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Welcome to week 14 of the 2025 r/NFL power rankings, the most biased-unbiased source for power rankings on the web. With the Patriots on bye and Rams handling of a division rival, the pendulum at #1 is swinging slightly closer back to Los Angeles. The Bears and Eagles have slid back after last minute losses, but none fell further than the Colts after losing Indiana Jones (Note: These rankings were completed pre Rivers signing). The Texans have clawed their way back in the AFC South, earning recognition after beating the Bills/Colts/Chiefs back-to-back-to-back. Do the Panthers deserve to jump four on a bye week? Are the Vikings a one hit wonder or will they be able to stabilize until seasons’ end? Who’s excited for a new #32 team in the Raidahs? Discuss! 31/32 Reporting
| # | Team | Δ | Record | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Patriots | – | 11-2 | The Patriots had their bye this week, and for the first time in a few seasons fans were actually upset that the Pats weren’t playing (yes we know we’re spoiled, but that won’t stop me from complaining about the misery of back to back 4-13 seasons). The bye couldn’t have come at a better time, with New England in the midst of a 10 game win streak and with difficult matchups against the Bills and Ravens next up on the slate, not to mentions having just suffered a few major injuries. Hopefully the extra rest and practice will give this team the boost they need to stay hot heading towards the playoffs. This sentence would’ve sounded ridiculous back in Week 1, but the Patriots are playing for the 1st seed in the AFC and the bye week that accompanies it, and they should be focusing all of their efforts on securing that extra week to give them a chance for key players like Will Campbell and Milton Williams to potentially return. Looking ahead to next week, the Bills come to town in a matchup that could decide the AFC East. The chance to sweep the Bills will hopefully give the Patriots an opportunity to finally prove wrong those who assume the Pats only true power is making an easy schedule (though let’s be honest, if the Pats win those people will just start saying the Bills actually just suck like the rest of the teams the Pats have faced). | |
| 2. | Rams | – | 10-3 | After an absolute throttling of Arizona, the Rams are back as the #1 seed in the NFC. Analytics went brrr as the Rams notched season-highs in points (45) and yards (530), had 60%+ success rate on both passing and running plays, and Puka garnered the highest ever WR PFF score. Attention importantly turns to the next two weeks, where the Rams will play two crucial games vs Detroit and Seattle over a five-day span. Beating Detroit this week will clinch a playoff spot and beating Seattle next week will likely clinch the #1 seed. Or losing both could drop them down to third in the division and a 6-7 seed. Buckle up. | |
| 3. | Seahawks | – | 10-3 | I am running out of things to say about this defense. They have not allowed a touchdown since before Thanksgiving. The Seahawks defense is a truly elite unit. They will keep the Seahawks in any game and are capable of winning a game on their own. Mike MacDonald you have changed our LIVES. Rookie Nick Emmanwori had a sack, a tackle for loss, a pick, and a blocked field goal on Sunday-- a feat that has only been accomplished once in NFL history when Leonard Williams did it last year for Seattle. This defense is a schoolyard bully. Similarly, I am running out of things to say about Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He does it week after week regardless of who is lining up across from him. Darnold woke up in the second half, but he needs to be better with turnovers. This team is capable of greatness. | |
| 4. | Broncos | – | 11-2 | Its cold where I am. Colder even than the corpse of the Raiders franchise, or how cold Hell will have to be for them to get back on track. So I bundled up and watched the Broncos easily overwhelm the Raiders o-line and pick apart their secondary. I enjoyed the simple pleasures of a game under control. I felt no danger when the defense allowed 10 points in the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter, and I’d even say I savored Pete Carroll’s empty choice to kick a game-losing field goal as time expired. I never treat the Raiders as an easy win because they love to play spoiler, but I dont think they even have that much left in them. Maybe the NFL is better when the heel is a threat?..nah, let 'em rot. Next week though, this feels like a playoff preview. Let’s see what we’re really made of. | |
