NFL Top 10 Power Rankings Through Week Eleven

It's Thanksgiving week, which means we are now through 11 weeks of NFL football. The end of the season is in sight.

As the season gets toward the end, some teams are starting to fall off because of injuries and some purely on bad luck.

No team suffered a worse setback of injuries than the Steelers did. They lost Troy Polamalu again to an injury, and on Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger suffered a concussion in their loss to the Chiefs. Roethlisberger's status for next week is currently unknown.

The Steelers also lost backup Charlie Batch to a six week injury, so if Big Ben can't go on Sunday, they might be calling Terry Bradshaw to see if he wants to make a few passes.

Now if you want to talk about a team that has plummeted since last month, lets look at the Broncos. They were 6-0 and on top of the league at one point, but now they have lost four in a row, the players are fighting with each other, and at 6-4, Denver looks like a mess, especially since they lost first place to the Chargers.

With teams like the Steelers and Broncos slowly dropping in the AFC, it opens things up in the playoff race. It also opened things up in the Power Rankings as well.

Lets look at who is still standing after Week 11.

10. Philadelphia Eagles (UR) (6-4, Won 24-20 over the Chicago Bears)

What was impressive about the Eagles on Sunday night was they took a quarterback with a great arm and made him look really bad.

Jay Cutler looked like he was playing football for the first time, making bad pass after bad pass (24-for-43 and only 171 yards).

For the Eagles on offense, Donovan McNabb had a decent night, going 23-for-32 for 244 yards and two touchdown passes.

DeSean Jackson had another big night, catching eight passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. LeSean McCoy carried the ball 20 times for 99 yards and a touchdown.

The Eagles will play the Redskins on Sunday, which should be no problem for Philly, considering Washington has yet to win a game on the road in 2009.

9. Green Bay Packers (UR) (6-4, Won 30-24 over the San Francisco 49ers)

When you protect Aaron Rodgers and keep him upright, he can be a great quarterback.

Rodgers went 32-for-45 with 344 yards and two touchdowns in the Packers win over the 49ers on Sunday. Rodgers has had a lot of games with over 300 yards this season and is capable of doing that every game, so long as his offensive line protects him.

Ryan Grant had a solid game on the ground, carrying the ball 21 times for 129 yards and a touchdown.

Greg Jennings caught five passes for 126 yards and a touchdown.

The only problem for the Packers is they lost Aaron Kampman and Al Harris for the season to injuries, which hurts their defense tremendously.

But for this week, they should be fine as they will play the Lions on Thanksgiving. The Lions are pretty banged up and not nearly as good as Green Bay. The Packers shouldn't have trouble taking care of business at Ford Field.

8. Cincinnati Bengals (4) (7-3, Lost 20-17 to the Oakland Raiders)

A loss is one thing. A loss to the Raiders is another, which is why the Bengals went tumbling down a few spots.

The Bengals were without Cedric Benson, who was out with an injury, but Bernard Scott did run 21 times for 119 yards in Benson's place.

Andre Caldwell was the goat of the game, fumbling the kickoff in the fourth quarter and giving the Raiders the ball back at the Cincinnati 17 yard line.

After a couple kneel-downs, Sebastian Janikowski kicked a game winning 33-yard field goal.

The Bengals could have really taken control of the AFC North with a win, but failed to do so.

They will have a chance to rebound on Sunday against the Browns at home. Oakland is bad, but Cleveland is worse, and Cincinnati should have no problems winning.

7. San Diego Chargers (10) (7-3, Won 32-3 over the Denver Broncos)

Five weeks ago, the Chargers looked lost and confused after a Monday night loss to the Broncos.

Five straight wins for the Chargers and they have seized first place in the AFC West with a strong win over division rival Denver.

The Chargers never let the Broncos get in the game. LaDanian Tomlinson carried the ball 20 times for 73 yards and a touchdown. LT doesn't look like he's completely finished yet, as he's put together back to back strong games.

To show how bad things have gotten for the Broncos, while the Chargers were celebrating the victory after the game, Brandon Marshall and Knowshon Moreno were face to face pushing and shoving on the field in frustration.

How times have changed for the better in San Diego. They will play the Chiefs this Sunday, in what should be another win and another step in the right direction for the Chargers.

6. Dallas Cowboys (8) (7-3, Won 7-6 over the Washington Redskins)

The Cowboys were about five minutes away from losing this game at home to a really bad team.

The Redskins were up 6-0 for most of the game and the Cowboys offense was almost shut out again, but then the Cowboys remembered they are a better team than the Redskins.

Dallas drove down the field and Tony Romo threw a 10 yard touchdown pass to Patrick Crayton to give the Cowboys the lead, and they would hold on to win the game.

Romo didn't have his best game, just going 15-for-27 for 158 yards with the one touchdown, but he was also playing with a sore back. Somehow he managed to play through the pain.

