We've seen some recent slips by top NFL teams. Not so in Week 12. The league's elites held serve as we head towards the home stretch, except for a hiccup by Baltimore against a Jacksonville team that can look good at times.
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We're seeing improvement by some, regression by others and, as always, tons of close finishes. The Falcons were involved in another one Sunday in Washington and ended up on the wrong side of it. Tampa Bay's perplexing struggles continue, which has kept the NFC South tight and the Falcons still in the hunt.
Let's take a look at the league as a whole, where so much of the power teams, outside the Bay Area, reside in the east:
(10-1)
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1
Philadelphia Eagles
They ran for how many yards? 332? That O-Line's legit.
(9-2)
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2
Kansas City Chiefs
Tori thinks K.C.'s the best. I think the Eagles are. I'm back on power rankings. Only reason for the switch.
(8-2)
3
Minnesota Vikings
Vikes are tough. And built for a winter run.
(8-3)
4
Miami Dolphins
Tua's a legit MVP candidate. Good for him.
(8-3)
5
Buffalo Bills
Had to pull a rabbitt out of a hat to beat Detroit. It's hard being the favorite sometimes.
(6-4)
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3
San Francisco 49ers
Best defense in the game. Hands down.
(8-3)
7
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas is a team you don't want to see in the postseason.
(7-4)
8
2
Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals are playing like this without Ja'Marr Chase?!?
(7-4)
9
3
Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson might wanna stay of social media after losses. Just a thought.
(7-4)
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1
New York Jets
Y'all see Mike White's stat line? My goodness. Zach Wilson might be on the bench for a while.
(7-4)
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2
Tennessee Titans
Cincy shut Derrick Henry down. Titans are in trouble when that happens.
(7-5)
12
2
Washington Commanders
Falcons fans wish Daron Payne would've kept his hand down.
(6-5)
13
3
Seattle Seahawks
'Hawks better figure out how to stop the run before a great season spirals.
(6-5)
14
3
Los Angeles Chargers
Juustin Herbert's going to have to do it all himself. Literally.
(7-4)
15
2
New York Giants
Giants fans offer the harshest critique of these power rankings. Don't mind. Love the feedback. I might not be as wrong about the team as Big Blue fans think.
(6-5)
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1
New England Patriots
If I'm going to drop a team that only scored three points, I have to give the team that held them to three points a boost.
(5-6)
17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Keep waiting for the light bulb to go on. Maybe it won't. Maybe it will.
(5-7)
18
Atlanta Falcons
Gotta finish better. Plain and simple.
(4-7)
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3
Detroit Lions
Detroit's on the right track. They battle like heck.
(4-7)
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9
Jacksonville Jaguars
Trevor Lawrence looked like a No. 1 pick against Balitmore
(4-7)
21
9
Las Vegas Raiders
Josh Jacobs is gonna get PAID.
(4-7)
22
4
Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers are better with TJ Watt back. Huh. Go figure.
(4-7-1)
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5
Indianapolis Colts
Maybe, just maybe, they should've left well enough alone.
(4-7)
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1
Cleveland Browns
Jacoby Brissett went out on a high note.
(4-8)
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5
Green Bay Packers
No. It's not time to see Jordan Love. If one of the greatest ever can play, he plays.
(4-8)
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5
Arizona Cardinals
Cardinals paid tons of money to talents who aren't playing too well. Whoops.
(4-8)
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2
New Orleans Saints
That loss to SF was the first time in 332 games the Saints had been shut out. Impressive streak. Awful showing to snap it.
(3-8)
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3
Los Angeles Rams
The Super Bowl champs are 3-8?!?
(3-9)
29
3
Chicago Bears
The Bears without Justin Fields might (key word: might) be worse than the Texans. Maybe not, but it's close.
(4-8)
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2
Carolina Panthers
These days, beating the Broncos is like landing on a free space.
(3-8)
31
Denver Broncos
Read a stat that Russell Wilson has fewer TD passes than Carson, who has been benched. Looked it up. True story.
(1-9-1)
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Houston Texans
Lovie Smith has likely added a few more gray hairs to that big ol' beard after all these loses.
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