JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 12 2022 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
- Kansas City Chiefs (8-2) | 1 | Because he's Patrick Mahomes
- Philadelphia Eagles (9-1) | 2 | May be NFL's most consistent, balanced team
- Baltimore Ravens (7-3) | 5 | Up next: At Duuuuval
- Dallas Cowboys (7-3) | 7 | Wow
- Minnesota Vikings (8-2) | 3 | Oof
- Buffalo Bills (7-3) | 4 | Oh that AFC East
- Tennessee Titans (7-3) | 9 | They just know how to win
- Miami Dolphins (7-3) | 10 | Bye – and oh that AFC East
- New York Giants (7-3) | 6 | Lost two of last three
- New England Patriots (6-4) | 14 | Oh that AFC East
- New York Jets (6-4) | 8 | Oh that AFC East
- Seattle Seahawks (6-4) | 11 | Bye
- San Francisco 49ers (6-4) | 12 | Could be a real threat in the postseason
- Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) | 13 | Getting their footing as December approaches
- Los Angeles Chargers (5-5) | 15 | So close – and so injured
- Washington Commanders (6-5) | 16 | Your last-place Washington Commanders
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-5) | 17 | Bye
- Green Bay Packers (4-7) | 18 | Playoff hopes fading fast
- Atlanta Falcons (5-6) | 20 | Still only a half-game out of first place
- Arizona Cardinals (4-6) | 19 | Oof
- Indianapolis Colts (4-6-1) | 21 | In second place in South – but three and a half games out
- New Orleans Saints (4-7) | 26 | Up again, down again season
- Detroit Lions (4-6) | 28 | First three-game winning streak since '17
- Los Angeles Rams (3-7) | 22 | Postseason hopes almost over for defending champs
- Cleveland Browns (3-7) | 23 | Lost six of last seven games
- Chicago Bears (3-7) | 24 | Lost seven of last eight games
- Pittsburgh Steelers (3-7) | 25 | NFL's second-lowest scoring offense
- Denver Broncos (3-7) | 27 | Three overtime losses in last six games
- Jacksonville Jaguars (3-7) | 29 | Bye
- Las Vegas Raiders (3-7) | 31 | First victory in one-score game this season
- Carolina Panthers (3-8) | 30 | Haven't won on the road in more than a year
- Houston Texans (1-8-1) | 32 | Lone victory: At Duuuval