The Cowboys will play their annual Thanksgiving game at home with this year against the Raiders. The Cowboys should have no trouble taking care of Oakland on Turkey Day.

5. Arizona Cardinals (7) (7-3, Won 21-13 over the St. Louis Rams)

The Cardinals had no problem taking care of the Rams, but after this game, they have a lot of concerns with their star quarterback.

Kurt Warner suffered a concussion against the Rams after taking a shot to the head and left the game and didn't play the second half. Warner was 15-for-19 for 203 yards and a touchdown before he left.

The offense was overall solid in both the run and pass game. Tim Hightower ran for 110 yards and Beanie Wells ran for 74 yards.

Anquan Boldin caught eight passes for 103 yards and a touchdown while Larry Fitzgerald caught eight passes for 87 yards and a touchdown.

Matt Leinart played for most of the second half, and if Warner can't play next week, Leinart will be the starter, something he hasn't been in almost three years.

The Cardinals will play the Titans on the road, and with a comfortable lead in the NFC West, it might be smart for Arizona to sit Warner for a week to rest him.

4. New England Patriots (5) (7-3, Won 31-14 over the New York Jets)

With this win, the Patriots might have all but ended any chances for the Jets to make the playoffs in 2009.

The Patriots had control of this game from the start, up 14-0 in the first quarter and up 24-7 at halftime.

The Jets had a chance to get back in the game being down only 10 points, but Mark Sanchez had a terrible game, as the Patriots picked off the rookie four times. One of the interceptions was returned by Leigh Bodden 53 yards for a touchdown.

In the game during week two, the Patriots were without Wes Welker. In Week Eleven, Welker caught 15 passes for 192 yards.

Tom Brady was much better than he was nine weeks ago, going 28-for-41 and 310 yards and a touchdown.

The Patriots will travel to New Orleans to play on Monday Night Football against the Saints. It's a big time game that will be an offensive explosion and fun to watch, but the Patriots will have a tough time trying to stop Drew Brees and company.

3. Minnesota Vikings (3) (9-1, Won 35-9 over the Seattle Seahawks)

With this win, Minnesota has guaranteed themselves a winning season, but they aren't stopping there.

Seattle never had a chance in this game and Brett Favre shredded the Seahawks secondary. Favre went 22-for-25 for 213 yards and four touchdowns.

Adrian Peterson carried the ball 24 times for 82 yards, but did not get in the endzone.

Sidney Rice continues to impress in 2009, this time catching six passes for 89 yards and two touchdown. Rookie Percy Harvin caught five passes for 79 yards and a touchdown and Visanthe Shiancoe also caught eight passes for 78 yards and a touchdown.

When Favre was pulled from the game in the fourth quarter, the Metrodome started to chant "M-V-P! M-V-P!"

The Vikings will play the Bears at home and with the Bears playing so bad as of late, Minnesota should have no trouble taking care of Chicago.

2. New Orleans Saints (2) (10-0, Won 38-7 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

I think it safe to say not only are the Saints going to the playoffs, but with the Falcons loss, the Saints have the NFC South all but wrapped up.

The Buccaneers were pretty over matched in this game from the start, despite having a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

Drew Brees went 19-for-29 and 187 yards and three touchdown passes.

Pierre Thomas carried the ball 11 times for 92 yards, Mike Bell carried the ball 13 times for 75 yards and two touchdowns.

The Saints defense was very good in this game and intercepted three passes off rookie Josh Freeman. From top to bottom, the Saints were in total control.

On Monday night, they are going to play in a premier matchup against the Patriots in what is probably the best game on the schedule of week 12.

1. Indianapolis Colts (1) (10-0, Won 17-15 over the Baltimore Ravens)

Everyone is still waiting for the Colts to fall in their first game in 2009. Don't people know that you don't bet against Peyton Manning? Ever.

Despite being picked off twice, Manning went 22-for-31 and 299 yards with a touchdown pass. It wasn't his best game, but he won another game for the Colts.

This game ended up becoming a field goal kicking contest between Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff and Colts kicker, and former Ravens kicker, Matt Stover.

Cundiff was 5-for-6, connecting on field goals of 46, 44, 38, 36 and 20 yards, which ended up being the entire Ravens offense and their 15 points.

Stover only made one kick, a 25 yard field goal with seven minutes left that put the Colts over the top.

Gary Brackett picked off a Joe Flacco pass with 2:42 to go, which was a momentum killer and a game saver for the Colts.

It's pretty safe to say the Colts will be playing football in January, possibly with a bye too. They look to continue their winning ways as they travel to Houston to play the Texans in a big divisional game.

That does it for the Power Rankings through eleven weeks of the 2009 season. With three games on Thursday coming up, football will be here before we know it.

Hope everyone has a great week, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and have a great week with your families!