The New England Patriots, with the league’s best record at 11-2, have moved up the ranks.
Significant jumps in the rankings include the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, and Chicago Bears as five teams crack the top 10.
NFL power rankings entering Week 14 of the 2025 season (previous rank in parentheses):
1. Los Angeles Rams (1): Yeah, they lost … on the East Coast … in a rain storm … QB Matthew Stafford uncharacteristically throwing as many interceptions (2) in the first quarter as he had all season entering Sunday. Maybe the only concerning red flag here was how the defense was gashed on the ground by Carolina. Otherwise? We’re giving LA a mulligan on this one.
2. New England Patriots (3): It’s quite tempting to declare the team with the NFL’s best record (11-2) as the league’s best. But as much as QB Drake Maye and Co. have shown this season, we need to see just a little more − and against better competition.
4. Green Bay Packers (5): Beat the archrival Bears on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the NFC North in a three-week period, and the Pack might just find itself atop the conference standings.
5. Denver Broncos (4): In some respects, they resemble a Rocky Mountain version of the Seahawks, sporting an often dominant D and a quarterback who can be great … and also a total wild card.
6. Houston Texans (11): The Seahawks allegedly have the best defense in the world, but the numbers support the Texans − who are allowing the fewest points and yards per game in the league. Now, is it good enough to snap a five-game losing streak to the Chiefs?
7. Buffalo Bills (12): The league’s No. 1 rushing attack is fresh off producing a season-high 249 yards − which are also the most gained at Pittsburgh in half a century.
8. Chicago Bears (15): They’ve swept the NFC East. They’ve swept Pennsylvania. If the team currently sitting atop the NFC can win at Lambeau Field on Sunday, then any notions of fraudulence should be fully put to bed.
10. San Francisco 49ers (14): They’ll only leave Silicon Valley once more in the regular season and, at 9-4, the Niners are very much in the mix to snag home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
13. Indianapolis Colts (8): They’ve won once since acquiring CB Sauce Gardner, who’s out for an indefinite period with a calf injury.
16. Baltimore Ravens (10): They’re averaging 20 points and nearly three turnovers per game over the past three weeks, though QB Lamar Jackson did look a bit more spry in the Thanksgiving loss to Cincinnati.
17. Carolina Panthers (20): Getting RB Chuba Hubbard reintegrated into the offense seems like a wise move. It sure paid off in Sunday’s upset of the Rams, when he had a season-high 19 touches and 124 yards.
19. Los Angeles Chargers (17): Better to go into a Monday night game against a salty Philly D with a quarterback fresh off surgery for a broken (non-throwing) hand? Or Trey Lance?
20. Cincinnati Bengals (23): As obviously important as it is to have QB Joe Burrow back in the lineup, this team’s story might be equally influenced by a defense that the locker room almost universally cited for beating Baltimore. Cincy has certainly been much better on that side of the ball in recent weeks.
21. Pittsburgh Steelers (18): You actually don’t want to fire Mike Tomlin, yinzers. You want to trade him for a first-round draft pick.
25. Washington Commanders (27): Their valiant play in Sunday night’s loss to the Broncos is a pretty good testament to coach Dan Quinn and a team that could easily have packed it in by now.
30. New York Giants (28): To summarize for any prospective head coaches − the rookie quarterback is determined to play recklessly, and the rookie pass rusher seems determined … not to play all that much.