NFL Team Power Rankings (Week 13 Results):
Top 10 fantasy players (based upon fantasy point average) at each position (QB: Quarterback; RB: Running Back; WR: Wide Receiver; TE: Tight End; K: Kicker; and DEF: Team Defense) for the full season are also included. Player's Yahoo! fantasy point average and rank listed in parentheses.
1) Houston Texans (11-1)
Previous Rank: 1stWeek 13 Result: Defeated Tennessee Titans 24-10.
Week 14 Opponent: @ New England Patriots (9-3).
Top Fantasy Players: Arian Foster (17.66 - #1 RB); Owen Daniels (8.71 - #5 TE); Shayne Graham (9.42 - #7 K); Team Defense (11.42 - #4 DEF).
2) Atlanta Falcons (11-1)
Previous Rank: 2ndWeek 13 Result: Defeated New Orleans Saints 23-13.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Carolina Panthers (3-9).
Top Fantasy Players: Matt Ryan (19.24 - #9 QB); Tony Gonzalez (9.92 - #3 TE);
Matt Bryant (11.42 - #1 K).
3) New England Patriots (9-3)
Previous Rank: 4thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Miami Dolphins 23-16.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Houston Texans (11-1).
Top Fantasy Players: Tom Brady (21.42 - #3 QB); Stevan Ridley (13.18 - #7 RB);
Rob Gronkowski (13.28 - #1 TE); Aaron Hernandez (8.02 - #7 TE);
Steven Gostkowski (11.08 - #3 K); Team Defense (11.92 - #2 DEF).
4) Denver Broncos (9-3)
Previous Rank: 7thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Oakland Raiders (3-9).
Top Fantasy Players: Peyton Manning (20.51 - #6 QB); Demaryius Thomas (12.78 - #4 WR);
Team Defense (11.50 - #3 DEF).
5) San Francisco 49ers (8-3-1)
Previous Rank: 3rdWeek 13 Result: Lost to St. Louis Rams 16-13.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Miami Dolphins (5-7).
Top Fantasy Players: Frank Gore (12.73 - #9 RB); Team Defense (10.67 - #5 DEF).
6) Green Bay Packers (8-4)
Previous Rank: 9thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Minnesota Vikings 23-14.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Detroit Lions (4-8).
Top Fantasy Players: Aaron Rodgers (20.93 - #4 QB).
7) Baltimore Ravens (9-3)
Previous Rank: 5thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers 23-20.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Washington Redskins (6-6).
Top Fantasy Players: Ray Rice (14.68 - #4 RB); Justin Tucker (9.92 - #6 K);
Team Defense (10.08 - #6 DEF).
8) Chicago Bears (8-4)
Previous Rank: 6thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Seattle Seahawks 23-17.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Minnesota Vikings (6-6).
Top Fantasy Players: Brandon Marshall (13.85 - #3 WR); Team Defense (15.00 - #1 DEF).
9) Indianapolis Colts (8-4)
Previous Rank: 10thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Detroit Lions 35-33.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Tennessee Titans (4-8).
Top Fantasy Players: Andrew Luck (19.79 - #7 QB); Reggie Wayne (10.97 - #10 WR)
10) New York Giants (7-5)
Previous Rank: 8th
Week 13 Result: Lost to Washington Redskins 17-16.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. New Orleans Saints (5-7).
Top Fantasy Players: Victor Cruz (11.36 - #8 WR); Lawrence Tynes (11.33 - #2 K);
Team Defense (9.75 - #8 DEF).
11) Seattle Seahawks (7-5)
Previous Rank: 11thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Chicago Bears 23-17.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Arizona Cardinals (4-8).
Top Fantasy Players: Marshawn Lynch (13.39 - #6 RB); Team Defense (8.92 - #10 DEF).
12) Cincinnati Bengals (7-5)
Previous Rank: 12thWeek 13 Result: Defeated San Diego Chargers 20-13.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Dallas Cowboys (6-6).
Top Fantasy Players: Andy Dalton (18.83 - #10 QB); A.J. Green (14.54 - #1 WR);
13) Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5)
Previous Rank: 13thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Baltimore Ravens 23-20.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. San Diego Chargers (4-8).
Top Fantasy Players: Heath Miller (8.78 - #4 TE); Shaun Suisham (8.91 - #10 K).
14) Washington Redskins (6-6)
Previous Rank: 15thWeek 13 Result: Defeated New York Giants 17-16.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Baltimore Ravens (9-3).
Top Fantasy Players: Robert Griffin III (22.91 - #1 QB).
15) Dallas Cowboys (6-6)
Previous Rank: 18thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Philadelphia Eagles 38-33.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Cincinnati Bengals (7-5).
