Ah the week that was, and the week that will be. It seems each week the really good teams win, the really bad teams lose, and injuries are hurting everyone. The teams that are falling are falling because they have key injuries, and that is not a great endorsement of the 18 game regular season. With that said here is my week 13 NFL power rankings:
- Falcons (even from last week)- They keep on winning
- Patriots (even)- A good team that must beat the Jets
- Ravens (even)- won four of five
- Jets (+1)- They are also in a must win situation
- Packers (-1)- sit a game behind in the NFC North
- Saints (even)- playing for a home playoff game
- Bears (+5)- it looks they are for real
- Chargers (+3)- Best offense, and best defense
- Steelers (-2)- an almost disaster in against the Bills
- Eagles (-2)- the offense is cooled a bit
- Colts (-2)- are they really 6-5?
- Chiefs (+2)- Cassel has thrown 18 TD and 1 pick in last seven games
- Giants (-2)- injuries are hurting them
- Buccaneers (-1)- no wins versus teams with winning records
- Jaguars (even)- this is a statement game against the Texans
- Dolphins (+1)- Henne comes back, and they need a December rally
- Vikings (+8)- feels like a new season
- Rams (+3)- still hanging on in first place
- Texans (+5)- they need a better pass defense
- Browns (+2)- they still won
- Cowboys (-1)- Jason Garrett has them playing well
- Redskins (-4)- Ryan Torian is essential to their offense
- Raiders (-7)- no more optimism here
- Seahawks (-1)- even at 5-6 they sit with a share of first
- 49ers (+2)- rebounding from a 0-5 start
- Titans (-7)- this team is imploding
- Broncos (-1)- losses continue to mount
- Bills (+3)- sure lots of losses, but close losses
- Cardinals (-1)- on a six game skid
- Bengals (-1)- on a eight game skid
- Lions (-1)- how does a 2-9 team sell improvement
- Panthers (even)- just that one win
