{"id":256481,"date":"2025-11-27T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=256481"},"modified":"2025-12-01T08:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:58:02","slug":"nfl-power-rankings-week-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/11\/27\/nfl-power-rankings-week-13\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Power Rankings: Week 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Week 13 begins, here\u2019s where every team stands in our updated NFL power rankings. The teams are ranked from 32nd to 1st.<\/p>\n<h2>Week 13 NFL Power Rankings &#8211; Worst to First<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-158185\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/USATSI_22172411_168400545_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins NFL Playoffs\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/USATSI_22172411_168400545_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/USATSI_22172411_168400545_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/USATSI_22172411_168400545_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/USATSI_22172411_168400545_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/USATSI_22172411_168400545_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/USATSI_22172411_168400545_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/USATSI_22172411_168400545_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>32. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> (2-9)<\/strong> &#8211; The Raiders flat out STINK. Geno Smith needs to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>31. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Commanders<\/a> (3-8)<\/strong> &#8211; This team was cursed before the season with the holdout of Scary Terry, and it\u2019s bled out into the entire season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>30. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> (1-10)<\/strong> &#8211; I have said it before, this team has looked better over the weeks since they fired their Coach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>29. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> (2-8)<\/strong> &#8211; They are on a win streak, but it\u2019s hard to trust Tua and company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>28. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_self\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> (2-9)<\/strong> &#8211; The Saints have been scrappy all season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>27. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Jets<\/a> (2-9)<\/strong> &#8211; The Jets are another team that shows up and competes week in and week out.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-253279\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27371224_168419650_lowres-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27371224_168419650_lowres-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27371224_168419650_lowres-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27371224_168419650_lowres-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27371224_168419650_lowres-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27371224_168419650_lowres-2048x1388.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a> (2-10)<\/strong> &#8211; Another game the Giants let slip away that they should have won.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> (3-8)<\/strong> &#8211; The Browns run the ball well and play good defense, which is a recipe for success in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> (3-8)<\/strong> &#8211; Jacoby better start the rest of the season for this Arizona team. They are fun to watch from a fantasy football perspective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> (7-4)<\/strong> &#8211; Another game the Jags won that could have easily been a loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_self\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> (4-7)<\/strong> &#8211; They finally won a game, but the downfall is their quarterback play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> (6-6)<\/strong> &#8211; I would rather scratch my Cornea than watch a Panthers game<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232781\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-232781\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/bengals-beef-nfl-schedule-makers-continues-2025-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"cincinnati bengals schedule\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/bengals-beef-nfl-schedule-makers-continues-2025-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/bengals-beef-nfl-schedule-makers-continues-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/bengals-beef-nfl-schedule-makers-continues-2025-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/bengals-beef-nfl-schedule-makers-continues-2025-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/bengals-beef-nfl-schedule-makers-continues-2025-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/bengals-beef-nfl-schedule-makers-continues-2025-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/bengals-beef-nfl-schedule-makers-continues-2025.jpg 1867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>20. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> (4-7)<\/strong> &#8211; Tough matchup ahead as they travel to the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> (3-8)<\/strong> &#8211; Superman returns this week. Let\u2019s see if <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/11\/26\/joe-burrow-shows-what-leadership-is-all-about\/\" target=\"_self\">Joe Burrow&#8217;s skill and leadership<\/a> can turn the ship around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Texans<\/a> (6-5)<\/strong> &#8211; Their biggest win came in Week 12 against the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> (6-5)<\/strong> &#8211; A home matchup awaits the Steelers versus an angry Buffalo team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> (6-5)<\/strong> &#8211; They have won five in a row, but personally, I am not impressed. Fraud alert in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chargers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> (7-4)<\/strong> &#8211; Cakewalk matchup in Week 13 as they face the Raiders.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_255322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255322\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-255322\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"George Pickens\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-255322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>14. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> (7-3-1)<\/strong> &#8211; Big matchup against the Lions on Thanksgiving. It shall be an interesting game for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> (5-5-1)<\/strong> &#8211; Dallas has been cooking since the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> (8-4)<\/strong> &#8211; 8-4 and still in third place in a tough division.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears<\/a> (8-3)<\/strong> &#8211; Don\u2019t look now, but the Bears are on a four-game win streak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> (6-5)<\/strong> &#8211; Still lead the division but have dropped three games in a row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Lions<\/a> (8-4)<\/strong> &#8211; Detroit got lucky against the Giants in week 12.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256487\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-256487\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27523221_168419650_lowres-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Week 13 NFL Power Rankings Denver Broncos\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27523221_168419650_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27523221_168419650_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27523221_168419650_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27523221_168419650_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27523221_168419650_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27523221_168419650_lowres.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> (8-3)<\/strong> &#8211; I\u2019ve said it all season, I don\u2019t trust the Eagles, nor am I sold on them. Big matchup against the Bears in Week 13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/a> (9-2)<\/strong> &#8211; Quietly sitting at 9-2 coming off a bye week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> (9-2)<\/strong> &#8211; Another team I have on my slightly overrated list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_self\">New England Patriots<\/a> (10-2)<\/strong> &#8211; Some tough games ahead for this team, which will be true tests of how good they really are despite their record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> (6-5)<\/strong> &#8211; Beating the Colts in Week 12, they travel to Dallas for a bombshell of a game on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> (7-4)<\/strong> &#8211; Look for Buffalo to rebound in Week 13 at Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/colts\/\" target=\"_self\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> (8-3)<\/strong> &#8211; Colts head into week 13 with another tough game, this one against division rivals Houston.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> (8-3)<\/strong> &#8211; I may be the only person in America ranking the Seahawks #1, but I call it how I see it.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more great football analysis, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/drroto.com\/category\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DrRoto.com<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Week 13 begins, here\u2019s where every team stands in our updated NFL power rankings. The teams are ranked from 32nd to 1st. Week 13 NFL Power Rankings &#8211; Worst to First 32. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9) &#8211; The Raiders flat out STINK. Geno Smith needs to go. 31. Washington Commanders (3-8) &#8211; This team [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5637,"featured_media":256487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,33,27,10,3,30,23,7,8,19,15,24,25,14,12,13,16,17,18,34,4,26,5,28,20,6,6431,21,9,33916,31,32,29,11,8896],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-256481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-cardinals","category-falcons","category-ravens","category-bills","category-panthers","category-bears","category-bengals","category-browns","category-cowboys","category-broncos","category-lions","category-packers","category-texans","category-colts","category-jaguars","category-chiefs","category-raiders","category-chargers","category-rams","category-dolphins","category-vikings","category-patriots","category-saints","category-giants","category-jets","category-nfl-teams","category-eagles","category-steelers","category-power-rankings","category-49ers","category-seahawks","category-buccaneers","category-titans","category-washington-commanders"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256489,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256481\/revisions\/256489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}