NFL Rankings Week 13 2017-2018

There were not a lot of surprises this week outside of the Seahawks beating the Eagles. The result itself was not a giant surprise, as it is very difficult to get a win in Seattle. The Eagles, however, struggled greatly with the sounds. I only dropped them to #2 because none of the top 4 won convincingly enough to warrant any moves. The Bears, Broncos, and Colts all had to win this week to save themselves from elimination. They all lost. The Bucs and Texans are in the same situation this week.

There is a log jam at 6-6 with seven different teams (none of them are in playoff position at this point).

Ben McAdoo becomes the first casualty of the season as he was fired as the Giants head coach. The ownership of the Giants do not seem to know what they are doing. It has been known for years that they have issues at the offensive lines (which is the main reason the running backs and Eli have struggled) yet they have done nothing to solve that issue. Add to that the three top receivers all sustained season ending injuries in the same game. Unfortunately, the coach and GM were punished because of this.

The Chiefs continue to sink. They started the season 6-0 and have gone 1-6 since. The Chargers have gone the other way. After starting 0-4 they have gone 6-2. The last team to start the season 0-4 and then make the playoffs were the San Diego Chargers.

Rankings

1. Minnesota Vikings (10-2)

The Vikings did what they needed to win this week and take over the top spot. It was not a pretty win, but a win none-the-less.

​Last week: Defeated the Falcons 14-9

Up next: at Carolina

2. Philadelphia Eagles (10-2)

The Eagles looked out of their element in Seattle and travel to the Coliseum this week for a match-up with the Rams. The Eagles could be looking at a losing streak.

​Last week: Lost to the Seahawks 24-10

Up next: at Los Angeles Rams

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-2)

The Steelers escaped with a win against the Bengals after being down 17-0.

​Last week: Defeated the Bengals 23-20

Up next: against Baltimore

4. New England Patriots (10-2)

The Patriots made the game a lot more lopsided than it actually was. They were lucky to get the win.

Last week: Defeated the Bills 23-3

Up next: at Miami (Monday 12/11)

	Last Week	This Week
5. Los Angeles Rams (9-3)	​Defeated the Cardinals 32-16	against Philadelphia
6. New Orleans Saints (9-3)	Defeated the Panthers 31-21	at Atlanta (Thursday (12/7)
7. Tennessee Titans (8-4)	​Defeated the Texans 24-13	at Arizona
8. Seattle Seahawks (8-4)	Defeated the Eagles 24-10	at Jacksonville
9. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4)	Defeated the Colts 30-10	against Seattle
10. Carolina Panthers (8-4)	Lost to the Saints 31-21	against Minnesota
11. Baltimore Ravens (7-5)	Defeated the Lions 44-20	at Pittsburgh
12. Atlanta Falcons (7-5)	Lost to the Vikings 14-9	against New Orleans Thursday (12/7)
13. Los Angeles Chargers (6-6)	Defeated the Browns 19-10	against Washington
14. Green Bay Packers (6-6)	Defeated the Bucs 26-20	at Cleveland
15. Dallas Cowboys (6-6)	Defeated Washington 38-14	at New York Giants
16. Oakland Raiders (6-6)	Defeated NY Giants 24-17	at Kansas City
17. Detroit Lions (6-6)	Lost to the Ravens 44-20	at Tampa Bay
18. Buffalo Bills (6-6)	Lost to the Patriots 23-3	against Indianapolis
19. Kansas City Chiefs (6-6)	Lost to the NY Jets 38-31	against Oakland
20. New York Jets (5-7)	Defeated the Chiefs 38-31	at Denver
21. Miami Dolphins (5-7)	Defeated the Broncos 35-9	against New England Monday (12/11)
22. Cincinnati Bengals (5-7)	Lost to the Steelers 23-20	against Chicago

Bottom Four

23. Washington (5-7)

The team from Washington was looking like a playoff contender at the beginning of the season, but have fallen out of contention and are in danger of finishing with a losing season.

​Last week: Lost to the Cowboys 38-14

Next week: at Los Angeles Chargers

24. Arizona Cardinals (5-7)

The Cardinals were swept in the "Teams that used to Play in St Louis" series. They are an awful team that has played better than it's record.

​Last week: Lost to the Rams 32-16

Up next: against Tennessee

25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-8) ​

There is no rhyme or reason why the Bucs are this bad. They have a good team, but cannot seem to get it going. Lose this week and they are out of the playoffs.

Last week: ​​Lost to the Packers 26-20

Up next: against Detroit

26. Houston Texans (4-8) ​

The losses on both sides of the ball have finally caught up with the Texans. If they lose this week they are out of playoff contention, but is anyone surprised with the amount of injuries they have had.

​​Last week: Lost to the Titans 24-13​

Up next: against San Francisco

​Byes: None

​Eliminated: Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts (New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns)

Fired Coaches

Team	Old Coach	Interim	New
New York Giants	Ben McAdoo	Steve Spagnuolo

​Standings

Nothing at all has changed in the standings this week.

If the playoffs began today the Eagles and Vikings would have Byes in the NFC and the Patriots and Steelers in the AFC

The Saints and Rams would play the Wild Card teams of the Panthers and Seahawks to fill out the NFC, while the Titans and Chiefs would play the Jags and Ravens in the AFC.

NFC East	NFC North
Eagles 10-2	Vikings 10-2
Cowboys 6-6	Lions 6-6
Washington 5-7	Packers 6-6
Giants 2-10	Bears 3-9

NFC South	NFC West
Saints 9-3	Rams 9-3
Panthers 8-4	Seahawks 8-4
Falcons 7-5	Cardinals 5-7
Bucs 4-8	49ers 1-11

AFC East	AFC North
Patriots 10-2	Steelers 10-2
Bills 6-6	Ravens 7-5
Jets 5-7	Bengals 5-7
Dolphins 4-8	Browns 0-12

AFC South	AFC West
Titans 8-4	Chiefs 6-6
Jags 8-4	Chargers 6-6
Texans 4-8	Raiders 6-6
Colts 3-9	Broncos 3-9