NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Philadelphia Eagles and Most Shocking Teams in NFL

Well, we didn't see this coming. 

I present to you the most shocking teams in the NFL. We are now deep enough into this wild ride to have some confidence in our assumptions. 

In fact, these teams are who they are. After a couple months of stirring play, the elite have risen to the top and the bottom feeders, well they are feeding on the sewers of the power rankings. 

Here are the teams that I find shocking considering what we thought we knew at the beginning of the season. This, my friends, is why they play the games. 

Now we have to consider that there is still a tremendous amount of wiggle room. Some teams can falter in an epic choke job, and others can turn things around. Only, they better do it soon in the case of our first shocking squad. 

Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles can thank Vince Young for his remarkably stupid self-glossing. The backup quarterback named this the "Dream Team." Fans around the league rolled their eyes and have used that term in a sarcastic turn. 

The shoddy rushing defense was one issue. But now you have an injured Michael Vick to worry about and DeSean Jackson being reprimanded. This team can barely afford a blowup, but that is precisely what is happening. Better luck next year. 

San Francisco 49ers

If you tell me you had them slotted as the No. 2 team in the NFL in Week 1, I will either call you a liar or a moron. This team looked like they would struggle just to matter in the horrible NFC West. 

Instead, Alex Smith has not imploded and the ground-and-pound has given this team eight wins. With the Cardinals up next, this team will be on to win No. 10 in no time. They may clinch the division by breakfast. 

Indianapolis Colts

I could have gone with the Chargers here, but they always have bouts of malaise during the season. The Colts continue to have me mesmerized.

It is amazing how one player can affect a team the way Peyton Manning has. His absence accounts for a huge amount of what has happened in Indianapolis. The rest would have been masked with his greatness had he been playing. Yikes.   

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