The San Francisco 49ers broke a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for sole possession of fourth place in this week's NFL.com Power Poll, but aside from that the top seven spots in the poll remained the same.
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have used impressive prime-time wins in back-to-back weeks to take firm hold of the No. 2 spot behind the undefeated Green Bay Packers, while the Baltimore Ravens are holding steady at No. 3.
The
Denver Broncos have rocketed up to No. 8 in this week's NFL.com Power Poll. Find out where our experts rank your favorite team
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Other notable developments from Week 13:
» Philadelphia and Chicago suffered the steepest falls this week, with each team dropping seven spots. The Eagles went from No. 18 to No. 25 after their prime-time drubbing in Seattle, while the Bears' injury woes lowered their ranking from No. 10 to No. 17.
» Our experts are unanimous when it comes to the Houston Texans, with all nine placing Gary Kubiak's team at No. 7.
» For the first time in weeks there was dissent about who is the worst team in the league, with one lone expert placing the Rams and not the Colts at the very bottom.
NFL.com Power Poll |
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| Teams ranked Nos. 1 through 32, as voted on by a panel of nine NFL.com and NFL Network experts. Total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote. | ||||||
|
Rank
|
Previous
|
Team |
W-L
|
First-place votes
|
Last-place votes
|
Points
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
1
|
Green Bay Packers |
12-0
|
9
|
-
|
288
|
|
2
|
2
|
New Orleans Saints |
9-3
|
-
|
-
|
268
|
|
3
|
3
|
Baltimore Ravens |
9-3
|
-
|
-
|
266
|
|
4
|
4t
|
San Francisco 49ers |
10-2
|
-
|
-
|
262
|
|
5
|
4t
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
9-3
|
-
|
-
|
259
|
|
6
|
6
|
New England Patriots |
9-3
|
-
|
-
|
250
|
|
7
|
7
|
Houston Texans |
9-3
|
-
|
-
|
234
|
|
8
|
15
|
Denver Broncos |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
209
|
|
9
|
16
|
New York Jets |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
197
|
|
10
|
11
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
196
|
|
11t
|
9
|
Atlanta Falcons |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
194
|
|
11t
|
8
|
Dallas Cowboys |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
194
|
|
13
|
13
|
New York Giants |
6-6
|
-
|
-
|
187
|
|
14
|
17
|
Tennessee Titans |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
172
|
|
15t
|
14
|
Detroit Lions |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
160
|
|
15t
|
12
|
Oakland Raiders |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
160
|
|
17
|
10
|
Chicago Bears |
7-5
|
-
|
-
|
156
|
|
18
|
20
|
Miami Dolphins |
4-8
|
-
|
-
|
141
|
|
19
|
23
|
Seattle Seahawks |
5-7
|
-
|
-
|
120
|
|
20
|
25
|
Arizona Cardinals |
5-7
|
-
|
-
|
110
|
|
21
|
21
|
San Diego Chargers |
5-7
|
-
|
-
|
104
|
|
22
|
27
|
Carolina Panthers |
4-8
|
-
|
-
|
94
|
|
23t
|
19
|
Buffalo Bills |
5-7
|
-
|
-
|
89
|
|
23t
|
24
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
5-7
|
-
|
-
|
89
|
|
25
|
18
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
4-8
|
-
|
-
|
85
|
|
26
|
22
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
4-8
|
-
|
-
|
63
|
|
27
|
26
|
Washington Redskins |
4-8
|
-
|
-
|
54
|
|
28
|
28
|
Cleveland Browns |
4-8
|
-
|
-
|
47
|
|
29
|
29
|
Minnesota Vikings |
2-10
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
|
30
|
30
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
3-9
|
-
|
-
|
34
|
|
31
|
31
|
St. Louis Rams |
2-10
|
-
|
1
|
17
|
|
32
|
32
|
Indianapolis Colts |
0-12
|
-
|
8
|
10
|
