NFL Week 12 Power Rankings

2009 NFL Football Power Ratings

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Week 12 Power Rankings

Week 12 Power Rankings
This Week	Last Week		Record	Comment
1	1	New Orleans	10–0
2	2	Indianapolis	10–0	Last 4 wins were by a total of 14 points
3	3	Minnesota	9–1	Favre: 4 TD passes in a game 22 times in his career
4	5	New England	7–3	Pats are doing it basically with only one wideout (Moss)
5	7	San Diego	7–3	Turn out the lights in AFC West — SD has games remaining against KC, Cleveland, Tennessee and Washington
6	8	Arizona	7–3	Cards still unbeaten on road, but Warner’s status is unclear after hits to the head
7	4	Cincinnati	7–3	Amazing how a loss to the Raiders changes a city’s psyche
8	6	Pittsburgh	6–4	Two games left with Ravens
9	9	Dallas	7–3	Offense has pretty much sucked since the 4th period of the Philly game in Week 9
10	10	Philadelphia	6–4	DeShaun Jackson ranks 13th in total yards receiving, but he’s a top-5 receiver
11	14	New York Giants	6–4	Defense isn’t dominating anymore, so under betoors are taking a beating
12	16	Jacksonville	6–4	In a season when down is up and up is down, Jags go about their business and climb back into the playoff picture
13	12	Atlanta	5–5	When Eli Manning goes off for 384 yards and 3 TDs, you know you have major defensive problems
14	13	Houston	5–5	Just when you think this team is going to fight its way into the playoff conversation, something happens
15	15	Baltimore	5–5	Ravens highest-scoring team in division and on playoff life support. Go figure
16	11	Denver	6–4	6 straight wins, then 4 straight losses. No one saw either coming
17	17	Green Bay	6–4	Defense is starting to get banged up (Kampman, Harris)
18	23	Tennessee	4–6	Vince Young may have saved Jeff Fisher’s job
19	19	Miami	5–5	Dolphans are still talking playoffs, but injuries could take a toll. Having Buffalo on Sunday doesn’t hurt
20	20	Carolina	4–6	When they run, they win. When they pass, they lose. Why can’t John Fox get that?
21	22	Chicago	4–6	In case you forget, that was Orton, two No. 1s and a No. 3 for Cutler
22	18	New York Jets	4–6	Rex Ryan always looks hungry. How does 5-11 look on his plate?
23	21	San Francisco	4–6	Time to start taking sharp obejcts away from Mike Singletary
24	27	Kansas City	3–7	Chiefs get 13.5 in San Diego. Jump hard if it moves to 14
25	28	Oakland	3–7	Looks like Raiders have invested millions in a guy who will be their backup quaretrback
26	24	Washington	3–7	Portis out again next week vs. Eagles
27	31	Tampa Bay	1–9	Young Bucs have been halfway competitive playing a tough schedule
28	25	Seattle	3–7	Over the decade, a consistently bad road team
29	26	Buffalo	3–7	Bills appear more tired than their owner
30	30	Detroit	2–8	It’s not the tryptophan in the turkey that puts you to sleep. It’s the Lions
31	29	St. Louis	1–9	Good shot at winning at home vs. Seattle this week
32	32	Cleveland	1–9	Only way left to lose now is by forfeit

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Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.