The New England Patriots keep climbing the NFL hierarchy amid a nine-game winning streak. They reached a new high point in Tom Brady’s power rankings entering Week 13.

Brady placed the Patriots as his top AFC team at No. 2 . The iconic quarterback had them No. 3 two weeks ago and No. 4 last week.

Mike Vrabel’s squad moved up after surviving an unpretty 26-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday.

“No style points as the Patriots’ dreaded rival, Joe Flacco, hung around for four quarters,” Brady said. “But Vrabel and the Pats ended up taking care of business and sit firmly in the No. 2 spot.”

Meanwhile, Brady declared another new No. 1 after dropping the Philadelphia Eagles down to No. 4. The seven-time Super Bowl champion chose the team he defeated to earn his first Lombardi T

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