NFL Power Rankings Week 13

1. New Orleans Saints (10-1)

Drew Brees threw four touchdown passes to four undrafted players in Thursday night's win over the Falcons. Receivers Tommylee Lewis and Austin Carr each caught a touchdown pass, as did rookie tight end Dan Arnold and rookie wideout Keith Kirkwood.

The Saints’ defense logged a season-high six sacks, 13 quarterback hits and an interception. The Falcons lost three fumbles inside the Saints’ 20-yard line and were held to 26 yards rushing.

The victory lifted the Saints into the No. 1 seed in the NFC and eliminated the Falcons (4-7) from contention in the NFC South. New Orleans has outscored opponents 130-38 over its last three games.

Drew Brees tossed 4 touchdown passes in the Saints' win. (AP Photo)

2. Los Angeles Rams (10-1)

Coming off the bye, the Rams can clinch the NFC West for the second year in a row with a win at Detroit on Sunday.

3. Kansas City Chiefs (9-2)

The Chiefs return from their bye week to play the lowly Raiders in an AFC West matchup.

4. New England Patriots (8-3)

Rookie Sony Michel ran for a career-best 133 yards and a TD. The Patriots accumulated 216 rushing yards in their 27-13 victory against the Jets.

5. Chicago Bears (8-3)

Eddie Jackson collected his second pick-six in a five-day span, intercepting an errant Matthew Stafford pass and returning it 41 yards to the house, which turned out to be the game-winning touchdown in the Bears’ Thanksgiving Day win at Detroit.

Backup quarterback Chase Daniel—filling in for injured Mitchell Trubisky (shoulder)—threw for career-highs in completions (27), yards (230) and touchdowns (two).

6. Los Angeles Chargers (8-3)

Philip Rivers completed 28 of his 29 passes for 259 yards and three TDs in the Chargers’ rout of the Cardinals, logging the highest completion percentage (96.6%) in a single game in NFL history. He completed all 19 of his first-half pass attempts for 187 yards and two TDs.

Rivers set an NFL record with 25 consecutive completions to start the game. His 25th completion came on a four-yard score to Keenan Allen. Rivers has thrown multiple touchdown passes in every game this season.

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7. Houston Texans (8-3)

Winners of eight straight and currently the AFC's hottest team, the Texans steamrolled the Titans on Monday Night Football. Lamar Miller did the heavy lifting for the offense, rushing for 162 yards, highlighted by a 97-yard TD dash.

Demaryius Thomas, playing in his third game since being acquired by the Texans, caught two TD passes.

The Texans' elite defense sacked Marcus Mariota six times, increasing the unit's season sack total to 34.

8. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3-1)

Ben Roethlisberger compiled 462 passing yards versus the Broncos, but threw only one touchdown pass and two interceptions—including an awful pick in the end zone to end the contest.

The loss slid the Steelers down to the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoff picture as the Patriots and Texans leapfrogged them in the standings.

9. Minnesota Vikings (6-4-1)

The Vikings' defense put pressure on Aaron Rodgers all night, sacking the Packers QB four times—two from Sheldon Richardson—and allowing no points in the second half.

Kirk Cousins played one of his best games of the year, shredding the Packers' secondary for 342 yards and three touchdowns. Adam Thielen registered his ninth game with over 100 yards receiving (eight receptions for 125 yards and a TD) this season, setting a Vikings franchise record. Stefon Diggs caught eight passes for 77 yards and a score.

10. Seattle Seahawks (6-5)

Spearheaded by quarterback Russell Wilson, who threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns, Seattle handed Carolina its first home loss of the season.

Sebastian Janikowski hit a game-winning 31-yard field goal as time expired.

11. Baltimore Ravens (6-5)

Lamar Jackson has 190 rushing yards in his first two starts—both wins—the most through a QB's first two starts in the Super Bowl era.

In Gus Edwards' first career start, the undrafted rookie tailback ran for 118 yards in the Ravens’ pummeling of the Raiders, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.

