NFL Week 14 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Week 13 rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 New Orleans (2)

3 Baltimore (3)

4 San Francisco (4)

5 New England (5)

6 Pittsburgh (6)

7 Houston (9)

THIRD TIER

8 New York Jets (11)

9 Atlanta (7)

10 Detroit (8)

11 Tennessee (14)

12 Dallas (10)

13 Oakland (12)

14 New York Giants (13)

15 Denver (17)

16 Cincinnati (16)

17 Chicago (15)

18 San Diego (19)

FOURTH TIER

19 Miami (25)

20 Seattle (23)

21 Arizona (24)

22 Kansas City (22)

23 Philadelphia (20)

24 Buffalo (18)

FIFTH TIER

25 Carolina (28)

26 Tampa Bay (21)

27 Washington (26)

28 Cleveland (27)

29 Minnesota (29)

30 Jacksonville (30)

31 St. Louis (31)

32 Indianapolis (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Miami (6 spots), Arizona, Carolina, New York Jets, Seattle and Tennessee (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Buffalo (6 spots), Tampa Bay (5 spots), Philadelphia (3 spots)

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

1 AFC North 53

2 AFC East 56

3 NFC North 57

4 NFC South 62

5 AFC West 68

6T NFC East 76

6T NFC West 76

8 AFC South 80

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 AFC 257

2 NFC 271