NFL Power Rankings Post Week 14

I apologize for missing the past few days. Franchise in Focus will return December 16 with the Chicago Cubs.

1. Chargers 11-2 (E) Congrats to LaDainian Tomlinson for his TD record. If there's a formula for keeping him out of the endzone, someone needs to find it quick.
2. Bears 11-2 (+2) Congrats to Devin Hester for his TD record. Grossman, while not amazing, did nothing to screw it up.
3. Ravens 10-3 (+2) This is looking like the one team that could give the Chargers a big run for their money.
4. Saints 9-4 (+3) Domination took place in that rout of the Cowboys. Drew Brees might just be the best quarterback in the league.
5. Bengals 8-5 (+3) Yes, it was the Raiders, but it was convincing, and the Colts and Patriots were just that bad.
6. Colts 10-3 (-4) Allowing two guys 100 yards on 10+ per carry is just ridiculous.
7. Patriots 9-4 (-4) That offense should be ashamed.
8. Cowboys 8-5 (-2) Suddenly, one more misstep and they're in big trouble in the division.
9. Jaguars 8-5 (+1) Maurice Jones-Drew is looking like one more in a long line of Rookie of the Year candidates.
10. Seahawks 8-5 (-1) Yeah, it was a bad loss, but I really can't see putting them any lower.
11. Eagles 7-6 (+3) The big jump probably reflects more so on the 7-5 teams that embarrassed themselves this weekend.
12. Giants 7-6 (+4) See above.
    
13. Falcons 7-6 (+5) See above again. It wasn't pretty but they got it done.
14. Chiefs 7-6 (-2) A poor showing, but it did occur against Baltimore's stingy defense. Damon Huard might be a better fit here than Trent Green.
15. Titans 6-7 (+2) Eerily reminiscent of Vick against the Vikes in 2002, Vince does it again.
16. Broncos 7-6 (-3) I kept KC above the Titans but couldn't do the same with Denver, who just gave up while the game was still in reach.
17. Jets 7-6 (-6) To the Bills? In today's league, just when you think a team is breaking out...
    
18. Steelers 6-7 (+1) Ok, it was a nice win, but I didn't plan on seeing Anderson doing in a start what he did in relief the week before anyway. Congrats to Willie Parker.
    
19. Panthers 6-7 (-4) As much as you could blame Delhomme for the loss to Philly, you still would much rather have him than Weinke.
20. Bills 6-7 (+1) Everybody saw the Jets' easy remaining schedule and many thus penciled them in, but it was clearly too early. Willis McGahee said so.
21. Dolphins 6-7 (+1) A large collection of the middle of the pack teams only got murkier. In reality, who really knows how to rank teams 11-22?
22. Vikings 6-7 (+2) Ok, they won, but it was the Lions after all.
23. Packers 5-8 (+6) Favre has always been able to bring it against the 49ers, and it continued.
    
24. Cardinals 4-9 (+3) A good win for this team. Add an offensive linemen, and maybe we take them seriously again in 2007? Nah, never works out....
    
25. Rams 5-8 (-2) They lost because of defense and special teams. The offense put up 27, maybe the Chicago D should be a little worried about that?
26. Browns 4-9 (-6) They've been all over the place. That was a horrible follow up to a great win against the Chiefs.
27. Redskins 4-9 (-2) I'm close to saying Betts is a better fit in the District than Portis.
28. 49ers 5-8 (-2) Losing to the Saints was understandable. Losing to the Packers was a regression.
29. Texans 4-9 (-1) They couldn't quite find a solution for Vince Young's legs. They almost did, but not quite.
30. Buccaneers 3-10 (+2) The defense actually kept them in the game for a while. The Bucs, Raiders, and Lions all suck, and at this points they're ratings fluctuate pretty much based on how much they suck from week to week.
31. Lions 2-11 (-1) See above.
32. Raiders 2-11 (-1) See above.