12. Dallas Cowboys (6-5)

Amari Cooper feasted on the Redskins’ secondary, catching two TD passes—including a 90-yard score—in a 180-yard receiving effort, a Dallas Thanksgiving-record.

13. Indianapolis Colts (6-5)

T.Y. Hilton led the Colts in receiving with 125 yards in the Colts’ 27-24 comeback victory over the Dolphins. Eric Ebron caught five passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 12 TDs for the year.

Andrew Luck threw three touchdowns—his eighth straight game with three or more passing scores.

Adam Vinatieri hit a walk-off 32-yard field goal. He has made 28 game-winning field goals in his storied career.

14. Washington Redskins (6-5)

The Redskins have dropped three of their last four contests as quarterback Colt McCoy lost in what was his first start in four years.

15. Carolina Panthers (6-5)

Christian McCaffrey totaled 237 yards, rushing for 125 yards and a score and catching 11 passes for 112 yards and a receiving TD. McCaffrey has been a touchdown machine lately. In his past five games, he has tallied five TDs on the ground and four more through the air for a total of nine (9!) TDs.

McCaffrey’s otherworldly outing was spoiled by the Panthers’ horrific defense, which gave up 30 points in the three-point defeat to the visiting Seahawks.

NFL Power Rankings Week 11

1. Los Angeles Rams (9-1)

Todd Gurley extended his franchise-record of consecutive games with a touchdown (13), totaling 160 yards. Jared Goff threw for two touchdowns and wideout Brandin Cooks posted 119 total yards with a rushing touchdown, as the Rams beat the Seahawks to close in on a second consecutive division title.

Aaron Donald, well on his way towards collecting a second straight Defensive Player of the Year Award, amassed 2.5 sacks.

2. Kansas City Chiefs (9-1)

The Chiefs sacked Cardinals rookie quarterback Josh Rosen five times and intercepted two of his passes.

Tyreek Hill paced the offense, registering 117 receiving yards with two scores and adding 20 yards on the ground in the 26-14 victory.

3. New Orleans Saints (8-1)

The Saints, winners of eight straight, are the hottest team in football and Drew Brees is playing MVP-level quarterback. He tossed three touchdown passes to give him 508 for his legendary career, moving ahead of Brett Favre for second-most TD passes all-time.

Michael Thomas caught two touchdown passes in the Saints’ spanking of the host Bengals.

Drew Brees is vying for his first MVP this season. (Getty Images)

4. Los Angeles Chargers (7-2)

Melvin Gordon totaled 165 yards versus the Raiders, including 93 yards on the ground and 72 yards receiving with a touchdown reception for the Chargers, who have quietly won six straight.

The Chargers own the second-best record in the AFC.

5. New England Patriots (7-3)

The Patriots allowed a season-high three sacks and rushed for only 40 yards. Tom Brady did not throw a TD and was pulled with seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

The 24-point loss to the Titans tied the highest margin of defeat for a Brady-led team.

6. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2-1)

Ben Roethlisberger completed 22 of 25 passes for 328 yards and five touchdowns, posting a perfect 158.3 quarterback rating in the Steelers’ 52-21 whooping of the Panthers on Thursday Night Football.

7. Minnesota Vikings (5-3-1)

The Vikings return to action for a divisional showdown versus the Bears on Sunday Night Football in Chicago.

8. Chicago Bears (6-3)

Mitchell Trubisky threw for 355 yards with three touchdowns and Allen Robinson had his best game as a member of the Bears, corralling six passes for 133 yards with two TDs against Detroit. Rookie wide receiver Anthony Miller had 122 receiving yards of his own and caught a touchdown.

9. Carolina Panthers (6-3)

Carolina, which tied a franchise record for most points allowed with 52, has never won at Pittsburgh (0-4).

10. Houston Texans (6-3)

The Texans, riding a six-game win streak and sitting atop the AFC South, return from their bye to play the NFC East-leading Redskins.

11. Washington Redskins (6-3)

The Redskins gave up over 500 yards of offense, but somehow held the Buccaneers to just three points in a commanding road victory.

