NFL Power Rankings Week 14: Identifying the League's Most Impressive Teams

The NFL's most impressive teams are extremely obvious. Or are they?

For me, these three make the cut. 

Green Bay Packers 

It's easy to call the Packers the best and most impressive team in football when they're beating up on all their opponents, but they were certainly tested against the Giants on Sunday. 

Aaron Rodgers led a sensational drive that set up the game-winning field goal.

How about Clay Matthews in coverage, taking that interception to the house? They handled legitimate adversity on the road. 

True sign of championship team. 

New England Patriots

The Patriots are essentially the Packers of the AFC. Premier quarterback, poor defense that allows a ton of yardage with a decent pass rush. 

Somehow, they get it done each week. 

OK, New England's schedule isn't nearly as daunting as the Packers is down the stretch, but the Patriots offense is back to it's old tricks. 

Can anyone stop Rob Gronkowski? 

Right now, the answer is no. 

Houston Texans 

What an admirable job by Gary Kubiak and his Texans. They've easily been the most resilient team in the NFL this year. 

Arian Foster's hurt at the beginning of the year, they lose Andre Johnson for more than month, Mario Williams goes down for the year, as does Matt Schaub, Johnson gets hurt again, yet they've won six straight and are 9-3. 

The defense is ferocious and certainly underrated and did a fantastic job limiting a potent Falcons defense on Sunday. 

To me, what they've been able to accomplish this season barring all their setbacks, they've been extremely impressive. 

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

*MNF Matchup