 New Orleans (6)

7 New England (7)

8 Atlanta (8)

THIRD TIER

9 Houston (11)

10 New York Giants (14)

11 New York Jets (12)

12 San Diego (9)

13 Cincinnati (16)

14 Tampa Bay (10)

15 Dallas (21)

16 Chicago (17)

17 Philadelphia (15)

18 Buffalo (13)

FOURTH TIER

19 Kansas City (18)

20 Tennessee (19)

21 Oakland (20)

22 Carolina (22)

FIFTH TIER

23 Denver (29)

24 Cleveland (23)

25 Washington (24)

26 Jacksonville (25)

27 Minnesota (26)

28 Arizona (27)

29 Seattle (30)

30 St. Louis (28)

31 Miami (32)

32 Indianapolis (31)

BIGGEST RISERS: Dallas and Denver (6 spots), New York Giants (4 spots), Cincinnati (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Buffalo (5 spots), Tampa Bay (4 spots), San Diego (3 spots)

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

1 AFC North 43

2 NFC North 49

3 NFC South 50

4 NFC East 67

5 AFC East 69

6 AFC West 75

7 AFC South 87

8 NFC West 90

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 256

2 AFC 274