The Seattle Seahawks lost their first home game in nearly two years on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to topple the NFC leaders from the marquee spot in the composite rankings, although the Denver Broncos certainly closed the gap.
NFL power rankings 2013, Week 17: Seahawks still cling to top spot
A loss to the Cardinals in Week 17 still didn’t knock the Seahawks from the top spot in the composite power rankings.
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Behind the top seeds in the AFC and NFC, the Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots all closely followed in a near dead heat for third in the rankings.
At the bottom remain the Houston Texans and Washington Redskins, who continued their respective losing streaks.
Here’s a full look at how the sports media outlets ranked the teams after Week 16:
| Rk. | Team | Record | SB Nation | ESPN | CBS | Yahoo! | Average |
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 12-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | 12-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers | 11-4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3.75 |
| T4 | San Francisco 49ers | 11-4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.00 |
| T4 | New England Patriots | 11-4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| T6 | New Orleans Saints | 10-5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6.75 |
| T6 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6.75 |
| 8 | Arizona Cardinals | 10-5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8.25 |
| 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 10-5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9.25 |
| 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | 11-4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9.50 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9-6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10.50 |
| 12 | San Diego Chargers | 8-7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13.50 |
| 13 | Baltimore Ravens | 8-7 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13.75 |
| 14 | Chicago Bears | 8-7 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14.25 |
| 15 | Miami Dolphins | 8-7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14.50 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16.00 |
| 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 8-7 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 16.50 |
| 18 | Green Bay Packers | 7-7-1 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18.00 |
| T19 | Detroit Lions | 7-8 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19.00 |
| T19 | St. Louis Rams | 7-8 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19.00 |
| 21 | Tennessee Titans | 6-9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21.25 |
| 22 | New York Jets | 7-8 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21.50 |
| 23 | New York Giants | 6-9 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23.25 |
| 24 | Buffalo Bills | 6-9 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24.50 |
| 25 | Minnesota Vikings | 4-10-1 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25.25 |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-11 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26.25 |
| 27 | Cleveland Browns | 4-11 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26.50 |
| 28 | Atlanta Falcons | 4-11 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27.25 |
| 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-11 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29.00 |
| 30 | Oakland Raiders | 4-11 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29.75 |
| 31 | Washington Redskins | 3-12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31.00 |
| 32 | Houston Texans | 2-13 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32.00 |
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