Houston Texans gain respect in Week 14 NFL Power Rankings

NFL power rankings are always exciting, and entering Week 14 the Houston Texans gained a lot of respect on the official FanSided Power Rankings list.

The Houston Texans are playing well and over the past nine games have yet to lose. That brings them to Week 14, and they’ve now garnered a lot of respect as they now sit fourth overall in the official Week 14 FanSided Power Rankings.

This week, Russell S. Baxter of FanSided moved the Texans to the fourth spot overall, as they were sixth last week in his rankings. The Texans are high on the list following a convincing 29-13 win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 13 and winning the eight previous games as wel.

Houston sits at 9-3 overall after the first 13 weeks of the season. They have a great opportunity to gain a division championship with a three-game lead in the AFC South with four games remaining on the schedule, as they could happen as soon as this weekend.

As for the FanSided power rankings, Baxter wrote this of the Texans:

"“This is a club clicking in all phases of the game right now and has a chance for its first 10-plus win season since 2012.”"

Though the Texans still have improvements that need to be made each and every week, they are playing at a very high level and it shows because winning nine straight games isn’t each by any means.

In other power rankings list, ESPN.com has the Texans sitting at No. 6 overall, while Elliot Harrison of NFL.com also has the Texans at sixth. The staff at The MMQB of Sports Illustrated rank the Texans ninth on their power rankings list.

It seems like the Texans are at least in the Top 10 of all the power ranking lists, and for those who don’t believe they are a Top 5 team the Texans can be this year’s Philadelphia Eagles and proclaim they are the underdogs of the NFL and make a strong run in the playoffs.

Where do you think the Texans should be ranked in a power rankings list entering Week 14? Let us know.