JACKSONVILLE – Here are the jaguars.com pre-Week 14 2013 power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
- Seattle Seahawks (11-1) | 1 | Yeah … pretty good
- Denver Broncos (10-2) | 2 | In firm control of AFC West with month remaining
- New England Patriots (9-3) | 4 | Looking very much like New England again
- New Orleans Saints (9-3) | 3 | Chances good they'll get another chance in Seattle
- Carolina Panthers (9-3) | 6 | Better and better and better
- Kansas City Chiefs (9-3) | 5 | Losing streak not concerning … yet
- Cincinnati Bengals (8-4) | 7 | In firm control of AFC North with month remaining
- San Francisco 49ers (8-4) | 8 | A lot of work to do to clinch playoff spot
- Indianapolis Colts (8-4) | 10 | Quickly closing in on clinching
- Philadelphia Eagles (7-5) | 11 | A lot of hot teams in NFC; they're one of them
- Detroit Lions (7-5) | 12 | The best team in NFC North; can they prove it?
- Dallas Cowboys (7-5) | 13 | May be the best team in NFC East; can they prove it?
- Arizona Cardinals (7-5) | 9 | Could be odd-team out in tough NFC
- Chicago Bears (6-6) | 14 | OT loss to Vikings could be a killer
- Baltimore Ravens (6-6) | 16 | Must get better on the road to get in
- Green Bay Packers (5-6-1) | 15 | 0-4-1 in the last five games
- Miami Dolphins (6-6) | 18 | Season could be defined next two weeks (Pitt, NE)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (5-7) | 20 | Are they healthy enough for a final run?
- New York Giants (5-7) | 21 | First six weeks could be too much to overcome
- San Diego Chargers (5-7) | 19 | Alive … but probably only technically
- St. Louis Rams (5-7) | 22 | Odd-team out in NFL's toughest division
- Tennessee Titans (5-7) | 23 | Loss to Indy Sunday may have been last gasp
- Cleveland Browns (4-8) | 24| A lot more ability on the roster than record indicates
- Oakland Raiders (4-8) | 25 | Starting to do things right – just not in time for this season
- Buffalo Bills (4-8) | 26 | Oh-so-close all season – just not close enough
- New York Jets (5-7) | 17 | Looking worse than their record right now
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-9) | 28 | Winning streak ended in convincing fashion
- Minnesota Vikings (3-8-1) | 29 | AP is 100 percent man
- Atlanta Falcons (3-9) | 30 | Snapped out of skid in OT against Buffalo
- Jacksonville Jaguars (3-9) | 31 | Three out of four ain't bad
- Washington Redskins (3-9) | 27 | Officially out of the playoffs now
- Houston Texans (2-10) | 32 | Ten consecutive losses hard to fathom