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The mission is clear for the reigning No. 1 team in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings: Keep quarterback Matt Schaub healthy at all costs. The Texans lost Schaub late last season and had no chance to advance through the playoffs as a result. With Schaub he...

Five things I noticed while watching the San Francisco 49ers during their 26-0 victory against the St. Louis Rams in Week 13: The 49ers came out throwing. The Rams entered (and exited) the game with a No. 32 ranking in run defense. The 49ers test...

The New Orleans Saints smacked around the New York Giants in memorable fashion Monday night, amassing 577 yards during a 49-24 victory. Their reward: a fall from third to fourth in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 13. What in the nam...

The West is not yet won in the NFL, but it's winning. Teams from the two Western divisions climbed a combined 13 spots from last week in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings, with teams from their Southern counterparts falling 23 places in all. NFL Po...

My weekly look at where NFC West quarterbacks stand (trending arrows indicate general direction, not necessarily a change in ranking from the previous week):...

A weekly review of how teams performed in relation to last week's Power Rankings (with new rankings scheduled for Tuesday): An impressive victory by the New York Jets at New England on "Monday Night Football" could give Rex Ryan's team top billing...

The Chicago Bears continued their steady climb in ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings for Week 13. As shaky as Chicago once appeared, there's no denying the Bears' revival. Their victory over Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles helped move them int...

A weekly review of how teams performed in relation to last week's Power Rankings (with new rankings scheduled for Tuesday): So much for ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 10. Lower-ranked teams won eight of 13 games through Sunday ...

The Colts made a strong case for the top spot in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings, due for release Tuesday. One of our panelists foolishly ranked them third a week ago. I won't mention any names, but the chart doesn't lie. It shows how each panelist v...

The Saints were close to perfect during their 38-17 dissection of the Patriots on "Monday Night Football." That helped New Orleans emerge as a unanimous No. 1 choice in ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 13. Jeff Chadiha and I move...