NFL POWER RANKINGS WEEK 12 Craig Morgan
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NFL POWER RANKINGS WEEK 12 Craig Morgan RANK TEAM 1 Philadelphia Eagles The Eagles' eight-game winning streak is their longest since 2003-04. 2 New England Patriots Tom Brady is the first QB to pass for 300-plus yards in three countries: U.S., Great Britain and Mexico. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers The Steeler's five-game winning streak is only the fifth longest of the five teams at the top of the NFL standings. 4 New Orleans Saints The Saints' rally from 15-points down against Washington recalled their rally from 10 down against the Skins in the Super Bowl season of 2009. 5 Minnesota Vikings QB Case Keenum hasn't been sacked in six straight games. 6 Los Angeles Rams The Rams' loss in Minneapolis left the door open for the Seahawks to claim the NFC West crown. 7 Jacksonville Jaguars What's the over/under on Calais Campbell sacks this Sunday in Glendale? 8 Carolina Panthers A win against the Jets this week will set up a monster game against the Saints in New Orleans. 9 Atlanta Falcons The Falcons moved ahead of the Seahawks and Lions into the final wild card spot with a win over Seattle on Monday. 10 Seattle Seahawks K Blair Walsh has cost the Seahawks twice in the last three weeks. That kind of fact often leads to a pink slip. 11 Detroit Lions The Lions are alive in the NFC North Division race. They're 3-0 in the division with all the wins coming on the road. 12 Kansas City Chiefs Alex Smith's fan base is shrinking as fast as the Chiefs' chances of making a playoff run. 13 Tennessee Titans The AFC Wild Cad teams will be lousy teams this season. The Titans lead that pack with a minus-31 point differential. 14 Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones wants "unprecedented accountability" to owners from Roger Goodell, but he hasn't specified what that means. 15 Buffalo Bills Coach Sean McDermott got some 'splainin' to do for that Nathan Peterman decision. 16 Baltimore Ravens The last time Baltimore had three shutouts in a season was the Super Bowl-winning team (4) in 2000. 17 Green Bay Packers The Packers were last shut out on Nov. 19, 2006, when Brett Favre left with an elbow injury in a 35-0 loss to New England. 18 Houston Texans This epitomizes the Texans' luck this season: RB D’Onta Foreman is believed to have torn his Achilles after his clinching TD Sunday. 19 Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles set a franchise record for points in a first half (37) in a 54-24 win over the Bills. 20 Oakland Raiders Oakland's defense has gone 10 straight weeks without an INT. The 1976-77 49ers are the only other team to do that. 21 Washington Redskins The Saints’ were 0-233-1 when trailing by 14 points or more in the 4th quarter before the Skins' blew a 15-point lead. 22 New York Jets Coach Todd Bowles may be in line for an extension after this surprising Jets season. 23 Cincinnati Bengals The Bengals got their first win in Denver since 1975 when franchise founder Paul Brown was their head coach. 24 Arizona Cardinals When the Cardinals identify their QB of the future they'll need to find a WR of the future, too. Fitz is all they have. 25 Miami Dolphins Career in a nutshell: Jay Cutler threw 3 first-half INTs, got booed and didn't play in the second half due to a concussion. 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Times columnist Tom Jones: "It’s troublesome to wonder if the face of your franchise is a really bad guy." 27 Chicago Bears The Bears are 0-4 against the NFC North, 3-3 against everyone else. Progress has to start there. 28 Denver Broncos The Broncos' six-game losing streak is their longest skid in 27 years. 29 Indianapolis Colts Jacoby Brissett's delayed concussion symptoms are the latest sign that NFL's protocol is suspect. 30 New York Giants Roger Lewis's late catch to set up a game-winning field goal is one the best highlights of the NFL season. 31 San Francisco 49ers Does C.J. Beathard deserve another start for his three-TD performance in the team's first win, or is it Jimmy Garoppolo time? 32 Cleveland Browns The Browns are 4-43 since Nov. 30, 2014 -- the worst 47-game stretch in NFL history..