NFL power rankings: Week 14 hump day edition

Previous: . New England Patriots. 4. team. 47. <p>Losing to Chip Kelly is embarrassing, but Bill Belichick has lost to a ton of bad coaches in his career. That doesn’t mean the Eagles are better than the Patriots or that New England is on a downhill slide. Instead, it merely means that they’re more mortal than we thought, and susceptible to being bit by the injury bug like everyone else.</p> <p>If Gronk is healthy and playing on Sunday, the Patriots blow the Eagles away — despite what fans in Philly high on their win will tell you. New England is only getting angrier with these hiccups, which is bad news for teams in their way once Belichick’s team is healthy.</p> <p>Right now the Patriots have two missions on their docket: get healthy for the playoffs and secure a first round bye.</p>. (10-2)