12. Tennessee Titans (5-4)

Head coach Mike Vrabel, who played for New England for eight seasons, led his Titans to a blowout win over his former coach Bill Belichick and the visiting Patriots. Marcus Mariota threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns. Corey Davis shined in the passing attack, catching seven balls for 125 yards and a TD.

The Titans turned 36 rushing attempts into 150 yards. Derrick Henry had a game-high 58 rushing yards with two touchdowns. Former Patriots running back Dion Lewis rushed for 57 yards and caught two passes for 11 yards.

13. Cincinnati Bengals (5-4)

Losers of four of their last five following a pounding at the hands of the Saints, the Bengals fired defensive coordinator Teryl Austin. Head coach Marvin Lewis will take over the defensive playcalling duties.

14. Baltimore Ravens (4-5)

The Ravens had an eventful bye with news coming out midweek that struggling QB Joe Flacco may miss time with a hip injury.

On Sunday, reports surfaced that the Ravens and head coach John Harbaugh are heading for a “mutual parting of the ways.”

15. Philadelphia Eagles (4-5)

The Eagles looked awful on Sunday Night Football, despite having an extra week to prepare for the Cowboys. The defending champions are in serious danger of missing the postseason.

Rest of the Pack

16. Green Bay Packers (4-4-1)

17. Atlanta Falcons (4-5)

18. Seattle Seahawks (4-5)

19. Dallas Cowboys (4-5)

20. Miami Dolphins (5-5)

21. Indianapolis Colts (4-5)

22. Cleveland Browns (3-6-1)

23. Detroit Lions (3-6)

24. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-6)

25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6)

26. Denver Broncos (3-6)

27. Buffalo Bills (3-7)

28. New York Jets (3-7)

29. New York Giants (2-7)

30. Arizona Cardinals (2-7)

31. San Francisco 49ers (2-8)

32. Oakland Raiders (1-8)

NFL Power Rankings Week 10

1. Los Angeles Rams (8-1)

The Rams lost, but they still hold the top record in the NFC and are showing no signs of slowing down on offense. Todd Gurley scored a touchdown for the 12th straight game—a franchise record. Brandin Cooks caught six passes for 114 yards and a score against his former team, while Jared Goff completed 28-of-40 passes for 391 yards, three TDs and an interception.

2. New England Patriots (7-2)

Josh Gordon had his coming-out party with the Patriots, catching five passes for 130 yards and a touchdown. It's the second 100-yard game for Gordon in the past three contests.

Cordarrelle Paterson, the kick returner-turned-receiver-turned-halfback carried the rock 11 times for 61 yards and a touchdown versus Green Bay. James White rushed 12 times for 31 yards and two touchdowns and caught six passes for 72 yards in the victory for the Patriots, who have won six straight.

3. Kansas City Chiefs (8-1)

Patrick Mahomes remains the odds-on favorite for MVP, completing 23-of-32 passes for 375 yards and three touchdowns in Kansas City's 37-21 rout of Cleveland.

With seven games still left to play, he has thrown 29 touchdowns and is one away from tying the franchise record for TD passes in a season set by Hall of Famer Len Dawson in 1964.

Mahomes has thrown for over 300 yards in eight straight games. (AP Photo)

4. New Orleans Saints (7-1)

The Saints unseated the Rams behind the Big 3 of Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas. Brees completed 25-of-36 passes for 346 yards and four touchdowns. Kamara rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns and hauled in four passes for 34 yards and another score. Thomas had the best game of his career, catching 12 passes for 211 yards—a Saints single-game receiving record—and a 72-yard touchdown that essentially sealed the victory.

5. Los Angeles Chargers (6-2)

Keenan Allen broke out of his season-long slump, posting 124 receiving yards and adding 28 yards on the ground.

The visiting Chargers defeated the Russell Wilson-led Seahawks, the first time the Super Bowl champion quarterback lost a home game to an AFC opponent in his seven-year career.