| 5. | Packers | – | 9-3-1 | Every once in a while, the Packers remembers that Christian Watson is 6’4" and ran a 4.36 40 time at the combine, and let him run a bunch of crossers where he can just outrun the guy covering him and he rips like two of them for touchdowns.Kevin Byard is very good but he can’t cover that! Not when Jordan Love is throwing dimes off his back foot! With Tucker Kraft gone, Watson has become Love’s go to target for big plays. 80% of his catches have been for first downs and he’s had 5 touchdowns in the last four games. Can he sustain this the rest of the year and turn into the true WR1 that the Packers envisioned when they drafted him in 2022? Man it feels good to beat the Bears man | |
| 6. | Bills | +1 | 9-4 | Joe Cool put forth a valiant effort but he couldn’t stop the inevitable Josh Allen in the snow. With Burrow on the other sideline this game was poised to be a shoutout and it certainly lived up to the billing. Both QBs were phenomenal each accounting for 4 touchdowns, however Allen played turnover free football and that was the difference. What sets Josh Allen apart is his legs and that was on full display with 78 rushing yards and a 40 yard touchdown. The Bills defense gave up 34 points and still somehow ended up being the reason the Bills won with 2 crucial late picks. The Bills will go from facing one MVP level QB to another as they travel on the road to take on the Pats trying to keep their slim division chances alive. James Cook please stop fumbling the football!!! | |
| 7. | 49ers | +2 | 9-4 | The 49ers enjoyed a bye at the perfect time, watching the Rams and Cardinals beat each other up. Unfortunately, Seattle took care of business in Atlanta, but San Fran has a week 18 matchup to help gain ground if needed. | |
| 8. | Bears | -2 | 9-4 | It had been a very long time since the Bears went up to Lambeau late in the year with a real shot at this thing. While they dug themselves into too much of a hole early, they proved that they could still be in it at the end, after a heartbreak on a final play that could have gotten them in position to go ahead with little time left going for 2. It was a reminder that the Bears both have come an astounding way in just 12 months, and that they still have not put everything together yet. At the same time, if they can be cleaner and start faster offensively, and limit just one or two explosives defensively, you can see the force they could be. This is the first time in 7 years that the Bears feel like a legitimate playoff team, and if you want to go further back than that, we’re talking about 15 years ago that it felt sustainable like it does now. The NFC playoff picture is so brutal this season that the Bears went from 1 to 7 seed with the loss, so a chance in the tournament is not guaranteed. They have 4 games to get their act together, particularly on defense but also to see if they can become dominant on offense, and with three of those being against NFC playoff hopefuls, this is going to be the most high leverage Bears December/Early January in an extremely long time. It’s already been that way the last two weeks! Its exciting. | |
| 9. | Texans | +3 | 8-5 | Between the infamous 24-0 choke, losing Tank Dell, and being sent home from the playoffs last year, Arrowhead Stadium has been a house of horrors for the Texans in recent years. That’s what makes Sunday night’s win against the Chiefs that much sweeter. If this offense can get it together soon, they can make noise in January. | |
| 10. | Lions | +1 | 8-5 | The Lions put together the most cohesive performance on both sides of the ball since probably the Washington game, handling a surging Dallas team comfortably 44–30. This was a heat check and as close to a must win as a game without definitive stakes could be for Detroit, and they answered the call. Jared Goff was clinical and most everyone on the offense had plus touches. Jahmyr Gibbs continues to be arguably the most electric player in football, tacking on three more TDs to bring his season total to 16 in 13 games. The Lions also brought Malik Cunningham in for what would technically be wildcat since Cunningham is now listed as a WR—that was a fun wrinkle, and I hope they continue fleshing that package of plays out. The defense also got back to their winning ways, finishing the game with 2 picks, 3 forced fumbles (1 recovery), 5 sacks, and 11 PBUs. Special teams even got in on the fun, with Tom Kennedy breaking out as a plus kick returner, averaging 40 yds on 3 returns. Complimentary football across all three phases has been frustratingly rare this year for Detroit, so to see them do it against an in-form Cowboys team fighting for their lives was quite the welcome… |
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