Week 11 NFL Power Rankings

In what was intended to be the Game of the Week if not the Game of the Regular Season, the Colts and Patriots did not let any down. In what has become a regular yearly occurrence, the two met and they play a close game down to the wire. The Patriots went for it on 4th and 2 late in the game and failed giving QB Peyton Manning about 30 yards and 2 minutes to score the go ahead touchdown to win and stay undefeated. There is a good chance that these two could see each other with a Super Bowl on the line. The win keeps the Colts perfect at 9-0. The Saints also stayed perfect this week by surviving a good effort by the Rams. The Bengals came out of their clash with the Steelers with another win and are now 7-2 and are 5-0 in the AFC North with sweeps of the Ravens and Steelers. The Browns and Lions continued to look bad and now find themselves headed toward a matchup.

2009 Power Rankings (going into Week 11):
1.(1) Saints (9-0): The sign of a good team is they find a way to win the bad games they play.
2.(2) Colts (9-0): They are undefeated and have question marks. Peyton Manning in the clutch delivered again.
3.(3) Vikings (8-1): They continued to look dominant against a bad Lions team and have the best record they've had in over a decade.
4.(4) Bengals (7-2): Who dey? They the Bengals who are 5-0 in their division and have swept the two teams who played for the AFC crown last year and their division rivals.
5.(5) Steelers (6-3): They suffered two crushing losses to the Bengals this year. And might be without SS Troy Polamulu for a bit of time again.
6.(6) Patriots (6-3): They went for it on 4th and 2 deep in their territory and failed and loss a tough one to the Colts. They should be able to get past this fast.
7.(12) Chargers (6-3): They looked mediocre at times, but have hit their midseason stride of the last couple years and could take the division lead this week.
8.(11) Cardinals (6-3): They have played especially well on the road and that's where they are this week.
9.(7) Broncos (6-3): A once dominant team is struggling and is without QB Kyle Orton as they face the Chargers.
10.(8) Cowboys (6-3): Nothing like a loss to humble this team moving forward. Let's see how they respond.
11.(10) Eagles (5-4): They looked to be in firm control of their division, but two losses later and this team to find some answers.
12.(15) Ravens (5-4): They will take a win, but need to step it up against better teams. This week is a great chance against the Colts.
13.(13) Texans (5-4): They come out of a bye against a suddenly hot Titans team. Upset alert is on.
14.(16) Packers (5-4): They showed that they are a good team after losing to the Bucs a week earlier.
15.(9) Falcons (5-4): They are in bit of slump and might be without HB Michael Turner. That will put a lot of pressure on QB Matt Ryan.
16.(15) Giants (5-4): They had a bye and need to start out the second half with a win or could lose too much ground in a close division.
17.(20) Jaguars (5-4): They used a bit of interesting strategy to sneak away with a win.
18.(19) Dolphins (4-5): They look to be without HB Ronnie Brown moving forward and that could affect the effectiveness of the Wildcat.
19.(22) 49ers (4-5): They got a big win to build some confidence and need to continue to keep up with the Cardinals.
20.(23) Panthers (4-5): Now they are starting to play like the team many expected and could make a second half run.
21.(21) Titans (3-6): They are finding a stride riding QB Vince Young and HB Chris Johnsona and could become a spoiler in the second half starting with the Texans this week.
22.(17) Jets (4-5): They looked like a top team to start the year and could fall again against a tough Patriots team this week. 1-5 in their last six games is not good.
23.(18) Bears (4-5): They are turning the ball over and making too many mistakes to be a good team and win games.
24.(26) Redskins (3-6): A win against the Broncos will certainly help this team for now, but they could be back in the loss column this week against the Cowboys.
25.(25) Seahawks (3-6): They kept up with the Cardinals in the first half, but they became overmatched in the second half.
26.(24) Bills (3-6): Another loss and now their coach is gone. And Terrell Owens is starting to show his frustrations in public.
27.(28) Chiefs (2-7): They got another win at the hands of the Raiders. They will take it.
28.(27) Raiders (2-7): If you are going to win, you need to win easier games and they lose them too.
29.(30) Rams (1-8): HB Steven Jackson is averaging around 100 yards and keeping this team afloat the last couple weeks.
30.(31) Buccaneers (1-8): QB Josh Freeman is developing and could give the offense some life for the rest of the year.
31.(29) Lions (1-8): They continue to lose, but get a break with the Browns this week.
32.(32) Browns (1-8): Talk about confusion and nothing going good.

There won't be any games with the hype of Patriots-Colts or even Steelers-Bengals this week, but some crucial games including Colts-Ravens and Patriots-Jets. Should be good.