Week 13 Power Rankings

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1. New Orleans Saints (12-0) (Last week: 1) (at Falcons). Either those six priests and three archbishops are getting God to shine on the Saints, or owner Tom Benson has sold his soul to the guy who manages a slightly warmer piece of real estate.

2. Indianapolis Colts (12-0) (Last week: 3) (vs. Broncos). If the Colts take their foot off the gas, they'll have a hard time finding the pedal again.

3. San Diego Chargers (9-3) (Last week: 4) (at Cowboys). When L.T. saluted Jim Brown on Sunday after passing the Cleveland legend in the record books, Brown surely was tempted to return the gesture. With a single finger.

4. Cincinnati Bengals (9-3) (Last week: 5) (at Vikings). The Bengals have never won in Minnesota. Based on the way they're playing, they've got a real chance to change that this weekend.

5. Arizona Cardinals (8-4) (Last week: 9) (at 49ers). Just when the NFC West was getting interesting again, the Cardinals went and messed it up by beating the Vikings.

6. Minnesota Vikings (10-2) (Last week: 2) (vs. Bengals). On the bright side, Adrian Peterson didn't fumble.

7. Green Bay Packers (8-4) (Last week: 11) (at Bears). We've got a feeling that the Vikings do not want to see this team again in the postseason.

8. Philadelphia Eagles (8-4) (Last week: 10) (at Giants). Andy Reid would never admit that he gave Mike Vick chances to score touchdowns in order to generate a trade market, but for some reason Reid has been whistling the theme from The Sting.

9. Denver Broncos (8-4) (Last week: 14) (at Colts). The Derrick Thomas jersey retirement might have inspired the fans, but it did nothing for the Chiefs; the Broncos scored their biggest road win in the 50-year history of this twice-per-year rivalry.

10. New York Giants (7-5) (Last week: 15) (vs. Eagles). Before getting too excited about Sunday's win, the Giants need to remember that beating the Cowboys in December is only slightly more difficult that beating the Browns in any month.

11. New England Patriots (7-5) (Last week: 6) (vs. Panthers). Tom Brady's finger apparently is fine, given the manner in which he's pointing it at his teammates.

12. Dallas Cowboys (8-4) (Last week: 7) (vs. Chargers). The coach who can't win in December goes up against the coach who can't win in September.

13. Miami Dolphins (6-6) (Last week: 20) (at Jaguars). Every time it looks like they might be bad, the Dolphins play like they're anything but.

14. Baltimore Ravens (6-6) (Last week: 8) (vs. Lions). How can a team led by a former defensive backs coach have so many pass interference penalties?

15. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6) (Last week: 12) (at Browns). After "unleash hell" from Gladiator blew up in his face, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin will motivate his teams in the future by quoting only Charlie Chaplin films.

16. Jacksonville Jaguars (7-5) (Last week: 22) (vs. Dolphins). Tim Tebow will be crying at the end of a lot more games if the Jaguars draft him.

17. Tennessee Titans (5-7) (Last week: 13) (vs. Rams). The win streak was fun while it lasted; for now, the Titans need to shake off the loss to Indy and focus on the last four games. With help, 9-7 might still get them into the playoffs.

18. New York Jets (6-6) (Last week: 21) (at Buccaneers). For his next attempt at teaching quarterback Mark Sanchez to avoid injury, coach Rex Ryan is bringing in the Pope to show Sanchez how to take a knee.

19. Atlanta Falcons (6-6) (Last week: 16) (vs. Saints). As it turns out, the fans weren't chanting, "We want Mike!" They were saying, "You killed Spike!"

20. Oakland Raiders (4-8) (Last week: 25) (vs. Redskins). A team more accustomed to the phrase "unleash smell" was motivated by Mike Tomlin's tough talk.

21. Seattle Seahawks (5-7) (Last week: 24) (at Texans). The Seahawks reportedly have hired a search firm. Its task is to find a better football team.

22. San Francisco 49ers (5-7) (Last week: 18) (vs. Cardinals). We wonder whether anyone will remind Mike Singletary of all those playoff guarantees he made.

23. Carolina Panthers (5-7) (Last week: 23) (at Patriots). The Panthers made Josh Freeman look like Jake Delhomme.

24. Houston Texans (5-7) (Last week: 17) (vs. Seattle). Running back Chris Brown explained his ugly interception on an option play by saying, "I learned everything I know about playing quarterback from Rex Grossman."

25. Chicago Bears (5-7) (Last week: 28) (vs. Packers). So why is Charlie Weis interested in serving as the Bears' offensive coordinator? Deep. Dish. Pizza

26. Buffalo Bills (4-8) (Last week: 19) (at Chiefs). Some folks in Toronto think that the Argonauts might have given the Jets a better game.

27. Washington Redskins (3-9) (Last week: 27). (at Raiders). Sometimes, it's better to just get blown out.

28. Kansas City Chiefs (3-9) (Last week: 26) (vs. Bills). Sometimes, it isn't.

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-11) (Last week: 29) (vs. Jets). It's good that the Bucs dumped all those veterans in the offseason. This team would have really sucked if they'd kept them.

30. St. Louis Rams (1-11) (Last week: 30) (at Titans). "We only lost by single digits" is the best post-game celebration the Rams can hope for.

31. Detroit Lions (2-10) (Last week: 31) (at Ravens). It's amazing what three 1-11 teams can to do help a 2-10 record go unnoticed.

32. Cleveland Browns (1-11) (Last week: 32) (vs. Steelers). Crazy as it sounds, they might give the Steelers fits on Thursday night. OK, it sounds really crazy.

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i love where they put Miami!