Last week’s ranking is in parentheses.

Week 11 power rankings

  1.  New England Patriots (9-0) (1) – And then there were 2. . .
  1.  Carolina Panthers (9-0) (3) – Stop him before he dances again!
  1.  Cincinnati Bengals (8-1) (2) – Et tu, Andẻ?

4.    Arizona Cardinals (7-2) (T-5) – Quietly the most balanced team in the NFL.

  1.  Minnesota Vikings (7-2) (8) – Can they pass the Pack?
  1.  Denver Broncos (7-2) (4) – Injuries ruin everything.
  1.  Green Bay Packers (6-3) (T-5) – Still time to fix it
  1.  Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) (9) – Tested tough.

T-9.   Seattle Seahawks (4-5) (7) – Standing on the praecipice

T-9.  Buffalo Bills (5-4) (15) – Can they finally dispatch the Pats?

  1.  Oakland Raiders (4-5) (10) – Has a very real path to the postseason.
  1.  New York Giants (5-5) (12) – Hands down the best of the poor lot in the East.

T-13.  New York Jets (5-4) (11) – The AFC’s current on the bubble team.

T-13.  Atlanta Falcons (6-3) (13) – Five of their last seven are losable games.

  1.  Kansas City Chiefs (4-5) (19) – Three in a row and a head of steam.
  1.  Miami Dolphins (4-5) (18) – Turnaround too late or just in time?
  1.  Philadelphia Eagles (4-5) (14) – Sanchez instead of Bradford = no difference.
  1.  Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-5) (21) – Call it luck if you want.
  1.  Washington RacialSlurs (4-5) (22) – Still not good enough.
  1.  Indianapolis Colts (4-5) (20) – Are they actually better off with Hasselbeck?
  1.  St. Louis Rams (4-5) (17) – Do they really think Case Keenum is going to help?
  1.  New Orleans Saints (4-6) (16) – Worst.  Defense.  Ever.
  1.  Chicago Bears (4-5) (24) – This is no surprise:  Cutler will keep winning right up until it matters.
  1.  Dallas Cowboys (2-7) (23) – Tony’s back!
  1.  Jacksonville Jaguars (3-6) (27) – Again, call it luck if you want, but they ain’t giving the win back.
  1.  San Diego Chargers (2-7) (26) – Hard to believe they’re this bad.
  1.  Houston Texans (4-5) (28) – The worst tied for first place team I have ever seen.
  1.  Baltimore Ravens (2-7) (25) – At this point, be glad you’re helping you’re draft stock.
  1.  Tennessee Titans (2-7) (29) – The NFL’s only winless home team.
  1.  Detroit Lions (2-7) (32) – They won their Super Bowl.
  1.  San Francisco 49ers (3-6) (31) – The Blaine Gabbert experience continues.

32.  Cleveland Browns (2-8) (30) – Hurray!  Another first round draft pick to ruin!