NFL Power Rankings: Week 12

#1 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-2)

Last Week: #1, won vs #8 Detroit, 16-9

Philly’s defense is in championship form, if the offense gets there… good luck.

This Week: at #21 Dallas

#2 LOS ANGELES RAMS (8-2)

Last Week: #2, won vs #4 Seattle, 21-19

Rams are legit challengers for Philly’s crown.

This Week: vs #13 Tampa Bay

#3 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-2)

Last Week: #3, won vs #25 NY Jets, 27-14

Starting to believe the Patriots can make a deep postseason run.

This Week: at #26 Cincinnati

#4 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (8-2) +1

Last Week: #5, BYE

Colts are still in control of their division, but things are tightening up.

This Week: at #8 Kansas City

#5 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-3) -1

Last Week: #4, lost at #2 LA Rams, 21-19

Big game Darnold reared his ugly head, but the Seahawks still nearly pulled it off.

This Week: at #32 Tennessee

#6 DENVER BRONCOS (9-2) +1

Last Week: #7, won vs #6 Kansas City, 22-19

Broncos may have KO’d the Chiefs and taken a stranglehold on the division.

This Week: BYE

#7 BALTIMORE RAVENS (5-5) +4

Last Week: #11, won at #31 Cleveland, 23-16

Ravens are putting all kinds of heat on Pittsburgh for the division lead.

This Week: vs #25 NY Jets

#8 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-5) -2

Last Week: #6, lost at #7 Denver, 22-19

Starting to wonder if the Chiefs could actually miss the postseason.

This Week: vs #4 Indianapolis

#9 CHICAGO BEARS (7-3) +3

Last Week: #12, won at #20 Minnesota, 19-17

It hasn’t been pretty, but the Bears have surged into the division lead.

This Week: vs #15 Pittsburgh

#10 BUFFALO BILLS (7-3) +3

Last Week: #13, won vs #10 Tampa Bay, 44-32

I may be alone on this island, but I have no faith in this Bills team.

This Week: at #17 Houston

#11 DETROIT LIONS (6-4) -3

Last Week: #8

I expect Detroit to right this ship, but they’re scuffling a bit right now.

This Week: vs #28 NY Giants

#12 GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-3-1) +2

Last Week: #14, won at #28 NY Giants, 27-20

Packers broke their two game losing streak, but may have lost Josh Jacobs.

This Week: vs #22 Minnesota

#13 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (6-4) -3

Last Week: #10, lost at #13 Buffalo, 44-32

Bucs hold on the division is suddenly very tenuous.

This Week: at #2 LA Rams

#14 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (7-4) -5

Last Week: #9, lost at #18 Jacksonville, 35-6

Ugly loss by the Chargers raises questions about how they’ll fare down the stretch.

This Week: BYE

#15 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (6-4)

Last Week: #15, won vs #26 Cincinnati, 34-12

Steelers had to have that one, now the question is how is Aaron Rodgers’ health?

This Week: at #9 Chicago

#16 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (7-4)

Last Week: #16, won at #21 Arizona, 41-22

Niners made a statement in a rout of Arizona, they will be in the hunt until the end.

This Week: vs #19 Carolina

#17 HOUSTON TEXANS (5-5)

Last Week: #17, won at #32 Tennessee, 16-13

Texans have climbed back to .500 and in contention.

This Week: vs #10 Buffalo

#18 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (6-4)

Last Week: #18, won vs #9 LA Chargers, 35-6

Jaguars won big and kept themselves in the hunt.

This Week: at #23 Arizona

#19 CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-5)

Last Week: #19, won at #24 Atlanta, 30-27

Panthers inching closer to the Buccaneers for division lead.

This Week: at #16 San Francisco

#20 MIAMI DOLPHINS (4-7) +2

Last Week: #22, won vs #27 Washington, 16-13, in Madrid

Miami might be saving Mike McDaniel’s job.

This Week: BYE

#21 DALLAS COWBOYS (3-5-1) +2

Last Week: #23, won at #29 Las Vegas, 33-16

Most competent the Cowboys defense has looked this season.

This Week: vs #1 Philadelphia

#22 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (4-6) -2

Last Week: #20, lost vs #12 Chicago, 19-17

Vikings need to figure out if JJ McCarthy is the answer.

This Week: at #12 Green Bay

#23 ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-7) -2

Last Week: #21, lost vs #16 San Francisco, 41-22

Cardinals season is just about over.

This Week: vs #18 Jacksonville

#24 ATLANTA FALCONS (3-7)

Last Week: #24, lost vs #19 Carolina, 30-27

Kirk Cousins time as Penix is done for the year.

This Week: at #30 New Orleans

#25 NEW YORK JETS (2-8)

Last Week: #25, lost at #3 New England, 27-14

Jets are making a quarterback switch as they play out the season.

This Week: at #7 Baltimore

#26 CINCINNATI BENGALS (3-7)

Last Week: #26, lost at #15 Pittsburgh, 34-12

Bengals should probably not bring back Burrow with season effectively over.

This Week: vs #3 New England

#27 WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (3-8)

Last Week: #27, lost vs #22 Miami, 16-13, in Madrid

Washington’s nightmare season continues.

This Week: BYE

#28 NEW YORK GIANTS (29)

Last Week: #28, lost vs #14 Green Bay, 27-20

Giants showed fight in the first game since firing Daboll, but the result was the same.

This Week: at #11 Detroit

#29 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (2-7)

Last Week: #29, lost vs #23 Dallas, 33-16

Raiders are an absolute mess.

This Week: vs #31 Cleveland

# 30 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-8)

Last Week: #30, BYE

Rest of the year is about assessing the roster for the Saints.

This Week: vs #24 Atlanta

#31 CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-8)

Last Week: #31, lost vs #11 Baltimore, 23-16

Shedeur Sanders finally played, but will Cleveland stick with him.

This Week: at #29 Las Vegas

#32 TENNESSEE TITANS (1-9)

Last Week: #32, lost vs #17 Houston, 16-13

Tennessee seems destined for the first overall pick again.

This Week: vs #5 Seattle

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