- The Los Angeles Rams remain the top-ranked team for the fourth consecutive week.
- The Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs both moved up two spots in the rankings.
- The Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills are headed in the wrong direction.
NFL power rankings entering Week 13 of the 2025 season (previous rank in parentheses):
1. Los Angeles Rams (1): Hate to say we told y’all − except we love to tell you we told y’all. (We also anointed QB Matthew Stafford as the league MVP in Week 7, but who’s counting … besides us?) This will be the Rams’ fourth straight week in this top spot − largely because there are no weaknesses here … unless Stafford’s back tightens up. Heck, these guys haven’t trailed since Week 6. A stretch run with four of their final six regular-season games on the road could make things more interesting, though.
6. Philadelphia Eagles (5): Much as it feels like this team suffers from self-inflicted wounds, Philly’s six turnovers are the league’s fewest.
7. Kansas City Chiefs (9): Must be horrible being related to a K.C. player. The team is playing on Thanksgiving and Christmas this year … though it might be on vacation by MLK Day in 2026 given how things have been going in 2025, Sunday’s defeat of Indy notwithstanding.
10. Baltimore Ravens (11): The AFC North’s best team? Technically. Apparently. Yet the Ravens have struggled to put away last-place opponents for three weeks running. They’ll face another one, Cincinnati, on Thanksgiving night.
11. Houston Texans (13): Yet another impressive component of this top-ranked defense? It has 17 takeaways over the past eight games, a stretch when the resurgent Texans have gone 6-2.
13. Jacksonville Jaguars (14): Just a game out of first place in the AFC South, the Jags have four of their final six games against the Colts and Titans.
14. San Francisco 49ers (15): RB Christian McCaffrey is on track for his third season with 2,000 yards from scrimmage and second with both 1,000 yards rushing and receiving − a feat no player in NFL history has managed on multiple occasions.
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12): This should make ailing QB Baker Mayfield feel better − the Bucs’ upcoming three-game homestand will be against opponents with a collective record of 9-24.
20. Carolina Panthers (19): Rather than capitalize on a prime-time chance to assume first place in the NFC South, they retreated to .500 − and a continued NFC West nightmare with the Rams soon headed to Charlotte.
23. Cincinnati Bengals (23): QB Joe Burrow will apparently make his first start since Week 2 on Thanksgiving night in Baltimore. Whether that’s a good idea, especially as it pertains to Burrow’s health, remains very much unclear.
24. Cleveland Browns (24): If DE Myles Garrett merely averages one sack per game the rest of the way, he’ll finish with 24. Give him some more leads to play with, Shedeur.
27. Washington Commanders (27): Maybe this offense will look a lot better in 2026 when WR Brandon Aiyuk, a former Sun Devil like QB Jayden Daniels, gets plugged into it?
29. New Orleans Saints (28): They looked good Sunday … meaning their first-ever game while dressed in black head to toe. Might have had to stick with that look had they opted to sign K Justin Tucker.
30. New York Jets (29): QB Tyrod Taylor’s promotion coincided with the NYJ’s worst rushing output of the season while clinching the franchise’s 10th consecutive losing campaign. That’ll show ’em. Trust the process.
31. Las Vegas Raiders (31): Just coach ’em all by yourself, Pete − it’s basically a Pop Warner squad anyway.
