JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 14 2020 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
1.Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) | 2 | Back where they belong
2.Pittsburgh Steelers (11-1) | 1 | Going 16-0 is really hard
3.New Orleans Saints (10-2) | 3 | Is there such thing as a quiet 10-2?
4.Green Bay Packers (9-3) | 4 | Shouldn't Aaron Rodgers get more MVP consideration?
5.Buffalo Bills (9-3) | 6 | Overlooked much of the season; that should stop
6.Indianapolis Colts (8-4) | 8 | FUUUUUUUUUUUUUMBLE!
7.Cleveland Browns (9-3) | 9 | Feeling a little more for real now
8.Los Angeles Rams (8-4) | 10 | Feeling like the favorites in the NFC West now
9.Seattle Seahawks (8-4) | 7 | Concerning number of hiccups for 'Hawks this season
10.Tennessee Titans (8-4) | 5 | Inconsistent second half of season continues
11.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5) | 11 | Huge – and difficult – game against Vikings Sunday
12.Baltimore Ravens (7-5) | 12 | Stopped the slide on Tuesday
13.Miami Dolphins (8-4) | 13 | Don't look now, but the AFC East is pretty good
14.New England Patriots (6-6) | 14 | It's not over until they say it's over
15.Las Vegas Raiders (7-5) | 16 | Thanks a lot, Derek
16.Minnesota Vikings (6-6) | 17 | Winners of five of their last six games
17.Arizona Cardinals (6-6) | 15 | Quickly playing their way out of the playoff picture
18.New York Giants (5-7) | 20 | Your first-place – and very, very hot – New York Giants
19.Washington Football Team (5-7) | 26 | Your first-place – and very, very hot – Washington Football Team
20.San Francisco 49ers (5-7) | 18 | Impressive season considering their injuries
21.Detroit Lions (5-7) | 23 | Best performance in weeks
22.Chicago Bears (5-7) | 19 | Six consecutive losses after 5-1 start
23.Denver Broncos (4-8) | 21 | Close to good, but far from good enough
24.Atlanta Falcons (4-8) | 22 | Post-regime change surge is fading in December
25.Houston Texans (4-8) | 25 | Playing better after disastrous start
26.Carolina Panthers (4-8) | 29 | They know their direction, but still a ways to go
27.Philadelphia Eagles (3-8-1) | 24 | A new quarterback in Philly sooner than anyone expected
28.Los Angeles Chargers (3-9) | 27 | Oof
29.Dallas Cowboys (3-9) | 28 | Still not quite out of it in NFC East
30.Cincinnati Bengals (2-9-1) | 30 | Waiting for next season, waiting on Joe
31.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-11) | 31 | Eleven consecutive losses after Week 1 victory
32.New York Jets (0-12) | 32 | Are you serious?