6. Carolina Panthers (6-2)

The Panthers scored a franchise-record 35 points in the first half, eventually holding on for a 42-28 win over the Bucs.

Christian McCaffrey registered 79 rushing yards with two TDs and 78 receiving yards.

7. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2-1)

James Conner is the driving force behind the Steelers' resurgence and is performing better than Le'Veon Bell ever did. He mustered 163 total yards, running for 107 with 56 receiving yards and a TD reception.

8. Minnesota Vikings (5-3-1)

Adam Thielen’s streak of 100-yard receiving games ended at eight, but he still caught a touchdown in the Vikings’ win over Detroit.

The Vikings set a franchise-record with 10 sacks.

Defensive end Danielle Hunter was the player of the game for Minnesota, posting 3.5 sacks and returning a Matthew Stafford fumble 32 yards for the touchdown.

9. Philadelphia Eagles (4-4)

The Eagles return from their bye to host the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.

10. Houston Texans (6-3)

The Texans escaped Denver with a 19-17 win as Broncos kicker Brandon McManus clanked a a 51-yard field goal on the game's final play.

Winners of six in a row, the Texans look like the cream of the crop in the AFC South.

11. Cincinnati Bengals (5-3)

The Bengals received bad news during their bye week, as star wide receiver A.J. Green is expected to “miss some games” with a toe injury.

12. Chicago Bears (5-3)

The Bears produced two defensive touchdowns in the second quarter of their 41-9 beatdown over the turnover-prone Bills. Safety Eddie Jackson scooped up a fumble and ran for a 65-yard score and linebacker Leonard Floyd intercepted a tipped pass and returned it for 19 yards and a touchdown.

13. Baltimore Ravens (4-5)

The Ravens have lost four of five and head coach John Harbaugh is reportedly on the host seat in Baltimore, which has not made the playoffs since 2014.

14. Washington Redskins (5-3)

First-place Washington laid an egg versus Atlanta. The passing game continues to struggle under Alex Smith and the rushing attack was stymied against a Falcons’ defense ranked in the bottom of the league in nearly every statistical category.

The undisciplined Redskins totaled 147 penalty yards, their most since 1971.

15. Atlanta Falcons (4-4)

Julio Jones caught his first touchdown since Week 11 of the 2017 season, while Matt Ryan ripped the Redskins’ tough defense apart for 350 yards and four TDs. The Falcons won for the third consecutive time to place themselves back into the NFC playoff race.

Rest of the Pack

16. Miami Dolphins (5-4)

17. Seattle Seahawks (4-4)

18. Tennessee Titans (4-4)

19. Green Bay Packers (3-4-1)

20. Dallas Cowboys (3-5)

21. Detroit Lions (3-5)

22. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-5)

23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5)

24. Indianapolis Colts (3-5)

25. Cleveland Browns (2-6-1)

26. New York Jets (3-6)

27. Denver Broncos (3-6)

28. Buffalo Bills (2-7)

29. New York Giants (1-7)

30. Arizona Cardinals (2-6)

31. San Francisco 49ers (2-7)

32. Oakland Raiders (1-7)

NFL Power Rankings Week 8

Ranking all 32 teams with seven weeks of the season now in the books.

The Carolina Panthers' improbable road comeback highlighted Sunday's NFL action. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Rams continued their perfect season, the New Orleans Saints won their fifth straight and the Houston Texans pushed their winning streak to four.

1. Los Angeles Rams (7-0)

Todd Gurley rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns and caught 4 passes for 23 yards and another score in the Rams’ shellacking of the 49ers. It was his third 3-touchdown game of the season. He leads the league with 14 TDs for the season, tying the mark for most touchdowns by a running back through his first seven games in NFL history, originally set by Priest Holmes in 2003.

2. New England Patriots (5-2)

The Patriots' special teams unit scored two touchdowns in Chicago. The first one came on a 95-yard kickoff return by Cordarrelle Patterson. The second came on a 29-yard return off a blocked punt by Kyle Van Noy. Josh Gordon led the team in receiving with 100 yards.

