Week 13 NFL Power Rankings: A Powerful Titans Team Storms Rankings

Week 13 NFL power rankings have to respect New Orleans even more. The week 13 NFL power rankings also show that it is going to be a tough road ahead for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they have slid back even further from being in the elite class of NFL teams in 2009. Now the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints have both beat the New England Patriots, so it will be interesting to hear what Patriots fans have to say this week. It will probably be similar to what the New York Jets fans were saying when we stated here that they were the most over-rated team in the NFL back in week one.

We can go no further with the new week 13 NFL power rankings without mentioning the Tennessee Titans, who won their fifth consecutive game with a fourth quarter comeback on Sunday afternoon. Vince Young has that team playing even better than anyone could have guessed (well except for the Titans owner who demanded Vince Young be made the starter again) and they are closing in on 2009 NFL playoff contention. This is a bad sign for the teams that are struggling, like the Jacksonville Jaguars and Pittsburgh Steelers, because it means that more teams will be battling for that last AFC wild card spot.

Over in the NFC things are looking really good for the Dallas Cowboys, and even better for the Minnesota Vikings who were able to win again on Sunday. Those two teams, along with the New Orleans Saints seem to be close to clinching playoff berths, and that leaves only the NFC West to be decided. Philadelphia isn't giving up on the NFC East just yet though, and they have an all-important game in Dallas to close out the season that could end up having huge playoff implications for the NFC post season. Dallas beat them by four in their first meeting of the season, so they would like nothing better than to exact some revenge.

One question that will becoming even more important over the coming week is whether the New York Giants are done this year, or if they possibly still have something left in the tank to clean up in the last part of the 2009 regular season. The other battle will be whether Tampa Bay or St. Louis can clinch the first pick in the 2010 Draft, but now that we think about it a little bit more, neither team should be proud of that accomplishment.

Week 13 NFL Power Rankings

1. New Orleans
2. Indianapolis
3. Minnesota
4. San Diego
5. Cincinnati
6. Dallas
7. New England
8. Arizona
9. Philadelphia
10. Denver
11. Baltimore
12. Pittsburgh
13. Tennessee
14. Green Bay
15. New York Giants
16. Atlanta
17. Jacksonville
18. Houston
19. Miami
20. San Francisco
21. Seattle
22. New York Jets
23. Carolina
24. Washington
25. Buffalo
26. Kansas City
27. Oakland
28. Chicago
29. Detroit
30. Cleveland
31. Tampa Bay
32. St. Louis

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NFL Standings