NFL Power Rankings Week 11: From The Sports Mac

1. Atlanta Falcons (LW: 1)

Now that’s the kind of road win that is expected against a team they were clearly better than.

2. New York Jets (LW: 2)

Three straight weeks of narrow escapes makes this an extremely shaky No. 2 team in this poll.

3. New Orleans Saints (LW: 3)

The defending champs have certainly hit their stride and may get NFC home field advantage yet.

4. New England Patriots (LW: 4)

It’s amazing how the offense has changed and gotten more productive without Randy Moss.

5. Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 6)

While it wasn't an historical performance, I’m sure Andy Reid will take what he got from Michael Vick every week.

6. Baltimore Ravens (LW: 7)

A good, dominating win over an inferior Carolina team gets them back on the right track.

7. Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 9)

Now that’s the kind of dominating win we expect from this team.

More performances like that will move them up.

8. Green Bay Packers (LW: 10)

They’re finally starting to get healthy, and that spells trouble for the rest of the NFC.

9. Indianapolis Colts (LW: 4)

They drop this far because you really need to get yourself to overtime when you have a situation like they did last week.

10. San Diego Chargers (LW: 11)

And here they come again, back from the brink of destruction to look like the AFC West champs at the end of the year.

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 12)

Raheem Morris should be in a lot of Coach of the Year discussions for making the NFC South a three-team race.

12. Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 16)

They’ve got to be a little nervous with the way the Chargers are playing right now.

13. New York Giants (LW: 8)

All of their injuries are starting to affect them at the wrong time of the year.

14. Chicago Bears (LW: 17)

They get some more defensive performances like last week, and they could be a big NFC threat.

15. Miami Dolphins (LW: 13)

This team’s injury problems over the last two weeks shows how quickly things can change in this league.

16. Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 21)

They continue to find ways to win and keep themselves in the AFC South race.

17. Washington Redskins (LW: 22)

That was a much-needed win on the road in Tennessee to keep their heads above water.

18. Dallas Cowboys (LW: 23)

Two wins in a row, even with their record, has to give them some hope against New Orleans.

19. Tennessee Titans (LW: 14)

The situation is quickly going from bad to worse, and it looks like there’s going to be some changes after this season.

20. Oakland Raiders (LW: 15)

Just when you think the Raiders are ready to move up in the AFC pecking order, games like last week knock them back.

21. San Francisco 49ers (LW: 18)

Last week’s loss really hurts because they missed a chance to gain a game on everyone else in the division.

22. Houston Texans (LW: 19)

A great comeback to take the lead on the road, but you have to finish that game off.

23. Seattle Seahawks (LW: 20)

The good news for them is that they have four of their last six games at home.

24. Minnesota Vikings (LW: 24)

Now that they’re playing out the string, it’ll be interesting to see what Leslie Frazier does with Brett Farve.

25. Buffalo Bills (LW: 30)

What seemed impossible earlier this season has happened.

They actually have a two-game winning streak.

26. Denver Broncos (LW: 25)

You have to start to wonder if Josh McDaniels is going to be around after this year.

27. St. Louis Rams (LW: 26)

The learning process continues for Sam Bradford and Steve Spagnuolo.

28. Cleveland Browns (LW: 27)

You have to wonder if teams are starting to pick up tendencies on Colt McCoy already.

29. Detroit Lions (LW: 28)

They still have a lot of progress to make to threaten to move out of the NFC North cellar.

30. Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 29)

I wonder if Terrell Owens knew what was going to happen, would he have signed in southern Ohio?

31. Arizona Cardinals (LW: 31)

At this point, if this team goes on the road, put them down for a loss.

32. Carolina Panthers (LW: 32)

We’ll see where the QB roulette wheel stops this week when they head to Cleveland.