NFL power rankings, Week 13: Patriots rise, Cowboys fall
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Looking at our NFL power rankings, the Dallas Cowboys are falling after another loss, while the New England Patriots won their sixth straight game.
0-10-1. LW: 32. Detroit Lions. 50. Pick Analysis. 32. player. Scouting Report
Everything from the offense to the coaching decisions are just the height of embarrassment.
Jacksonville Jaguars. 31. player. LW: 31. 52. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 2-9
Urban Meyer is frantically hoping for a phone call from Oklahoma.
Scouting Report. 2-9. Houston Texans. 10. Pick Analysis. LW: 29. 30. player
You lose at home to the Jets, you became a candidate for contraction.
LW: 30. New York Jets. 29. 3-8. player. 30. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
The Jets won! Sure, it’s the Texans, but the Jets won!
36. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 3-8. 28. LW: 26. Seattle Seahawks. player
It’s over, over. Wow.
27. player. 57. 4-7. Pick Analysis. LW: 27. Chicago Bears. Scouting Report
The Bears are moving back despite winning. What a pathetic showing.
LW: 28. New York Giants. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 31. 4-7. 26. player
New York only scored 13 points despite being +4 in turnovers, but it got the job done.
5-7. LW: 21. 87. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 25. player. Carolina Panthers
It’s all kinds of over for Cam Newton.
Scouting Report. LW: 25. player. Pick Analysis. 5-6. Atlanta Falcons. 24. 44
The Falcons are somehow on the edge of the playoff picture.
player. 55. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 5-5-1. LW: 19. Pittsburgh Steelers. 23
It’s time to move on from Ben Roethlisberger, the offensive philosophy and more.
Pick Analysis. New Orleans Saints. 15. Scouting Report. 5-6. LW: 18. 22. player
The Saints have no offense and no chance with this current group.
6-6. Cleveland Browns. player. 53. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. LW: 20. 21
Cleveland. had every opportunity to win Sunday night, but couldn’t get it done.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Miami Dolphins. player. 59. 5-7. LW: 24. 20
The Dolphins are 5-7 and get the Giants and Jets over the next two weeks.
Pick Analysis. 19. 54. LW: 17. Philadelphia Eagles. player. Scouting Report. 5-7
The Eagles had a huge opportunity to get into the playoff picture, and blew it.
player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. LW: 23. Washington Football Team. 5-6. 18. 58
Suddenly, Washington is alive and fairly well in the playoff chase.
Scouting Report. 6-5. Denver Broncos. 17. Pick Analysis. LW: 22. player. 45
Denver found a huge win after the bye and now gets a chance at first place against the Chiefs.
player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 5-5. LW: 15. 16. Minnesota Vikings. 60
Kirk Cousins and the offense played well, but the defense cost Minnesota dearly.
Scouting Report. Los Angeles Chargers. player. Pick Analysis. 6-5. LW: 11. 15. 13
The Chargers aren’t a championship team. A fun one, but not a great one.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 6-6. player. LW: 12. Indianapolis Colts. 14. 46
Indy will be kicking itself. The Colts could have beaten the Bucs, but fell short.
6-5. LW: 16. Las Vegas Raiders. player. Scouting Report. 13. 28. Pick Analysis
A massive win on Thanksgiving has the Raiders back in the playoff hunt.
San Francisco 49ers. player. 42. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 12. 5-5. LW: 14
By beating the Vikings, San Francisco is in prime position to make the playoffs.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. LW: 13. player. 56. 7-4. Cincinnati Bengals. 11
Changing of the guard in the AFC North? Yes.
Pick Analysis. LW: 6. 10. 123. Dallas Cowboys. player. Scouting Report. 7-4
Losers of three in their last four, the Cowboys are starting to have concerns.
Scouting Report. Los Angeles Rams. 51. Pick Analysis. 7-4. LW: 5. 9. player
See above, but just make it three straight. The Rams haven’t won in a month.
LW: 2. Tennessee Titans. 8-4. 8. player. 35. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
Tennessee could have put yours truly on offense and not noticed a difference. Too many injuries.
7-4. 7. Buffalo Bills. player. 16. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. LW: 10
The Bills won on Thanksgiving, but losing Tre’Davious White is crushing.
Scouting Report. LW: 9. Baltimore Ravens. player. Pick Analysis. 8-3. 6. 26
Baltimore is winning some U-G-L-Y games, but continues to find ways.
LW: 8. New England Patriots. 5. player. Pick Analysis. 8-4. 47. Scouting Report
Six straight wins and looking like a real problem come January in the AFC.
8-3. 4. 48. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. LW: 7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. player
The injuries keep coming, but so do the wins. Nice victory on a short week.
LW: 4. 3. player. 7-4. Pick Analysis. Kansas City Chiefs. 124. Scouting Report
The Chiefs are hot, and the AFC is ripe. Kansas City could be poised for a big run.
9-3. Green Bay Packers. 2. player. 49. Scouting Report. LW: 3. Pick Analysis
Despite all the injuries and controversies, this is the best team when right.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 9-2. 32. player. LW: 1. Arizona Cardinals. 1
The record, and underlying stats, speak for themselves.