2024 NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Are Eagles, Ravens the scariest teams in football?
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Thanksgiving week is upon us, which means more football across more time slots than ever. By the time Sunday of Week 13 rolls around, we'll have already seen eight teams in action thanks to three Thanksgiving Day games, followed by another Black Friday contest. So, if you're upset about your team's placement in this week's power rankings, don't worry. Things are about to start changing quickly.
Here are the latest power rankings for 2024 (with Super Bowl odds from FanDuel Sportsbook).
NFL Power Rankings
1. Detroit Lions (10-1; ↔)
Super Bowl odds: +300
Only a special class of team could go on the road, beat a playoff hopeful by 18 points and classify it as a ho-hum performance. That's where the Lions are this season. They make dominance look routine.
2. Buffalo Bills (9-2; ↔)
Super Bowl odds: +700
The cliché says that no matter when the bye week falls, it falls at the perfect time. But it's still got to feel great for the Bills to get some downtime before this three-game stretch against teams that are in the thick of the playoff chase.
3. Philadelphia Eagles (9-2; ⬆️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +650
The Birds have had sneaky good vibes for five or six weeks now, but demolishing the Rams on national TV announced it to the entire league. There just aren't many teams that can deal with the amount of talent on this roster.
4. Kansas City Chiefs (10-1; ⬇️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +500
If the Chiefs can't beat Carolina without some last-second drama, then a stress-free win just might not be in the cards this season. That's not to say they aren't contenders — the results speak for themselves. But with eight of 11 games coming down to the wire, you start to wonder if the Chiefs will start to fatigue from all the stress.
5. Baltimore Ravens (8-4; ⬆️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +700
The Ravens have such an insane motor that it never felt like they took the car out of second gear on Monday night, and they still put up 400 yards and 30 points in a win. They are maddeningly inconsistent, but there might not be anyone who can stop them besides themselves.
6. Minnesota Vikings (9-2; ⬆️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +2100
It'd be fair to criticize the fact that the Vikings lost control of a game they once led by 14 points. But rather than harp on that, I'm instead very encouraged by the way they handled the adversity. Every time they needed a big drive in big moments, they delivered. This is a team that does not blink.
7. Green Bay Packers (8-3; ⬆️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +1700
Smashing the 49ers isn't quite as big of a statement when Brock Purdy, Trent Williams and Nick Bosa don't play in the game, but it still had to have felt good to completely demoralize a team that's caused them so much heartache in recent years.
8. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3; ⬇️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +3000
It's not exactly fair that the Steelers had to play a Thursday night road game in the middle of a blizzard, but that's life in the AFC North. That was the type of game the Steelers pride themselves on being able to win, and they couldn't get it done. And the division road games are only just beginning, with a trip to Cincinnati on deck.
9. Seattle Seahawks (6-5; ⬆️ 3)
Super Bowl odds: +5500
Geno Smith has been fun all season, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is blossoming into a superstar. But what's really standing out in this Seahawks' win streak is that their defense is starting to play like they're coached by one of the brightest defensive minds in football.
10. Los Angeles Chargers (7-4; ⬆️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +2500
Jim Harbaugh caught the L from his big brother on Monday night, but I feel better about the Chargers than I did two weeks ago. They held on to beat a surging Bengals offense, and they hung tough with one of the best teams in the league in Baltimore. I don't think this is a Super Bowl contender, but a deserving playoff team.
11. Denver Broncos (7-5; ⬆️ 2)
Super Bowl odds: +5500
Becoming a good team is all about consistency. Nothing about the Broncos' win in Las Vegas was noteworthy. But they did dig out of an early deficit and cruise to a relatively stress-free win — their first road win against the Raiders in a decade. Not remarkable, but being a good team means handling business.
12. Washington Commanders (7-5; ⬇️ 3)
Super Bowl odds: +5500
These guys look like they need the bye week in the worst way. The offense has lost all of its zip and efficiency, and the defense was never meant to carry such a heavy load. Can the Commanders stop the bleeding against Tennessee before they finally get a break?
13. Arizona Cardinals (6-5; ⬇️ 3)
Super Bowl odds: +6000
Startling how completely the Seahawks were able to shut down the Cardinals' run game. And without that, Arizona found no consistency on offense as it managed only two drives that covered more than 50 yards all day, and both of those came in the fourth quarter. Some offenses, like Seattle's, can still function despite being one-dimensional. I'm not sure the Cardinals' is one of those.
14. Atlanta Falcons (6-5; ⬆️ 2)
Super Bowl odds: +5000
Quite a two-game stretch for the Falcons coming out of their bye week. A home game against the Chargers this weekend, followed by a road trip to face Kirk Cousins' old team in Minnesota. Two big chances to show us they're worth taking seriously.
15. Miami Dolphins (5-6; ⬆️ 2)
Super Bowl odds: +7000
In each of Mike McDaniel's first two seasons, Miami started hot and faded down the stretch. How ironic would it be if the 2024 Dolphins became the dreaded "team that no one wants to play" in the final month of the season? They might make me a believer if they can win a cold weather game on Thanksgiving night in Green Bay.
