Coming out of a holiday weekend featuring a trio of Thursday games, NFL power rankings and the long-term outlook well into the postseason naturally take a major shift.
So it goes as the cold of winter starts to set in, with pretenders starting to fade and contenders continuing to make statements. Teams like the Cincinnati Bengals keep drifting further out of the equation while contenders like the Seattle Seahawks keep on making themselves known.
Before Week 13 throws another list of outcomes into the fire, starting hot on a Thursday with New Orleans against Dallas, let's catch up with the latest power rankings and how oddsmakers out of Las Vegas have adjusted Super Bowl odds.