Statsational Week 14 NFL Power Rankings

For the first time since week 8 the Denver Broncos are not in the top spot.  New England's dominating performance over the Houston Texans has vaulted them to number 1.  The win hurts Denver in both the rankings and, more importantly, in the AFC standings.  Denver has a loss to both New England and Houston.  A Pats loss last night would have given the Broncos a 1 game lead over New England for the 2 seed.  Now they are in the 3rd spot and will need New England to stumble in one of their last 3.  The Pats have another huge game this week with San Francisco at home.  After that they have two winnable games with Jacksonville and Miami.  The Broncos are at Baltimore this week then home for Cleveland and Kansas City.  Houston has a one game lead over the Pats but need to finish ahead of them due to the head to head loss.  They have 2 with Indianapolis and one with Minnesota left.

Seattle made a move into the top 5 this week after destroying the Arizona Cardinals 58-0.  Seattle is 1.5 games behind San Francisco but they are at Buffalo, then home for San Francisco and St. Louis.  San Francisco goes to New England and has Arizona at home in their other two games.  If San Francisco loses to the Patriots the matchup in week 16 could be for the NFC West.  Who would have seen that coming.

Game of the Week
San Francisco @ New England -3.5

Possibly a preview to the Super Bowl, the top two teams in my rankings will square off in Foxboro for the Sunday night game this week.  San Francisco has the number 1 ranked defense, 2nd against the run and 2nd against the pass.  They are giving up just under 14 points per game and almost 8 fewer points per game then their opponents average.  On offense the Niners rank 10th overall thanks to the 3rd ranked rushing attack.  The Patriots are polar opposite.  They rank 1 in offense, 7th in rushing, 2nd in passing.  Defensively they rank just 22nd, 8th against the run and 31st against the pass.  New England will turn you over and they do not give it up.  They are a league leading the league at +24 in give/take.  This one figures to be a great game of strength against strength.

Worst Game of the Week
Kansas City @ Oakland -3

Kansas City comes in ranked 30 and Oakland ranked 31.  It doesn't get much worse than that.  It has been a long disappointing year for both teams.  Oakland is the worst defense in the league and the 28th rushing team.  Kansas City is the 24th defense in the league and the 30th offense.  Neither team can do much of anything right.  Oaklands strength is throwing it ranked 7th in passing.  Kansas City stops the pass well ranked 5th.  Kansas City's strength is running it, ranked 4th while Oakland is 30th in stopping the rush.  That could be the difference.

Biggest Mismatch
Indianapolis @ Houston -9.5

A battle of, what looks to be, two playoff teams yet they fall in the biggest mismatch category this week.  Houston is coming of a blowout loss but we know how good this team can be.  Ranked 5th overall they rank 6th in defense and 7th in offense.  Indianapolis ranks 27th in defense and 16th in offense.  The Colts throw it well ranked 8th and Houston is just 18th in stopping the pass.  Houston is 8th in rushing it while the Colts are just 21st in stopping the rush.

Rank	Teams	Power Rating
1	New England	29.59
2	San Francisco	28.67
3	Denver	28.59
4	Seattle	26.35
5	Houston	25.78
6	NY Giants	25.72
7	Chicago	24.84
8	Pittsburgh	23.70
9	Green Bay	23.20
10	Atlanta	23.17
11	Dallas	22.99
12	Detroit	22.92
13	Baltimore	22.78
14	Cincinnati	22.70
15	Washington	22.32
16	Tampa Bay	21.11
17	San Diego	21.05
18	Carolina	21.00
19	Minnesota	20.36
20	St. Louis	20.12
21	New Orleans	19.79
22	NY Jets	19.02
23	Cleveland	18.99
24	Miami	18.61
25	Indianapolis	18.29
26	Philadelphia	18.29
27	Buffalo	17.77
28	Tennessee	16.43
29	Arizona	16.20
30	Kansas City	14.63
31	Oakland	14.44
32	Jacksonville	12.16

Rank	Teams	Strength Of Schedule
1	St. Louis	22.65
2	Carolina	22.47
3	Arizona	22.43
4	Dallas	22.41
5	NY Giants	22.16
6	Washington	22.11
7	NY Jets	21.96
8	New Orleans	21.95
9	Green Bay	21.86
10	Seattle	21.83
11	Philadelphia	21.82
12	Minnesota	21.56
13	Tennessee	21.47
14	Chicago	21.43
15	Detroit	21.39
16	Baltimore	21.32
17	Kansas City	21.24
18	Oakland	21.22
19	San Francisco	21.16
20	Miami	21.11
21	Tampa Bay	21.03
22	Denver	20.96
23	Jacksonville	20.76
24	San Diego	20.73
25	Buffalo	20.62
26	Cleveland	20.60
27	Pittsburgh	20.59
28	New England	20.52
29	Cincinnati	20.38
30	Houston	20.35
31	Atlanta	20.09
32	Indianapolis	19.42

NFC East	22.33	W	L
NY Giants	25.72	8	5
Dallas	22.99	7	6
Washington	22.32	7	6
Philadelphia	18.29	4	9
NFC North	22.83	W	L
Chicago	24.84	8	5
Green Bay	23.20	9	4
Detroit	22.92	4	9
Minnesota	20.36	7	6
NFC South	21.27	W	L
Atlanta	23.17	11	2
Tampa Bay	21.11	6	7
Carolina	21.00	4	9
New Orleans	19.79	5	8
NFC West	22.84	W	L
San Francisco	28.67	9	3
Seattle	26.35	8	5
St. Louis	20.12	6	6
Arizona	16.20	4	9
AFC East	21.25	W	L
New England	29.59	10	3
NY Jets	19.02	6	7
Miami	18.61	5	8
Buffalo	17.77	5	8
AFC North	22.04	W	L
Pittsburgh	23.70	7	6
Baltimore	22.78	9	4
Cincinnati	22.70	7	6
Cleveland	18.99	5	8
AFC South	18.17	W	L
Houston	25.78	11	2
Indianapolis	18.29	9	4
Tennessee	16.43	4	9
Jacksonville	12.16	2	11
AFC West	19.68	W	L
Denver	28.59	10	3
San Diego	21.05	5	8
Kansas City	14.63	2	11
Oakland	14.44	3	10

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