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6; ⬆️ 3)
Super Bowl odds: +5500
Despite the sub-.500 record, Next Gen Stats says the Buccaneers have a 53% chance to reach the playoffs. They can thank their schedule for that. Tampa Bay plays the 7-4 Chargers in Week 15. Its other five opponents are a combined 16-39.
17. Houston Texans (7-4; ⬇️ 3)
Super Bowl odds: +3000
You see signs of the Texans' problems even when they win, so it's no surprise they can occasionally lead to disastrous losses. Hopefully, Nico Collins can drag Houston out of this malaise as he continues to get re-acclimated, because everything else about the Texans' offense is gross right now.
18. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7; ↔)
Super Bowl odds: +8500
Another week, another chance for the Bengals to beat a playoff team and announce to the league that they're ready to make a run. If that sounds familiar, it's because I've written it five or six times this season, and we're still waiting on Cincinnati to figure it out.
19. San Francisco 49ers (5-6; ⬇️ 4)
Super Bowl odds: +5000
If you choose to believe the nerds, the 49ers' playoff odds dropped as low as 17% in the wake of their lopsided loss at Lambeau Field. It's hard to fully accept that considering how much talent is still on this team, but we've been saying that for months now. And if Brock Purdy isn't available for this weekend's trip to Buffalo, it might be curtains.
20. Chicago Bears (4-7; ⬆️ 2)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
Any realistic chance the Bears had of reaching the playoffs is probably out the window, but I haven't felt better about this team all year. They've got to learn how to finish, but Chicago has pushed contenders to the brink in back-to-back weeks, and Caleb Williams looks like a Dude, with a capital ‘D.' That's a lot more important in the big picture than a wild-card spot.
21. Los Angeles Rams (5-6; ⬇️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +10000
It wasn't surprising to see the Eagles bully the Rams on the line of scrimmage, but it was deflating. L.A. can be a very fun team if Matthew Stafford has time and space to operate, but that hasn't happened consistently this season. Here's guessing it's not going to happen against playoff-caliber opponents.
22. Indianapolis Colts (5-6; ⬇️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +29000
The Colts left a lot of plays on the field against Detroit on Sunday, and it cost them an opportunity to give the Lions a much closer game. But you know what? That's OK. At least those miscues went toward the larger cause of helping a young quarterback develop.
23. Carolina Panthers (3-8; ⬆️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
Moral victories are allowed when you've been through as much hell as Bryce Young and the Panthers have. I'm sure it stings to let the Chiefs off the hook after playing such an inspired game, but this didn't even look like an NFL team two months ago. Take what you can get, and hope Young can keep it going.
24. New Orleans Saints (4-7; ⬇️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +34000
Saints fans will be mad at the Rams forever after 2018, and a win against L.A. in the coming weekend could launch New Orleans back into the wild-card conversation. A game between two losing teams doesn't look enticing at first glance, but this could be a really good one.
25. Tennessee Titans (3-8; ⬆️ 2)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
I don't know what the future holds for Will Levis, but for one afternoon it was really fun to see him respond to a backbreaking mistake by rallying the Titans to an upset win.
26. Cleveland Browns (3-8; ⬆️ 3)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
Really strange how the Browns have become a functional, even fun football team after making a quarterback switch in each of the past two years. This year, it probably came too late for any type of playoff push, but at least Cleveland should be an entertaining watch the rest of the way.
27. Dallas Cowboys (4-7; ⬆️ 3)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
On paper, Cowboys-Commanders looked like one of the most boring, pointless matchups of the 2024 season. Go figure: It turned into one of the most memorably insane games in recent memory. What Dallas did probably wasn't a sustainable formula for success, but so what. It sure was fun.
28. New England Patriots (3-9; ⬇️ 3)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
Drake Maye is fun, but the Patriots are not currently built to win in a shootout. So, when their defense allowed points on four of Miami's five first half possessions, you had a pretty good idea of where things were headed.
29. New York Jets (3-8; ⬆️ 2)
Super Bowl odds: +55000
So, the Jets' general manager is the latest one to leave, and now there's speculation about just how healthy Aaron Rodgers has been this season. Just a hunch, but I'm not sure if I buy that a week off is going to have the Jets looking rested or refreshed.
30. New York Giants (2-9; ⬇️ 2)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
I honestly don't think letting Saquon Barkley walk was the Giants' biggest mistake. The big problem was winning enough games last December to push themselves out of range for a franchise-changing quarterback like Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye. Judging from their performance against Tampa Bay, it looks like they might've taken that lesson to heart.
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9; ⬆️ 1)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
Every day in the NFL, we see things that shock and astound us. But even in a week that saw a 10-point favorite lose outright at home, I don't know if anything was more surprising than Doug Pederson surviving the Jaguars' bye week.
32. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9; ⬇️ 6)
Super Bowl odds: +100000
As inconsistent as he might be, Gardner Minshew was still probably Vegas' best hope of winning games. And now he's done for the season with a broken collarbone. It's entirely possible the Raiders are picking No. 1 overall when this is all said and done.
David Helman covers the NFL for FOX Sports and hosts the NFL on FOX podcast. He previously spent nine seasons covering the Cowboys for the team's official website. In 2018, he won a regional Emmy for his role in producing "Dak Prescott: A Family Reunion" about the quarterback's time at Mississippi State. Follow him on Twitter at @davidhelman_.
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