NFL Power Rankings Week 14: Latest Playoff Field Picture

Only an inconsequential game with the Chargers and Jaguars remains on the NFL's Week 13 schedule, so as we look ahead to our Week 14 power rankings, this is how the NFL's playoff picture currently stands:

NFC

1. Packers (12-0): Obtaining the NFC's No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs looks like a mere formality for the undefeated Packers.

2. 49ers (10-2): The 49ers season could hinge on results of an MRI to Patrick Willis's ailing hamstring.

3. Saints (9-3): Who really wants to play the Saints at home in a prime time game?

4. Cowboys (7-5): Poor clock management and an interesting timeout to ice your own kicker will be all the talk in Dallas this week.

5. Bears (7-5): With both Jay Cutler and Matt Forte on the sidelines, the Bears offense accomplished close to nothing on Sunday.

6. Falcons (7-5): Missed opportunities cost the Falcons a chance to win in Houston, but will it matter when it's all said and done in the playoff picture?

AFC

1. Patriots (9-3): The Pats didn't cover the crazy 20-point Vegas spread, but they handled their business against the Colts, and have now positioned themselves to be the AFC's top seed.

2. Ravens (9-3): There was no playing down to the Cleveland Browns for the Ravens.

3. Texans (9-3): Good teams find ways to win football games, and that's exactly what the Texans did on Sunday with a rookie quarterback.

4. Broncos (7-5): Only hardcore Broncos fans could have envisioned this team being in first place after the start they had to this season.

5. Steelers (9-3): Sunday was a statement win for the Steelers against the up-and-coming Bengals in the AFC North.

6. Bengals (7-5): Despite the drubbing they took Sunday, the Bengals still have the easiest path to securing the final seed in the AFC. 

Week 13 Power Rankings

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

*Monday night game