NFL Power Rankings Week 12 – Happy Thanksgiving

The Patriots held on to Top Dog status in the NFL Power Rankings for Week 12, but any team in the Top 10 could be two wins away from taking it potentially.

I have yet to see the dominance usually exhibited by a few echelon teams in the National Football League. This will change and evolve in the next 2-3 weeks, so this is a crucial time to follow my NFL Betting Advice.

The Patriots take the Number 1 Spot for the second week in a row, but Atlanta, Green Bay and San Diego impress me the most with their play lately.

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The Steelers at least started to look close to the hype all these overblown fluff balls on TV like to give them and Michael Vick. It will all wash out. It always does, and it’s always ugly.

Buffalo has two wins in a row, but I can’t quite justify ranking them 30th or higher yet. The Vikings are going to try and pattern their season comeback after their Division Rival Cowboys by firing their Head Coach. I LIKE IT!!

The NFL Power Rankings Week 12 list is based on Power. They don’t take Fathers, Brothers or Sisters into consideration.

Each team’s NFL Power Rankings from last week and current won-lost records are in parentheses.

1)   (1) New England Patriots (8-2) – Brady WINS again…and again…and again….

2)   (2) New York Jets (8-2) – Thanksgiving Night hosting Bengals  for dessert

3)   (5) Atlanta Falcons (8-2) – Falcons declare teams DOA hosting them in the ATL

4)   (3) Indianapolis Colts (6-4) – Pats beat them by same points as Peyton’s interceptions – 3

5)   (4) Green Bay Packers (7-3) – Rodgers caps Favre’s ass going 2-0 H2H this year

6)   (6) Baltimore Ravens (7-3) – 2 Interceptions for TDs including Ray Ray this week

7)   (9) Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3) – Big Ben got punched, but Raiders got Bitch-Slapped

8)   (10) New Orleans Saints (7-3) – Looking Good but not Playoff Winner Good

9)   (11) San Diego Chargers (5-5) – 35-14 BLOWOUT of Broncos is just beginning

10)   (7) New York Giants (6-4) – Lost to Philly 27-17 in an ugly game on both ends

11)   (8) Philadelphia Eagles (7-3) – Jock Riders now know Vick isn’t the best QB ever

12)   (14) Houston Texans (4-6) – WORST Pass D gives up end zone corner pass by Sanchez

13)   (15) Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) – Bowe has 6 straight games w/TD-surprising change

14)   (16) Minnesota Vikings (3-7) – 2nd Head Coach DOWN-it’s working for Cowboys

15)   (13) Miami Dolphins (5-5) – Put me to sleep 1 Thursday early b/c of boredom

16)   (12) Tennessee Titans (5-5) – Lost to ‘Skins and lost Vince Young, his jersey and pads

17)   (17) Chicago Bears (7-3) – At least the defense looked good this week

18)   (19)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3) – Bucs can Dump on Crappy teams but Ravens next

19)   (22) Dallas Cowboys (3-7) – Wade Phillips was a Bum (but not a good one like dad)

20)   (20) Arizona Cardinals (3-7) – Host 49ers on MNF–great game for ZZZZZ Post-Turkey

21)   (21) Denver Broncos (3-7) – BAD Broncos look extremely different every week

22)   (25) Washington Redskins (5-5) – Lost 9 starters to injuries during game but WON

23)   (18) Oakland Raiders (5-5) – 168 yards total offense doesn’t win many games

24)   (28) Jacksonville Jaguars (6-4) – Prediction at Giants this week – PAIN!!

25)   (23) St. Louis Rams (4-6) – Steven Jackson only had 14 touches

26)   (24) Cleveland Browns (3-7) – Without the other Peyton, they wouldn’t win any

27)   (26) San Francisco 49ers (3-7) – Shutout at home 1st time since 1977…by Tampa Bay

28)   (30) Seattle Seahawks (5-5) – Hosting KC next week for upset alert status

29)   (27) Detroit Lions (2-8) – Lose to Bills and Dallas back-to-back-that’s really bad

30)   (29) Cincinnati Bengals (2-8) – Lost to Bills-Not even I thought they were this bad

31)   (31) Buffalo Bills (2-8) – Consecutive Wins b/c of Fitzpatrick to Johnson hook-ups

32)   (32) Carolina Panthers (1-9) – 2 Week Run in the NFL Basement of Losers

The NFL Power Rankings Week 12 makes me think about Turkey and Gravy, but I guess everything does this week of Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving, and Give Thanks and be Happy.