Tuesday, December 25, 2012

The NFL Blog: 2012 Power Rankings (After Week 16)



Power Rankings After Week 16

1. Green Bay 11-4 (3rd)
2. Seattle 10-5 (7th)
3. San Francisco 10-4-1 (1st)
4. New England 11-4 (2nd)
5. Atlanta 13-2 (4th)
6. Denver 12-3 (6th)
7. Houston 12-3 (5th)
8. Washington 9-6 (9th)
9. Baltimore 10-5 (10th)
10. Indianapolis 10-5 (11th)
11. Chicago 9-6 (12th)
12. New York Giants 8-7 (8th)
13. Cincinnati 9-6 (14th)
14. Minnesota 9-6 (15th)
15. New Orleans 7-8 (17th)
16. Dallas 8-7 (16th)
17. Pittsburgh 7-8 (13th)
18. Miami 7-8 (18th)
19. St. Louis 7-7-1 (20th)
20. Carolina 6-9 (22nd)
21. Cleveland 5-10 (21st)
22. Tampa Bay 6-9 (19th)
23. San Diego 6-9 (27th)
24. Buffalo 5-10 (23rd)
25. Tennessee 5-10 (24th)
26. New York Jets 6-9 (25th)
27. Detroit 4-11 (26th)
28. Jacksonville 2-13 (28th)
29. Philadelphia 4-11 (29th)
30. Arizona 5-10 (31st)
31. Oakland 4-11 (30th)
32. Kansas City 2-13 (32nd)

Comments: At this point I don’t even know if my power rankings make sense anymore but I’m still gonna do them. 

25 of 32 teams experienced change this week, up from 24 the week before. 13 teams moved up in the rankings, with 5 of those teams climbing more than 1 spot. 12 teams dropped in the rankings, with 6 of those teams falling more than 1 spot. 

The team making the biggest climb up the rankings was Seattle. The Seahawks rose 5 spots in my rankings from #7 to #2 following their blowout win over the Niners. 

Two teams tied for the biggest drop in my rankings this week. The Giants were blown out again and fell 4 spots in my rankings from #8 to #12. The Steelers lost yet another game to drop out of the playoff hunt. They also fell 4 spots in my rankings from #13 to #17. 

For the sixth week in a row I have a change at the top of my rankings. The Niners were soundly beaten by Seattle on Sunday night and they dropped 2 spots in my rankings from #1 to #3. The Green Bay Packers replaced San Fran in the #1 spot, climbing 2 spots from #3 to #1. The Packers hold the top spot in my rankings for the first time since week 11. 

The Chiefs lost again on Sunday and they hold the #32 spot in my rankings for a second straight week.

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