NFL power rankings entering Week 14 of the 2025 season (previous rank in parentheses):

1. Los Angeles Rams (1): Yeah, they lost … on the East Coast … in a rain storm … QB Matthew Stafford uncharacteristically throwing as many interceptions (2) in the first quarter as he had all season entering Sunday. Maybe the only concerning red flag here was how what the defense was gashed on the ground. Otherwise, we're giving LA a mulligan on this one.

2. New England Patriots (3): It's tempting to declare the team with the NFL's best record (11-2) as the league's best. But as much as QB Drake Maye and Co. have shown, we need to see just a little more − and against better competition.

3. Seattle Seahawks (2): "We're super happy to have the best defense in the world," WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (23 receiving yards) said on his quietest day of the 2025 season. But how far can it carry the 'Hawks if the offense continues to disappear?

4. Green Bay Packers (5): Beat the archrival Bears on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the NFC North in a three-week period, and the Pack might just find itself atop the conference standings.