NFL Power Rankings for Week 13: Rams, Patriots could be barreling toward Super Bowl again
NY Post
Is the NFL season barreling toward a third Super Bowl meeting between the Rams and Patriots?
Steelers-Cowboys (three times) is the only Super Bowl matchup to happen more than twice.
Rams-Patriots happened for the first time in 2002 — at the start of the Tom Brady dynasty — and again in 2019 near the end of the Brady dynasty.
Now, with preseason favorites like the Chiefs, Lions and Bills sputtering, the Rams and Patriots have emerged as the projected No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences and two of the three teams in the league with fewer than three losses.
So, it only makes sense to start The Post’s NFL power rankings for Week 13 with those two powerhouses:
Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes during the building of a 21-point halftime lead in a 34-7 blowout of the Buccaneers, who played without Baker Mayfield during the second half. Davante Adams caught a pair of scores to continue a growing rapport between two old NFC North rivals. Cobie Durant returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown.
Tyrod Taylor knows the perils of being a dual-threat quarterback, and he knows what it’s like for Jaxson Dart to be learning when to take a hit and when to avoid one.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s days in Milwaukee may be numbered.
Brian Daboll tried in his own way to get Abdul Carter on the right path.
Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the majority of his career playing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 57.
Shedeur Sanders has another potential challenger with the Browns.
The offseason signing of Vladislav Gavrikov became exponentially more important for the Rangers when Adam Fox was ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
After leaving practice early on Monday to be evaluated for a lower-body injury, Adam Edstrom did not suit up Tuesday night against the Stars.
It’s not you, it’s me.
Not everyone wants to wake up in the city that never sleeps.
BOSTON — Despite no traction on a contract extension, Karl-Anthony Towns said his relationship with the Knicks front office remains strong and he hopes to continue his career with the team.
The Jets won a game on Sunday, an entertaining 27-24 victory over the Falcons on a 56-yard walk-off field goal by 41-year-old kicker Nick Folk.
Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss said he was just doing his job after a hard hit on Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart sparked tension in Monday’s game at Gillette Stadium.