NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Focus on The Pittsburgh Steelers

At my site www.GuysNation.com, I do a weekly power ranking of all 32 NFL teams. 

It's a hugely subjective process in which I try to account for a team's strength of schedule, margin of victory, good wins and bad losses.

Where do the Pittsburgh Steelers currently rank?

After their Week 8 loss to the Saints, the Steelers were in the second spot. It was a loss, but the victor was at home, just happened to win the Super Bowl last year and is making a resurgence after a shaky first part of the year.

In Week 9, the Steelers got back on track with a victory in impressive fashion.  A win over a divisional opponent in a road game is big.  I don't care what the records of the teams are; when it comes to division games, you basically flip a coin. 

The Steelers did let the Bengals make a comeback in that game, however, undoubtedly giving some Terrible Towel wavers some heartburn as they put the game in the hands of Carson Palmer on the last drive in the final minutes of the game. With the Patriots losing by 20 to the Browns in Week 9, the Steelers had reclaimed the top spot. 

Week 10 had the big showdown between two of the teams I've had in the top five for the majority of the time I've been doing my Power Rankings, and with the loss, Pittsburgh dropped to the No. 6 spot.  Losses at home are far more devastating than road losses, as elite teams should be determined to win at least the eight games played that season on their home turf. 

The Steelers had the home field advantage and came up short.  With the Falcons winning their game, the Packers having a bye week and the Jets picking up a win, the top five got shaken up quite a bit.

The Steelers got back on track with a huge win over the Raiders in Week 11.  Then came the road trip to Buffalo.

Sure, Pittsburgh beat the Bills, but they were ONE reception away from losing. To Buffalo. To a team which only has two wins this season.

Not good.

It was a road game, but still, it's the Buffalo Bills.

Did the Steelers move up in the rankings, or did other teams surpass them?

For the complete rankings and analysis, check out the article on my website, www.GuysNation.com!  Unlike Power Rankings you see elsewhere, your comments could help persuade me to rank your team better after Week 13!