NFL Week 13 Power Rankings 2024: How all 32 teams stack up - ESPN

Welcome to Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season. This past weekend brought dramatic finishes and upsets that shook up our Power Rankings. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders and Houston Texans all suffered surprising losses. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks earned impressive wins.

Who is on the rise and who is sliding?

In addition to the updated rankings, our NFL Nation reporters look at ESPN Analytics' Football Power Index (FPI) rankings for offense, defense and special teams. What is every team the best at? Where can they improve? Below, our writers tell the story behind the rankings.

Our power panel of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities evaluates how NFL teams stack up against one another, ranking them from 1 to 32.

Previous rankings: Preseason | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12

Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

Week 12 result: Beat the Colts 24-6
Week 12 ranking: 1

Offense ranking: 2
Defense ranking: 2
Special teams ranking: 1

The Lions' FPI rankings reflect this team as arguably the best overall across the league. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has the offense humming with 20 or more points in nine consecutive games, while defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn hasn't allowed a touchdown through 10 straight quarters despite losing Pro Bowl edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson (tibia/fibula) in Week 6. Detroit has used a well-balanced team to get off to its best start in 90 years. — Eric Woodyard

Week 12 result: Beat the Panthers 30-27
Week 12 ranking: 2

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