NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Division Standings, Latest 2016-17 Super Bowl Odds
NFL oddsmakers had a rough task after the holiday action if they wanted to properly protect the house ahead of Week 13.
Everything about the three Thanksgiving games seemed normal. The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys kept cruising, while the Pittsburgh Steelers got back on track with an exclamation mark.
Then the weekend hit.
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There, teams such as the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos took nosedives, knocking power rankings and Super Bowl odds for a loop. Here is a look at updated odds and power rankings before Week 13 gets underway.
Week 13 NFL Power Rankings and Super Bowl Odds
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys (4-1) |
| 2 | Oakland Raiders (10-1) |
| 3 | New England Patriots (9-4) |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons (16-1) |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs (16-1) |
| 6 | Denver Broncos (28-1) |
| 7 | Detroit Lions (33-1) |
| 8 | New York Giants (20-1) |
| 9 | Seattle Seahawks (15-2) |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers (11-1) |
| 11 | Washington (66-1) |
| 12 | Baltimore Ravens (40-1) |
| 13 | Philadelphia Eagles (100-1) |
| 14 | Miami Dolphins (50-1) |
| 15 | Minnesota Vikings (50-1) |
| 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (66-1) |
| 17 | San Diego Chargers (150-1) |
| 18 | Buffalo Bills (75-1) |
| 19 | Carolina Panthers (100-1) |
| 20 | New Orleans Saints (100-1) |
| 21 | Houston Texans (66-1) |
| 22 | Tennessee Titans (75-1) |
| 23 | Green Bay Packers (50-1) |
| 24 | Indianapolis Colts (50-1) |
| 25 | Arizona Cardinals (100-1) |
| 26 | Los Angeles Rams (500-1) |
| 27 | New York Jets (1,000-1) |
| 28 | Cincinnati Bengals (500-1) |
| 29 | San Francisco 49ers (1,000-1) |
| 30 | Chicago Bears (500-1) |
| 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars (1,000-1) |
| 32 | Cleveland Browns (3,000-1) |
Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.
Division Standings
| New England Patriots | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Jets | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston Texans | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Tennessee Titans | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Buy Now: Detroit Lions (33-1)
It's time to believe in these Lions.
This is an incredible buy for a first-place team sitting on a 7-4 record with a quarterback like Matthew Stafford and a questionable division.
The Lions took care of business against the Vikings on Thanksgiving Day, earning a 16-13 victory to complete the season sweep after traveling to Minnesota and winning an overtime encounter in Week 9.
In Week 12, Stafford put on a casual performance with 232 yards and a score against a strong defense. An underrated Detroit defense only allowing an average of 21.6 points per game held Minnesota to a 2-for-10 mark on third down while preventing big plays.
Detractors will point out that the Lions keep living on the edge. True, as a note by the Lions' official Twitter account illustrated:
This shouldn't be enough to keep bettors away. Minnesota is the second-place team in the NFC North at 6-5, so it is highly unlikely that the Lions will lose the division. As for the Lions, the schedule features winnable divisional encounters against Green Bay and Chicago, among others.
A strong offense, underrated defense and a borderline-historic clutch gene have the Lions looking amazing at this price—and it won't last long.
Don't Panic: Seattle Seahawks (15-2)
This will sound terrible, but just roll with it for a moment: The Seahawks scored five points in Week 12.
Five, as in, two more than a field goal and two less than a touchdown with extra point. Seattle fell in a 14-0 hole in the first quarter, and that was all she wrote—Mike Evans grabbed eight catches for 104 yards and two scores, while the Seahawks couldn't respond with Russell Wilson, who tossed a pair of interceptions on a 17-of-33 day.
Stephen Cohen of Seattle PI put it best:
In other words, take a deep breath. The Seahawks had a bad game but had won three in a row before the belly flop, including a 31-24 road triumph against the New England Patriots.
Really, Seattle showed up big against New England on the road but has otherwise struggled away from home. Remember, Seattle lost in Los Angeles in Week 2, tied in Arizona in Week 7 and lost in New Orleans in Week 8 before the Week 12 gaffe.
The lesson? Seattle needs to get home-field advantage for the playoffs. This isn't difficult to accomplish—the NFC West features no team with more than four wins besides the 7-3-1 Seahawks.
Expected road problems shouldn't discourage bettors here. Seattle remains on the fast track to the playoffs, where any and all comers might have to visit one of the loudest stadiums in sports.
Time to Let it Go: Arizona Cardinals (100-1)
The Arizona Cardinals are a big part of the reason bettors shouldn't panic when it comes to the Seahawks.
It is no easy task to figure out where things went wrong for the Cardinals. A worthwhile Super Bowl bet before the season began based on prior seasons, the Cardinals sit on a paltry 4-6-1 mark with no hope of a turnaround in the NFC West.
Looking at Week 12 doesn't offer much in the way of a tone shift. The Cardinals visited the Atlanta Falcons and were sent home with a 38-19 loss, allowing the normally pass-happy Falcons to rush for three scores.
Carson Palmer only completed 25 of 45 pass attempts with two touchdowns and one interception, which meshes well with his overall mediocre season. He, for one, isn't throwing in the towel on the campaign.
“(We’re) still in it,” Palmer said, according to ESPN.com's Josh Weinfuss. “I’m optimistic as ever. I don’t look at this and say, ‘Oh, man.’ You look at this and you find a way to right the wrong, what you’ve done wrong."
While he isn't wrong, Palmer and the Cardinals would need one heck of a turnaround. This is a team that has lost to Los Angeles and four-win Carolina and escaped one-win San Francisco by three points in the second of their two meetings.
Still, the offense held the Cardinals back all season, while the defense played stout football most weeks. It didn't in Week 12, which should concern bettors—coughing up 38 points to any team is a major red flag. At this point, though the payout looks good, banking on the Cardinals to figure it out and get back into the playoffs isn't the surest bet available.
Stats courtesy of NFL.com. All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus.
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