Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams. The Houston Texans remain the top team, while the Jacksonville Jaguars moved back to the bottom this week.

Here are our NFL Power Rankings following Week 13 of the season:

The New York Giants will try and increase their lead in the NFC East when they face off with the Washington Redskins tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The defending Super Bowl champion Giants hold a two-game edge over the Redskins and Cowboys, thanks in part to their 27-23 home win over the Skins back in Week 7. The Redskins, on the other hand, are hoping to make Robert Griffin III’s “Monday Night Football” debut a successful one by stretching their winning streak to three and also gaining some ground on the Giants in the process.

The Philadelphia Eagles will try to get their first win since late September when they square off against the Dallas Cowboys tonight at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. The Eagles (3-8) have lost seven games in a row, including a 38-23 loss to the Cowboys on Nov. 11. Meanwhile the Cowboys (5-6) would like nothing more than to get back to .500 by handing their NFC East rivals a second defeat in less than a month.

A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 13.


Locks of the Week
Three quarterbacks with chips on their shoulders take on two of the most inconsistent teams in the league and the worst squad.

NFL Week 13 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule:

Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams — from the best, one-loss Houston Texans, to the worst, the autograph-seeking one-win Kansas City Chiefs.

Here are our NFL Power Rankings following Week 12 of the season:

The Washington Redskins will spend yet another Turkey Day in the deep south as they will meet up with the Dallas Cowboys for a key NFC East divisional clash that will kickoff at 4:15 p.m. ET on FOX. Both teams enter this game trailing the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants atop the division, so this first meeting between the two could go a long ways in determining playoff fates.

A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Thanksgiving Day, Sunday and Monday in Week 12.