3. Kansas City Chiefs (6-1)

Kareem Hunt rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 55 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the Chiefs’ blowout victory over the Bengals on Sunday Night Football.

4. New Orleans Saints (5-1)

Drew Brees became the fourth member of the 500-TD club—completing 22 of 30 for 212 yards and two touchdowns—and superstar wideout Michael Thomas caught his first touchdown pass since Week 2 as the visiting Saints defeated the Ravens and won their fifth straight game. In beating the Ravens, Brees joined Peyton Manning as the only quarterbacks in league history to beat all 32 NFL teams.

Michael Thomas celebrates a touchdown in the Saints' win over the Ravens. (AP)

5. Los Angeles Chargers (5-2)

The Chargers defense stepped up in the biggest moment of the game, forcing an incomplete pass from opposing quarterback Marcus Mariota on the Titans’ two-point conversion attempt to hold on for a one-point win in London.

6. Minnesota Vikings (4-2-1)

Adam Thielen put another dazzling performance, catching nine passes for 110 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’ beatdown over the Jets. He has totaled over 100 yards receiving in each of his team's first seven games, the second player in NFL history to reach this feat (the late Charley Hennigan of the Houston Oilers achieved this in 1961) and the only player in the Super Bowl era to accomplish it.

7. Carolina Panthers (4-2)

The Panthers rallied from a 17-0 fourth-quarter deficit to take down the defending-champion Eagles, backed by QB Cam Newton, who recorded 201 of his 269 passing yards in the final period. Overcoming a 17-point deficit, the Panthers matched their franchise record for biggest comeback in team history.

8. Baltimore Ravens (4-3)

The Ravens played well against the first-place Saints, but the most accurate kicker in NFL history, Justin Tucker, missed a game-tying extra-point for the first time in his career with 24 seconds remaining in the 24-23 loss.

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2-1)

The Steelers had a great bye week, moving into first-place in the AFC North due to losses by the Ravens and Bengals.

10. Philadelphia Eagles (3-4)

The Eagles blew a 17-0 lead to the Panthers, surrendering 233 yards and 21 points in the game's final quarter. The collapse spoiled a tremendous outing by Carson Wentz, who completed 26 of 36 passes for 278 yards with three touchdowns.

11. Cincinnati Bengals (4-3)

The Bengals gave up 551 yards and 45 points to the Chiefs. On offense, Joe Mixon had only 50 yards rushing. Andy Dalton was held to just 148 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception by the NFL's worst statistical defense. The Bengals are 0-6 on Sunday Night Football since drafting Dalton in 2011. The 35-point loss was the team's most lopsided defeat since 2009.

12. Washington Redskins (4-2)

The Redskins defense sacked Dak Prescott four times, held Ezekiel Elliott to 34 yards and scored a TD in the fourth quarter as Ryan Kerrigan stripped Prescott and Preston Smith scooped up the ball in the end zone.

13. Chicago Bears (3-3)

The Bears doomed themselves by allowing the Patriots to score two special teams touchdowns.

14. Detroit Lions (3-3)

The Lions rushed for 248 yards—158 coming from rookie tailback Kerryon Johnson—in their road victory at Miami.

15. Houston Texans (4-3)

The visiting Texans humiliated the division-rival Jaguars, who benched struggling quarterback Blake Bortles. Houston has won four straight since its 0-3 start to take sole control of first-place in the AFC South.

Rest of the Pack

16. Miami Dolphins (4-3)

17. Green Bay Packers (3-2-1)

18. Tennessee Titans (3-4)

19. Seattle Seahawks (3-3)

20. Dallas Cowboys (3-4)

21. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4)

22. Atlanta Falcons (3-4)

23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-3)

24. Cleveland Browns (2-4-1)

25. New York Jets (3-4)

26. Denver Broncos (3-4)

27. Indianapolis Colts (2-5)

28. Buffalo Bills (2-5)

29. New York Giants (1-6)

30. Oakland Raiders (1-5)

31. Arizona Cardinals (1-6)

32. San Francisco 49ers (1-6)