NFL power rankings: Week 14 hump day edition

15. <p>It’s been quite the roller coaster year thus far for the New Orleans Saints, and things went down the hill on Sunday, and in heartbreaking fashion.</p> <p>It looked as if they might pull off one of the biggest upsets of the season, handing the Carolina Panthers their first loss on the year. But, their defense was no match for Cam Newton and Co. when the game was on the line, and because of that, they dropped to 4-8 on the year.</p> <p>It seems as long as Drew Brees is with this team, then they’re always going to be in contention in some form or fashion. It’s just, they need to fix a lot of pieces on this unit before they want to be a legitimate playoff contender once again.</p>. (4-8). Previous: . New Orleans Saints. 24. team