Week 13 of the 2015 NFL season is officially a wrap following a wild Monday Night Football game. The game was pretty horrific for 90 percent of the time. The final two minutes however saw a fumbled punt return, two touchdowns, and a game-winning field goal as the Dallas Cowboys edged out Washington in what became a pretty fun finish. Dallas improved to 4-8, while Washington slipped to 5-7. There is now a three-way tie atop the NFC East, and Dallas is only a game back of all three teams.
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Chicago Bears 26-20 in a wild overtime affair at Soldier Field. The 49ers improved to 4-8, while the Bears dropped to 5-7. The 49ers are tied with six other teams at 4-8, but obviously not all 4-8 teams are created equal. I have the Detroit Lions at the top of list of 4-8 teams in spite of their loss to the Green Bay Packers. They lost on a Hail Mary, but otherwise have played some strong football lately. On the other hand, the Jacksonville Jaguars are pretty awful lately. And while the St. Louis Rams do have a win over the 49ers, they playing some awful football lately, and have just fired their offensive coordinator.
Here are my Week 14 power rankings.
Team | LW | |
1 | Carolina Panthers (12-0) | 1 |
2 | Arizona Cardinals (10-2) | 3 |
3 | Cincinnati Bengals (10-2) | 4 |
4 | Denver Broncos (10-2) | 5 |
5 | New England Patriots (10-2) | 2 |
6 | Green Bay Packers (8-4) | 6 |
7 | Seattle Seahawks (7-5) | 9 |
8 | Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5) | 11 |
9 | Kansas City Chiefs (7-5) | 10 |
10 | New York Jets (7-5) | 13 |
11 | Minnesota Vikings (8-4) | 7 |
12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6) | 14 |
13 | Indianapolis Colts (6-6) | 8 |
14 | Buffalo Bills (6-6) | 16 |
15 | Houston Texans (6-6) | 12 |
16 | Oakland Raiders (5-7) | 15 |
17 | Miami Dolphins (5-7) | 24 |
18 | Detroit Lions (4-8) | 20 |
19 | Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) | 23 |
20 | Washington (5-7) | 19 |
21 | New York Giants (5-7) | 18 |
22 | San Francisco 49ers (4-8) | 26 |
23 | Chicago Bears (5-7) | 17 |
24 | Atlanta Falcons (6-6) | 21 |
25 | Dallas Cowboys (4-8) | 27 |
26 | New Orleans Saints (4-8) | 25 |
27 | St. Louis Rams (4-8) | 22 |
28 | Baltimore Ravens (4-8) | 29 |
29 | San Diego Chargers (3-9) | 28 |
30 | Tennessee Titans (3-9) | 31 |
31 | Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8) | 30 |
32 | Cleveland Browns (2-10) | 32 |