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

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, theDallas 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.

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1. Detroit Lions (10-1)

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

2. Kansas City Chiefs (10-1)

The Chiefs have been more efficient than dynamic on offense.They convert on third downs (52.7%) better than any other NFL team but rank 23rd in pass plays of 20 yards or more (28). Kansas City is ninth in scoring defense (19.8 points per game) but has had trouble getting opposing offenses off the field at key times. While the special teams rank isn't very good, the Chiefs won a game against the Broncos with a walk-off blocked field goal. They've won two other games with walk-off field goals. -- Adam Teicher

3. Philadelphia Eagles (9-2)

There is not much to pick at with this Eagles team right now. The offense has turned into a force thanks in large part to MVP candidate Saquon Barkley, who leads the league in average yards per rush (6.2). The defense has far exceeded expectations with rookies Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean bolstering a secondary that has held the opposition to 175.5 passing yards per game, good for third in the NFL. Kicker Jake Elliott has not played up to his lofty standards, but the Eagles' metrics reflect what we're seeing: a legitimate contender for the NFC crown. -- Tim McManus

4. Buffalo Bills (9-2)

Week 12 result: Bye