The results of the NFL’s Week 13 games have thrown my Power Rankings in to a frenzy. On Thanksgiving Day alone, there there three upsets, with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, and Cincinnati Bengals walking away with wins over the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens, respectively.

There’s a new team at the top: is it Drake Maye and the 11-2 New England Patriots, who handled Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants with ease on Monday Night Football, or Bo Nix and the 10-2 Denver Broncos, who defeated Marcus Mariota and the Washington Commanders by the slimmest of margins in overtime on Sunday Night Football?

SEE ALSO: Broncos Win 9th Straight Game with 27-26 Overtime Win Over Commanders, Quest for #1 Seed Continues

The reason for a new #1 is last week’s top team, Matthew Stafford’s Los Angeles Rams, falling to Bryce Young and the now 7-6 Carolina Panthers in an unlikely shootout. Daniel Jones, Jonathan Taylor, and the Indianapolis Colts, who held the top spot for much of the season, are starting to fade away after their second straight loss, this week to the surging Houston Texans.

Other teams with stock on the rise include the Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Chargers. Teams that are fading at the wrong time include the Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, and Kansas City Chiefs: all heavyweights from last year’s postseason.

Read on for my 2025-26 NFL Post-Week 13 Power Rankings, and if you’d like to debate or discuss any rankings, join the conversation with Sakmann Sports on Twitter/X, on Facebook, or by commenting directly on this post!

2025 NFL Power Rankings: Preseason, Post-Week 1, Post-Week 2, Post-Week 3, Post-Week 4, Post-Week 5, Post-Week 6, Post-Week 7, Post-Week 8, Post-Week 9, Post-Week 10, Post-Week 11, Post-Week 12, Post-Week 13

Post-Week 13 Power Rankings

After a slow start to the season, the Houston Texans have inserted themselves in to the AFC playoff conversation. (Houston Chronicle)
  1. New England Patriots (11-2) [Last Week: 3]
  2. Denver Broncos (10-2) [Last Week: 2]
  3. Los Angeles Rams (9-3) [Last Week: 1]
  4. Seattle Seahawks (9-3) [Last Week: 6]
  5. San Francisco 49ers (9-4) [Last Week: 7]
  6. Houston Texans (7-5) [Last Week: 8]
  7. Indianapolis Colts (8-4) [Last Week: 4]
  8. Buffalo Bills (8-4) [Last Week: 10]
  9. Chicago Bears (9-3) [Last Week: 12]
  10. Green Bay Packers (8-3-1) [Last Week: 11]
  11. Philadelphia Eagles (8-4) [Last Week: 5]
  12. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) [Last Week: 15]
  13. Baltimore Ravens (6-6) [Last Week: 9]
  14. Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) [Last Week: 17]
  15. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4) [Last Week: 16]
  16. Detroit Lions (7-5) [Last Week: 13]
  17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5) [Last Week: 18]
  18. Kansas City Chiefs (6-6) [Last Week: 14]
  19. Carolina Panthers (7-6) [Last Week: 20]
  20. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6) [Last Week: 19]
  21. Cincinnati Bengals (4-8) [Last Week: 25]
  22. Miami Dolphins (5-7) [Last Week: 22]
  23. Washington Commanders (3-9) [Last Week: 27]
  24. Atlanta Falcons (4-8) [Last Week: 21]
  25. Arizona Cardinals (3-9) [Last Week: 23]
  26. New York Giants (2-11) [Last Week: 24]
  27. Cleveland Browns (3-9) [Last Week: 28]
  28. New York Jets (3-9) [Last Week: 30]
  29. New Orleans Saints (2-10) [Last Week: 31]
  30. Tennessee Titans (1-11) [Last Week: 29]
  31. Minnesota Vikings (4-8) [Last Week: 26]
  32. Las Vegas Raiders (2-10) [Last Week: 32]

Biggest Winners: Cincinnati Bengals (+4), Washington Commanders (+4), Chicago Bears (+3), Los Angeles Chargers (+3), Dallas Cowboys (+3)

Biggest Losers: Philadelphia Eagles (-6), Minnesota Vikings (-5), Baltimore Ravens (-4), Kansas City Chiefs (-4), Atlanta Falcons (-3), Indianapolis Colts (-3), Detroit Lions (-3)

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