JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 14 2022 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
- Philadelphia Eagles (11-1) | 2 | Looking like a worthy No. 1 seed
- Dallas Cowboys (9-3) | 3 | So explosive, so dangerous
- Minnesota Vikings (10-2) | 4 | So very good in the clutch
- Buffalo Bills (9-3) | 5 | Back to No. 1 seed in AFC
- Cincinnati Bengals (8-4) | 9 | Looking like a dangerous postseason team again
- Kansas City Chiefs (9-3) | 1 | Might be lone AFC West postseason team
- San Francisco 49ers (8-4) | 7 | Poor, poor Jimmy G
- Baltimore Ravens (8-4) | 8 | Holding No. 3 seed in the AFC
- Miami Dolphins (8-4) | 6 | First loss of season with Tua playing whole game
- Tennessee Titans (7-5) | 10 | Three-game lead in AFC South with five remaining
- New England Patriots (6-6) | 11 | Back-to-back losses after winning five of six
- New York Jets (7-5) | 12 | Three losses in last five games
- New York Giants (7-4-1) | 13 | Tie with Commanders keeps them as NFC's No. 6 seed
- Seattle Seahawks (7-5) | 16 | Because he's Geno Smith
- Washington Commanders (7-5-1) | 15 | One loss in last eight games
- Los Angeles Chargers (6-6) | 14 | Still hovering just outside playoffs
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6) | 17 | Your first-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Las Vegas Raiders (5-7) | 27 | Three and oh in last three games – and back in conversation
- Green Bay Packers (5-8) | 19 | Still hanging on – but barely
- Cleveland Browns (5-7) | 21 | Three touchdowns Sunday, none on offense
- Pittsburgh Steelers (5-7) | 22 | First two-game winning streak of season
- Detroit Lions (5-7) | 25 | Dominant over Duuuval
- Arizona Cardinals (4-8) | 20 | Bye
- Atlanta Falcons (5-8) | 18 | One and four in last four games after solid start
- Indianapolis Colts (4-9-1) | 23 | Six losses in seven games
- Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8) | 24 | Oof
- New Orleans Saints (4-9) | 26 | So close so often
- Carolina Panthers (4-8) | 28 | Bye
- Los Angeles Rams (3-9) | 29 | Oh and six versus teams with winning records
- Chicago Bears (3-10) | 30 | Oh and nine in last 10 games
- Denver Broncos (3-9) | 31 | Lone victory in last nine games over Duuuval
- Houston Texans (1-10-1) | 32 | Lone victory over Duuuval
