Tuesday, November 20, 2018

NFL 2018: Week 12 Power Rankings & The Rest


Tier I - The "2019 is not too Far Away" Trio

32.) Arizona Cardinals  (2-8  =  145-248)
31.) Oakland Raiders  (2-8  =  170-293)
30.) San Francisco 49ers  (2-8  =  230-266)


Tier II - The "Spoiler-y Spoilers" Quadro

29.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers  (3-7  =  267-329)
28.) Buffalo Bills  (3-7  =  137-251)
27.) New York Jets  (3-7  =  208-254)
26.) New York Giants  (3-7  =  215-263)


Tier III - The "Mish-mash of AFC Mediocreness" Quadro

25.) Jacksonville Jaguars  (3-7  =  176-219)
24.) Cincinnati Bengals  (5-5  =  256-312)
23.) Miami Dolphins  (5-5  =  199-256)
22.) Cleveland Browns  (3-6-1  =  218-263)


Tier IV - The "Better Mish-mash of NFC Mediocreness" Quadro

21.) Atlanta Falcons  (4-6  =  263-276)
20.) Detroit Lions  (4-6  =  222-263)
19.) Philadelphia Eagles  (4-6  =  205-231)
18.) Washington Redskins  (6-4  =  197-198)


Tier V - The "Too little, too late?" Trio

17.) Tennessee Titans  (5-5  =  178-189)
16.) Green Bay Packers  (4-5-1  =  247-243)
15.) Denver Broncos  (4-6  =  228-235)


Tier VI - The "NFC Wild, Wild, Wild Cards" Trio

14.) Dallas Cowboys  (5-5  =  203-190)
13.) Minnesota Vikings  (5-4-1  =  241-229)
12.) Seattle Seahawks  (5-5  =  246-216)


Tier VII - The "Coming On Strong Contender" Uno

11.) Indianapolis Colts  (5-5  =  298-249)


Tier VIII - The "Slipping Away?" Duo

10.) Carolina Panthers  (6-4  =  260-252)
9.) Baltimore Ravens  (5-5  =  237-181)


Tier IX - The "AFC Contenders, but not the real One" Quadro

8.) New England Patriots  (7-3  =  280-236)
7.) Houston Texans  (7-3  =  239-205)
6.) Los Angeles Chargers  (7-3  =  262-209)
5.) Pittsburgh Steelers  (7-2-1  =  299-225)


Tier X - The "Should we take them seriously now?" Uno

4.) Chicago Bears  (7-3  =  294-195)


Tier XI - The "Well, That was Fun" Duo

3.) Kansas City Chiefs  (9-2  =  404-294)
2.) Los Angeles Rams  (10-1  =  389-282)


Tier XII - The "Undisputed Favorite Now" Uno

1.) New Orleans Saints  (9-1  =  378-239)


Playoff Projections

AFC

1.) Kansas City Chiefs  (13-3)
2.) Pittsburgh Steelers  (11-4-1)
3.) New England Patriots  (11-5)
4.) Houston Texans  (10-6)
5.) Los Angeles Chargers  (11-5)
6.) Baltimore Ravens  (10-6)


NFC

1.) New Orleans Saints  (14-2)
2.) Los Angeles Rams  (13-3)
3.) Chicago Bears  (11-5) 
4.) Dallas Cowboys  (9-7)
5.) Carolina Panthers  (10-6)
6.) Minnesota Vikings  (9-6-1)


Looking Ahead to Next Week's Games 

Byes: Kansas City Chiefs (9-2), Los Angeles Rams (10-1)

15.) Jacksonville Jaguars (3-7)  @  Buffalo Bills (3-7)  (1:00 - CBS)
14.) San Francisco 49ers (2-8)  @  Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-7)  (1:00 - FOX)
13.) Cleveland Browns (3-6-1)  @  Cincinnati Bengals (5-5)  (1:00 - CBS)
12.) New York Giants (3-7)  @  Philadelphia Eagles (4-6)  (1:00 - FOX) 
11.) Oakland Raiders (2-8)  @  Baltimore Ravens (5-5)  (1:00 - CBS)
10.) Chicago Bears (7-3)  @  Detroit Lions (4-6)  (THX - CBS)
9.) New England Patriots (7-3)  @  New York Jets (3-7)  (1:00 - CBS)
8.) Arizona Cardinals (2-8)  @  Los Angeles Chargers (7-3)  (4:05 - FOX)
7.) Atlanta Falcons (4-6)  @  New Orleans Saints (9-1)  (THX - NBC)
6.) Washington Redskins (6-4)  @  Dallas Cowboys (5-5)  (THX - FOX)
5.) Tennessee Titans (5-5)  @  Houston Texans (7-3)  (MNF - ESPN)
4.) Seattle Seahawks (5-5)  @  Carolina Panthers (6-4)  (1:00 - FOX)
3.) Miami Dolphins (5-5)  @  Indianapolis Colts (5-5)  (4:25 - CBS)
2.) Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2-1)  @  Denver Broncos (4-6)  (4:25 - CBS)
1.) Green Bay Packers (4-5-1)  @  Minnesota Vikings (5-4-1)  (SNF - NBC)