NFL Power Rankings: Latest Playoff Field Picture

In our Week 10 NFL power rankings, we look at the current playoff picture before Monday's night game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. 

AFC

1. Cincinnati Bengals (6-2)

Raise your hand if you had the Bengals as the top seed in the AFC after nine weeks. I'm not seeing many elevated digits. Andy Dalton leads the most surprising team in the AFC, hands down.  

2. Houston Texans (6-3)

It's hard not to respect what the Texans have done (three straight wins) after losing both Andre Johnson and Mario Williams to injuries. 

3. New England Patriots (5-3): For the second time in as many games, Eli Manning out Brady-ed Tom Brady. 

4. Kansas City Chiefs (4-4)

Losing by four touchdowns to a previously winless Dolphins team doesn't drop the Chiefs out of the playoff picture, as both the Chargers and Raiders each lost their respective games, too. 

5. Baltimore Ravens (6-2)

Credit Joe Flacco for hanging tough and making elite level throws on that Ravens last drive despite his playmakers failing around him. Lesser players would have caved given the circumstances. 

6. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3)

The Ravens have flipped the table on the Steelers in 2011, as they swept the two games between this season. A division title might be a long shot now with the tiebreaker solely in the hands of Baltimore.

NFC

1. Green Bay Packers (8-0)

It isn't always pretty defensively, but the Packers continue to rack up wins behind the otherworldly play from Aaron Rodgers. 

2. San Francisco 49ers (7-1)

There's nothing flashy about the way San Francisco plays, and that's the beauty in the their 7-1 start. They run over you on offense and punch you in the mouth on defense.

3. New York Giants (6-2)

The Giants have been overlooked in 2011, but Sunday's win in New England ensures that's no longer the case. Eli Manning is playing at 2007 levels right now. 

4. New Orleans Saints (6-3)

The Saints needed a bounceback performance on Sunday, and they got it on both sides of the ball against the Bucs. If the Saints can run the ball that well the rest of the season, they'll be a hard team to beat.

5. Detroit Lions (6-2)

The Lions had a bye in Week 9, which hopefully gives Jahvid Best the adequate time to recover from a lingering concussion. Detroit needs him down the stretch to help out Stafford and Co. 

6. Atlanta Falcons (5-3)

Eventually the cream rises to the top, and that's what we're seeing with the Falcons. After a tough start to the season, Atlanta has three straight and now finds themselves back in the playoff picture (if the Bears win tonight, they slide into the No. 6 spot). 

Week 10 Power Rankings

1. Green Bay Packers (9-0)	17. Dallas Cowboys (4-4)
2. San Francisco 49ers (7-1)	18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-4)
3. Baltimore Ravens (6-2)	19. Oakland Raiders (4-4)
4. New York Giants (6-2)	20. Tennessee Titans (4-4)
5. Detroit Lions (6-2)	21. Kansas City Chiefs (4-4)
6. New Orleans Saints (6-3)	22. Cleveland Browns (3-5)
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3)	23. Denver Broncos (3-5)
8. Houston Texans (6-3)	24. Washington Redskins (3-5)
9. New England Patriots (6-3)	25. Minnesota Vikings (2-6)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-2)	26. Carolina Panthers (2-6)
11. Atlanta Falcons (5-3)	27. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6)
12. New York Jets (5-3)	28. Seattle Seahawks (2-6)
13. Buffalo Bills (5-3)	29. Arizona Cardinals (2-6)
14. Chicago Bears (4-3)*	30. Miami Dolphins (1-7)
15. Philadelphia Eagles (3-4)*	31. St. Louis Rams (1-7)
16. San Diego Chargers (4-4)	32. Indianapolis Colts (0-9)