NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Are Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles Best NFC Team?
The NFL Power Rankings for Week 11 are here.
And after Michael Vick's incredible stat line for the Philadelphia Eagles in their Monday Night Football win over the Washington Redskins, they received a major shakeup.
The New England Patriots also impressed by taking out the Pittsburgh Steelers, while the New York Jets barely escaped the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants fell to a rejuvenated Dallas Cowboys squad.
The Atlanta Falcons were everybody's top team in the NFL after beating the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, but what should we make of the Eagles domination?
32. Carolina Panthers
1 of 32
The Panthers are awful.
At least Matt Moore's injury allows them to find out whether Jimmy Clausen (if he isn't too badly concussed) is their quarterback of the future.
And if he can't play, bring on Armanti Edwards!
31. Detroit Lions
2 of 32
The Lions aren't the 2nd-worst team in the league, but they have that Detroit luck (or lack thereof) emanating through their veins.
They just can't catch a break.
30. Buffalo Bills
3 of 32
The Bills are finally off the schneid.
I guess the Lions are the only team with worse luck than Buffalo.
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29. Arizona Cardinals
4 of 32
The Cardinals have lost four in a row, their defense isn't performing, Beanie Wells is always banged up, and they're starting Derek Anderson.
Ouch.
28 Cincinnati Bengals
5 of 32
The 2-7 Bengals are the garbage time kings of 2010.
They love to fall behind early, tease you with a comeback, but lose in the end.
And don't let Carson Palmer's numbers fool you; he's been awful this year.
27. Minnesota Vikings
6 of 32
Can they fire Childress already?
26. San Francisco 49ers
7 of 32
The Niners have won two in a row since Troy Smith took over.
But they've beaten the Broncos and Rams; let's not get too excited.
25. Dallas Cowboys
8 of 32
Beating the Giants was certainly impressive, but they're 2-7.
Maybe if Romo was still playing they'd be ranked higher, but Jon Kitna?
"C'mon, man!"
24. Washington Redskins
9 of 32
It's hard to believe the Redskins actually beat the Eagles earlier this season.
23. Houston Texans
10 of 32
The Texans are better than this, but they needed that win against Jacksonville.
They're 4-5, with the Jets, Titans, and Eagles coming up.
Houston will be lucky to be 5-7 in a few weeks.
22. Denver Broncos
11 of 32
49 points? Where did that come from?
Let's not overrate the Broncos, though, after one impressive performance.
And don't forget the Oakland game.
21. Kansas City Chiefs
12 of 32
Kansas City looked really bad getting blown out by Denver, but they're tied for the division lead, with games against Arizona and Seattle coming up.
The Chiefs better win those two games or they're in serious trouble.
20. Cleveland Browns
13 of 32
A win over the Saints, then the Patriots, and then a heartbreaking OT-loss to the Jets.
Imagine if they pulled last week's game off.
19. St. Louis Rams
14 of 32
That was a big loss against San Francisco.
But they're still only one game out of the division lead.
That's the NFC West for you!
18. Seattle Seahawks
15 of 32
Meet the worst division leader in the NFL: the Seattle Seahawks.
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
16 of 32
I'm not sure how they keep winning with that defense and a mediocre offense, but they're 5-4 nonetheless.
16. Oakland Raiders
17 of 32
The Raiders lead the AFC West and have won three straight (over the Broncos, Seahawks, and Chiefs).
But let's see them take out Pittsburgh and Miami the next two weeks before we rank them any higher.
15. Tennessee Titans
18 of 32
The Titans are coming to a make-or-break point of their season at 5-4, playing the Redskins, Texans, and Jaguars the next three weeks.
If they can't win at least two out of three, they'll go into a free-fall.
14. Miami Dolphins
19 of 32
Tyler Thigpen is better than people think.
And you've really got to feel for Chad Pennington, that was just a shame.
13. Chicago Bears
20 of 32
I just don't trust Jay Cutler (or Matt Forte).
But this defense is for real.
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21 of 32
They haven't shown anything to prove they aren't an elite team, but they're going to have to beat someone good eventually if they want to be considered contenders.
It almost happened against Atlanta, but not quite.
But seriously, what's their best win?
Was it the win over the Browns? Bengals? Rams?
Your guess is as good as mine.
11. San Diego Chargers
22 of 32
They've won two in a row, and Norv Turner and Co. are waking up from their annual first-half hibernation.
And don't forget, they've been storing a whole lot of Vincent Jackson in their stomachs to help them make it through the winter.
10. Indianapolis Colts
23 of 32
With the Patriots and Chargers coming up, it's time for Peyton to show how good he really is.
The Colts are really banged up, but if Peyton can come through these next two weeks, we'll know that Indy is a Super Bowl contender.
But seriously, who has he been throwing to the past few weeks?
Mike Vanderjagt?
9. Green Bay Packers
24 of 32
The win over the Jets was impressive, but that was probably due more to the Jets ineptitude than the Packers' greatness.
They're good, but losses to the Bears, Redskins, and Dolphins aren't helping their cause.
8. Pittsburgh Steelers
25 of 32
The Steelers have lost to the Ravens, Saints, and Patriots.
They're good, but it seems like they're clearly in the second-tier of NFL teams.
7. New York Giants
26 of 32
If only there were a cure to turnover-itis...
6. Baltimore Ravens
27 of 32
They really should have beaten the Falcons...
And if they want to fulfill their potential, they need to get Ray Rice more involved.
5. Atlanta Falcons
28 of 32
The Falcons look great at 7-2, but don't forget they could have easily lost their past two games (against the Bucs and Ravens).
4. New Orleans Saints
29 of 32
The Saints may not have played this week, but before the bye it looked like they were finally coming around.
And with Reggie Bush getting ready to return, watch out, NFL.
3. New England Patriots
30 of 32
The Pats looked great in beating Pittsburgh, but I'm still not sold on their defense.
Let's see them beat Indy next week, and avenge their loss to the Jets in Week 13 before we go too crazy.
2. New York Jets
31 of 32
It just seems like one of those seasons where they have everything going for them, even if they haven't looked great every week.
1. Philadelphia Eagles
32 of 32
They're coming off a win over Indianapolis and now the massacre of the Redskins, so for now, they have to be considered the best team in the NFL.
And if Vick continues to play he did like last night; the Eagles will be unstoppable.
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