Let's take one final look at the Week 13 NFL Power Rankings, courtesy of the folks at Real Clear Sports. RCS compiles the rankings from nine major mainstream and fan sources, then aggregates them into an overall ranking.
This week, the aggregate total for the 9-2 New York Jets has them ranked No. 3 in the league. The Jets got a first-place vote from The Sporting News and a fourth-place vote from AOL Fanhouse. The other seven polls had them either second or third.
The 7-4 New York Giants came in 11th overall when scores of the nine polls were combined. The Giants' highest ranking was from The Sporting News, which had them No. 13. USA Today put the Giants all the way down at No. 13.
The No. 1 team in the RCS rankings is the Atlanta Falcons, who got first-place votes in six of the nine polls and edged the second-ranked New England Patriots.
Here is your complete top 10, with their aggregate RCS scores.
- Atlanta Falcons 1.56
- New England Patriots 2.0
- New York Jets 2.67
- Baltimore Ravens 4.33
- New Orleans Saints 5.44
- Pittsburgh Steelers 5.89
- Chicago Bears 7.56
- Green Bay Packers 7.56
- Philadelphia Eagles 8.67
- San Diego Chargers 10.56