Week 12 Power Ranks

Since we last talked, both KC and Carolina have slipped from their perch atop the rankings.  The KC defense, once ten percent ahead of any other team statistically now ranks at third.  The San Francisco and New England wins this week has brought them back into the top ten mix; while Cincinnati slips two spots this week while idle.

		RANK W/OUT WEIGHT		OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK		RECORD	SS
1	NEW ORLEANS	2		2	9		9-2-0	25
2	SEATTLE	1		9	4		10-1-0	31
3	CAROLINA	3		15	1		8-3-0	19
4	KANSAS CITY	5		23	3		9-2-0	32
5	SAN FRANCISCO	7		22	2		7-4-0	6
6	CINCINNATI	6		13	5		7-4-0	15
7	NEW ENGLAND	8		4	13		8-3-0	16
8	DENVER	4		1	28		9-2-0	28
9	ARIZONA	9		16	8		7-4-0	12
10	CHICAGO	12		7	18		6-5-0	14
11	INDIANAPOLIS	10		10	24		7-4-0	21
12	GREEN BAY	11		3	25		5-5-1	24
13	BALTIMORE	16		27	7		5-6-0	18
14	DETROIT	13		6	26		6-5-0	17
15	MIAMI	19		24	15		5-6-0	9
16	PITTSBURGH	17		20	21		5-6-0	23
17	BUFFALO	21		12	19		4-7-0	2
18	TENNESSEE	14		14	20		5-6-0	26
19	PHILADELPHIA	15		8	27		6-5-0	30
20	DALLAS	22		18	23		6-5-0	22
21	WASHINGTON	26		21	14		3-8-0	20
22	CLEVELAND	24		28	11		4-7-0	3
23	ST LOUIS	18		19	22		5-6-0	10
24	NY GIANTS	23		31	6		4-7-0	12
25	SAN DIEGO	20		5	30		5-6-0	27
26	TAMPA BAY	28		26	10		3-8-0	6
27	HOUSTON	25		17	17		2-9-0	11
28	OAKLAND	27		29	12		4-7-0	29
29	NY JETS	29		30	16		5-6-0	5
30	ATLANTA	30		11	32		2-9-0	1
31	MINNESOTA	31		25	31		2-8-1	4
32	JACKSONVILLE	32		32	29		2-9-0	8

Of course Cleveland dropped a miserable performance against the Steelers and still managed to move up a spot on the rankings.  This has more to do with shifts in other teams and how the weights on other teams effect the Browns specifically.  Also noted is that Pittsburgh moved from 23rd to 16th with the victory over the Browns and becoming playoff relevant yet again.

Just when you think things might be turning around for us, we get kicked in the crotch again...