BY RALPH VENTRE
The Buffalo Bills moved back into the No. 2 spot in the Talking Pigskin Top 10 after reclaiming the No. 1 seed in the AFC Playoff Picture. The 11-win Philadelphia Eagles retain Talking Pigskin’s No. 1 overall ranking for the fifth week in a row.
The Bills’ next opponent – the New York Jets – leapt into the No. 10 spot this week.
Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Bengals, who have ascended to No. 6 on the list, rose for the third week in a row after edging out Kansas City in a rematch of last season’s AFC Championship Game.
ON THE BRINK
TENNESSEE TITANS (11), SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (12), NEW YORK GIANTS (13), WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (14), TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (15), NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (16)
No. 10 NEW YORK JETS 📈
Last Week: NR
Record: 7-5
The Jets, who own the fourth-ranked defense in the NFL, jumped back into the Top 10 following a valiant effort in Minnesota.
No. 9 BALTIMORE RAVENS ↔️
Last Week: 9
Record: 8-4
The Ravens pulled out an ugly win over Denver while QB Lamar Jackson suffered a knee injury that will reportedly sideline him for multiple weeks.
No. 8 MIAMI DOLPHINS 📉
Last Week: 6
Record 8-4
Tua Tagovailoa wilted under the heat of San Francisco’s suffocating defense, snapping the Dolphins’ five-game win streak. Miami, which owns a rather pedestrian +10 point differential, will play a second straight game in California when it visits the Chargers in Week 14.
No. 7 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ↔️
Last Week: 7
Record: 8-4
The 49ers’ vaunted defense delivered a dominating performance against the streaking Dolphins, but a season-ending injury to QB Jimmy Garoppolo dampened the postgame buzz. It’s Brock Purdy Time in San Francisco.
No. 6 CINCINNATI BENGALS 📈
Last Week: 8
Record: 8-4
Beginning to look like the team that ran through the AFC Playoffs last year, Cincinnati won for the third straight time against Kansas City and Ja’Marr Chase returned to the lineup.
No. 5 MINNESOTA VIKINGS ↔️
Last Week: 5
Record: 10-2
Minnesota, which moved to 6-1 at home, completed its sweep of the AFC East by outlasting the Mike White-quarterbacked Jets in Week 13.
No. 4 DALLAS COWBOYS ↔️
Last Week: 4
Record: 9-3
Dallas dismantled an inferior Colts team on Sunday Night Football and took over the NFL lead in point differential (+127) in the process.
No. 3 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 📉
Previous Rank: 2
Record: 9-3
The Chiefs saw their five-game win streak end at the hand of Joe Burrow and the Bengals, slipping into the No. 2 seed in the AFC Playoff Picture.
No. 2 BUFFALO BILLS 📈
Last Week: 3
Record: 9-3
The Bills have emerged from a tough three-game stretch away from home as the No. 1 seed in the AFC heading into Week 14. Buffalo, whose three losses came by a combined 8 points, is only one of two NFL teams with a point differential greater than +120.
No. 1 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ↔️
Previous Rank: 1
Record: 11-1
The Eagles posted Win No. 11 in style, crushing the AFC South Division leader and limited Derrick Henry to 2.7 yards per carry.
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