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Jon Heath

NFL power rankings: Cowboys make a statement on ‘Sunday Night Football’

The Dallas Cowboys (10-3) made a statement with their 33-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles (10-3) on Sunday Night Football in Week 14.

That victory gave the Cowboys a boost in our NFL power rankings this week, but the San Francisco 49ers (10-3) remain ranked No. 1 for at least one more week.

Elsewhere in the NFC, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7), Atlanta Falcons (6-7) and New Orleans Saints (6-7) are in a tight race in the NFC South. The Bucs hold the tiebreaker at the moment.

Over in the AFC, the Denver Broncos (7-6) are now just one game behind the Kansas City Chiefs (8-5) in the AFC West, and the Houston Texans (7-6) and Indianapolis Colts (7-6) are keeping things close with the Jacksonville Jaguars (8-5) in the AFC South.

Note that these rankings are being published before the Monday Night Football games featuring the Miami Dolphins (9-3) vs. Tennessee Titans (4-8) and Green Bay Packers (6-6) vs. New York Giants (4-8) in Week 14. The Dolphins and Packers would both make significant drops in the rankings if they are upset on Monday.

So, with two games left to play, here are our NFL power rankings after (most of) Week 14 has wrapped up.

1
San Francisco 49ers (10-3)

(Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)

2
Dallas Cowboys (10-3)

(Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

3
Miami Dolphins (9-3)

(Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

4
Philadelphia Eagles (10-3)

(Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)

5
Baltimore Ravens (10-3)

(Jessica Rapfogel-USA TODAY Sports)

6
Kansas City Chiefs (8-5)

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

7
Cleveland Browns (8-5)

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

8
Jacksonville Jaguars (8-5)

(AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

9
Detroit Lions (9-4)

(Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports)

10
Indianapolis Colts (7-6)

(Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports)

11
Houston Texans (7-6)

(Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports)

12
Denver Broncos (7-6)

(Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

13
Buffalo Bills (7-6)

(Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports)

14
Green Bay Packers (6-6)

(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

15
Los Angeles Rams (6-7)

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

16
Seattle Seahawks (6-7)

(Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)

17
Cincinnati Bengals (7-6)

(Jeremy Reper-USA TODAY Sports)

18
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6)

(Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)

19
New Orleans Saints (6-7)

(Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports)

20
Minnesota Vikings (7-6)

(Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports)

21
Chicago Bears (5-8)

(Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports)

22
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7)

(Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports)

23
Atlanta Falcons (6-7)

(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

24
New York Jets (5-8)

(Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports)

25
Los Angeles Chargers (5-8)

(Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

26
Las Vegas Raiders (5-8)

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

27
Washington Commanders (4-9)

(Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

28
Arizona Cardinals (3-10)

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

29
New England Patriots (3-10)

(Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports)

30
New York Giants (4-8)

(Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

31
Tennessee Titans (4-8)

(Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union, via USA TODAY Network)

32
Carolina Panthers (1-12)

(Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)
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