JACKSONVILLE -- Here are senior writer John Oehser's Week 14 2014 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
1.Green Bay Packers (9-3) | 2 | Four-game winning streak – and a victory over Pats – gets you to No. 1
2.Philadelphia Eagles (9-3) | 4 | Better than a lot of people want to admit
3.New England Patriots (9-3) | 1 | Won't be a surprise if they're back on top soon
4.Denver Broncos (9-3) | 5 | Need New England to lose somewhere
5.Arizona Cardinals (9-3) | 3 | Still in first place, but two consecutive losses a worry
6.Cincinnati Bengals (8-3-1) | 7 | Suddenly a game and a half in front of league's best division
7.Indianapolis Colts (8-4) | 8 | Looking stronger and stronger
8.Detroit Lions (8-4) | 9 | Must keep winning to force way into postseason
9.Seattle Seahawks (8-4) | 12 | If they get in, look out
10.San Diego Chargers (8-4) | 14 |Quietly back into the Top 10
11.Dallas Cowboys (8-4) | 6 | Confidence-shaking loss to Eagles on Thanksgiving
12.Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5) | 10 | Losing contact with division-leading Bengals
13.Baltimore Ravens (7-5) | 15 | Last-second loss at home to SD could hurt for a while
14.Kansas City Chiefs (7-5) | 11 | Focus turns to fighting for wild-card spot
15.Cleveland Browns (7-5) | 13 | Time for Johnny?
16.San Francisco 49ers (7-5) | 16 | The slide is real; can the 'Niners stop it?
- Miami Dolphins (7-5) | 17 | Potential is there, but can they close?
- Buffalo Bills (7-5) | 18 | Quietly, they're still very much in it
19.New Orleans Saints (5-7) | 19 | The NFC South-leading New Orleans Saints …
20.Atlanta Falcons (5-7) | 20 | …and the NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons
21.Houston Texans (6-6) | 21 | Hanging onto .500, but the playoffs are a real long shot
22.St. Louis Rams (5-7) | 22 | Thirty-eight points on Sunday … in the first half
- Minnesota Vikings (5-7) | 24 | A very respectable season without Adrian Peterson
- Chicago Bears (5-7) | 25 | Too much offensive talent to be here
26.Carolina Panthers (3-8-1) | 23 | Fall from the playoffs has been long and constant this season
26.New York Giants (3-9) | 24 | League's longest losing streak reaches seven games
27.Washington Redskins (3-9) | 27 | Never close in Indy on Sunday
28.New York Jets (2-10) | 28 | Hard to win if you can't ever, ever throw
29.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-10) | 30 | Oh-so close to a huge home victory Sunday
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10) | 32 | Inching their way up
31.Tennessee Titans (2-10) | 29 | Six consecutive losses tied for second-longest active streak
32.Oakland Raiders (1-11) | 31 | Five turnovers on first five possessions Sunday
