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NFL power rankings: Patriots stay hot, Ravens slip and the Chargers bounce back

Each week of the NFL season, The Baltimore Sun will rank all 32 NFL teams. The rankings will take into account not just weekly performance, but how well each team measures up as Super Bowl contenders, regardless of win-loss record.

Here are the rankings after Week 13:

The top contenders

There wasn’t much change at the top this week. The Cardinals got quarterback Kyler Murray and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins back from injury and promptly handled the Bears, 33-22, to become the first team to reach 10 wins this season.