Top Fantasy Players: Dez Bryant (12.03 - #6 WR); Jason Witten (7.32 - #9 TE);
16) Minnesota Vikings (6-6)
Previous Rank: 16thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Green Bay Packers 23-14.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Chicago Bears (8-4).
Top Fantasy Players: Adrian Peterson (17.51 - #2 RB); Percy Harvin (11.70 - #7 WR);
Kyle Rudolph (8.29 - #6 TE); Blair Walsh (9.25 - #8 K).
17) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6)
Previous Rank: 14thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Denver Broncos 31-23.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Philadelphia Eagles (3-9).
Top Fantasy Players: Doug Martin (17.17 - #3 RB); Vincent Jackson (12.12 - #5 WR);
Connor Barth (10.33 - #4 K).
18) St. Louis Rams (5-6-1)
Previous Rank: 21stWeek 13 Result: Defeated San Francisco 49ers 16-13.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Buffalo Bills (5-7).
19) New Orleans Saints (5-7)
Previous Rank: 17thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Atlanta Falcons 23-13.
Week 14 Opponent: @ New York Giants (7-5).
Top Fantasy Players: Drew Brees (21.55 - #2 QB); Jimmy Graham (10.31 - #2 TE).
20) Miami Dolphins (5-7)
Previous Rank: 19thWeek 13 Result: Lost to New England Patriots 23-16.
Week 14 Opponent: @ San Francisco 49ers (8-3-1).
21) Buffalo Bills (5-7)
Previous Rank: 24thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 34-18.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. St. Louis Rams (5-6-1)
Top Fantasy Players: C.J. Spiller (13.05 - #8 RB).
22) Detroit Lions (4-8)
Previous Rank: 20thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Indianapolis Colts 35-33.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Green Bay Packers (8-4).
Top Fantasy Players: Matthew Stafford (19.30 - #8 QB); Calvin Johnson (14.07 - #2 WR);
Jason Hanson (10.25 - #5 K).
23) New York Jets (5-7)
Previous Rank: 23rdWeek 13 Result: Defeated Arizona Cardinals 7-6.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10).
24) Cleveland Browns (4-8)
Previous Rank: 29thWeek 13 Result: Defeated Oakland Raiders 20-17.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Kansas City Chiefs (2-10).
Top Fantasy Players: Trent Richardson (13.72 - #5 RB); Phil Dawson (8.92 - #9 K).
25) San Diego Chargers (4-8)
Previous Rank: 22ndWeek 13 Result: Lost to Cincinnati Bengals 20-13.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5).
Top Fantasy Players: Team Defense (10.00 - #7 DEF).
26) Tennessee Titans (4-8)
Previous Rank: 25th
Week 13 Result: Lost to Houston Texans 24-10.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Indianapolis Colts (8-4).
27) Arizona Cardinals (4-8)
Previous Rank: 26thWeek 13 Result: Lost to New York Jets 7-6.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Seattle Seahawks (7-5).
Top Fantasy Players: Team Defense (9.50 - #9 DEF).
28) Carolina Panthers (3-9)
Previous Rank: 27thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Kansas City Chiefs 27-21.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Atlanta Falcons (11-1).
Top Fantasy Players: Cam Newton (20.53 - #5 QB); Greg Olsen (7.30 - #10 TE).
29) Philadelphia Eagles (3-9)
Previous Rank: 28thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Dallas Cowboys 38-33.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6).
Top Fantasy Players: LeSean McCoy (12.25 - #10 RB).
30) Oakland Raiders (3-9)
Previous Rank: 30thWeek 13 Result: Lost to Cleveland Browns 20-17.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. Denver Broncos (9-3).
Top Fantasy Players: Brandon Myers (8.01 - #8 TE).
31) Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10)
Previous Rank: 31stWeek 13 Result: Lost to Buffalo Bills 34-18.
Week 14 Opponent: vs. New York Jets (5-7).
Top Fantasy Players: Cecil Shorts (11.09 - #9 WR).
32) Kansas City Chiefs (2-10)
Previous Rank: 32ndWeek 13 Result: Defeated Carolina Panthers 27-21.
Week 14 Opponent: @ Cleveland Browns (4-8).
Brian Music is one of five inaugural inductees to the 2011 Toyota Legends of Fantasy Football Hall of Fame on Yahoo! Sports. He has participated in fantasy football for 23 years and began playing Yahoo! fantasy football in 2001, winning trophies in 17 of the 25 leagues that he has played (including 9 League Championships) and placing in the Top 3 in Fantasy Points in 23 of the 25 leagues.


