The New England Patriots kept rolling right along in Week 13, defeating the New York Giants handily, 33-15.
With the victory, the Patriots have now won 10 consecutive games, and quarterback Drake Maye only strengthened his MVP case by completing 24-of-31 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns.
Over this 10-game winning streak, Maye has thrown for 2,627 yards and 18 touchdowns to four interceptions.
The Pats enter their bye with an 11-2 record and New England sits in first place in the AFC East and holds the No. 1 seed in the conference.
But is that good enough for the Pats to land in the No. 1 spot in the NFL power rankings of experts going into Week 14? Let's find out.
Patriots Week 14 NFL power rankings
Vinnie Iyer, AllSportsPeople: 1 (+2)
Iyer: "The Patriots got a prime-time showcase again for Drake Maye's MVP candidacy, strengthened by him picking apart the Giants at home on Monday night. They get a well-deserved bye in Week 14."
Nate Davis, USA TODAY: 2 (+1)
Davis: "It's tempting to declare the team with the NFL's best record (11-2) as the league's best. But as much as QB Drake Maye and Co. Have shown, we need to see just a little more − and against better competition."
Conor Orr, Sports Illustrated: 3 (+2)
Orr: "I respect Mike Vrabel for going into controlled scrimmage mode in a sub two-minute situation before the half to get some work in against the Giants, mostly because it punishes Mike Kafka for refusing to go for it on fourth-and-1 near midfield. That field goal isn’t anything but a hard lesson learned (and probably some massive bet-altering game event that just ruined a parlay)."
NFL Nation, ESPN: 1 (+1)
Mike Reiss: "With starting DT Milton Williams on injured reserve because of a high ankle sprain for at least the next two games and No. 3 DT Khyiris Tonga slowed by a chest injury from Week 12, more of the burden falls on Barmore. Through the first nine weeks, the Patriots hadn't allowed an opposing running back to gain 50 rushing yards in a game. But in Weeks 10-12, Patriots opponents averaged more than 5.0 yards a carry."
More NFL News
- Where Patriots sit in AFC East, playoff picture entering Week 14
- Abdul Carter has 2-word explanation for benching vs. Patriots
- Drake Maye's stat line during 10-game winning streak is unreal
- Where Giants sit in NFL draft order after loss to Patriots