NFL Power Rankings Week 14: Latest 2015 Standings and Reaction for All 32 Teams

The 2015 NFL season certainly hasn't been a banner one with teams at .500 or worse leading multiple divisions, but there are a handful of teams that are consistently in the top 10 in terms of power rankings.

Cam Newton and the 12-0 Carolina Panthers are everyone's No. 1 team, but the Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots aren't far behind at 10-2.

Of course, the Bengals and the Broncos are trending up, while the Patriots find themselves as losers of two straight.

Let's take a look at the current standings and power rankings heading into Week 14: 

AFC East	Record		NFC East	Record
AFC North	Record		NFC North	Record
AFC South	Record		NFC North	Record
AFC West	Record		NFC West	Record
New England Patriots	10-2		Washington	5-7
New York Jets	7-5		Philadelphia Eagles	5-7
Buffalo Bills	6-6		New York Giants	5-7
Miami Dolphins	5-7		Dallas Cowboys	4-8
Cincinnati Bengals	10-2		Green Bay Packers	8-4
Pittsburgh Steelers	7-5		Minnesota Vikings	8-4
Baltimore Ravens	4-8		Chicago Bears	5-7
Cleveland Browns	2-10		Detroit Lions	4-8
Indianapolis Colts	6-6		Carolina Panthers	12-0
Houston Texans	6-6		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6-6
Jacksonville Jaguars	4-8		Atlanta Falcons	6-6
Tennessee Titans	3-9		New Orleans Saints	4-8
Denver Broncos	10-2		Arizona Cardinals	10-2
Kansas City Chiefs	7-5		Seattle Seahawks	7-5
Oakland Raiders	5-7		St. Louis Rams	4-8
San Diego Chargers	3-9		San Francsico 49ers	4-8

An interesting trend unfolding in the four divisions with 10-2 teams is the fact that all the second-place teams are 7-5.

Only three divisions remain tight, with the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings tied at 8-4.

The other two are rather interesting.

The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts are tied atop the AFC South at 6-6. If that wasn't bad enough, Washington, the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles are all 5-7, with last-place Dallas just one game out at 4-8.

NFL Network analyst David Carr had a hot take over the weekend when Washington led the East at 5-6 before losing to Dallas on Monday Night Football:

It's a novel concept, but one that won't be happening anytime soon.

It's not easy to evaluate the league from top to bottom considering the mediocrity that follows after the top-tier teams.

Rank	Team	Record
1	Carolina Panthers	12-0
2	Cincinnati Bengals	10-2
3	Arizona Cardinals	10-2
4	Denver Broncos	10-2
5	New England Patriots	10-2
6	Seattle Seahawks	7-5
7	Kansas City Chiefs	7-5
8	Green Bay Packers	8-4
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	7-5
10	Minnesota Vikings	8-4
11	New York Jets	7-5
12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6-6
13	Buffalo Bills	6-6
14	Houston Texans	6-6
15	Indianapolis Colts	6-6
16	Atlanta Falcons	6-6
17	Washington	5-7
18	Philadelphia Eagles	5-7
19	New York Giants	5-7
20	Miami Dolphins	5-7
21	Oakland Raiders	5-7
22	Chicago Bears	5-7
23	Detroit Lions	4-8
24	Jacksonville Jaguars	4-8
25	St. Louis Rams	4-8
26	New Orleans Saints	4-8
27	San Francisco 49ers	4-8
28	Tennessee Titans	3-9
29	Baltimore Ravens	4-8
30	San Diego Chargers	3-9
31	Dallas Cowboys	4-8
32	Cleveland Browns	2-10

The Panthers may or may not be the best team in the league, but they've won every game, while every other team has at least two losses. Looking at the Panthers' final four games, the 1972 Miami Dolphins should be nervous:

Week	Opponent	Record	2015 Result
Week 14	vs. Atlanta Falcons	6-6	N/A
Week 15	@ New York Giants	5-7	N/A
Week 16	@ Atlanta Falcons	6-6	N/A
Week 17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6-6	Week 4: Won 37-23

Of course, nearly any NFL team can beat another, but Carolina should be favored in all four games. The Falcons have lost six of seven, and the Giants have dropped three in a row.

The Buccaneers pose the biggest threat to this point. It could be interesting if the game only matters to the Panthers for a chance at 16-0, but the Bucs need a win for a playoff berth.

If the Panthers don't get the single-season record, they can hang their hat on a record they did break with a Week 13 win over the Saints, per SportsCenter:

The Bengals, Patriots, Cardinals, Broncos or another team may end up winning the Super Bowl, but for now, the Panthers have earned the right to be sitting atop any power rankings.