JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's pre-Week 12 2020 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are …
Rank.Team (record) | Prev. | Comment
1.Pittsburgh Steelers (10-0) | 1 | Rolling through Duval and beyond
2.Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) | 2 | Is Mahomes-ing a thing?
3.New Orleans Saints (8-2) | 4 | Seven-game winning streak continues without Brees
4.Indianapolis Colts (7-3) | 7 | Back-to-back victories over 7-3 Tennessee and 7-3 Green Bay
5.Green Bay Packers (7-3) | 3 | Still as good as anyone in NFC – except maybe New Orleans
6.Tennessee Titans (7-3) | 12 | Hu-u-uge victory over Baltimore Sunday
7.Buffalo Bills (7-3) | 10 | They've been the best AFC East team all season
8.Los Angeles Rams (7-3) | 11 | Will be in tight NFC West to the end
9.Seattle Seahawks (7-3) | 13 | Will be in tight NFC West to the end
10.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-4) | 5 | Starting to feel like a wild-card team
11.Baltimore Ravens (6-4) | 6 | Out of the postseason if season ended today
12.Cleveland Browns (7-3) | 15 | Duval-bound on Sunday
13.Miami Dolphins (6-4) | 8 | Momentum-killing loss in Denver Sunday
14.Arizona Cardinals (6-4) | 9 | Will be in tight NFC West to the end
15.Las Vegas Raiders (6-4) | 14 | So improved this season; will be dangerous if they make postseason
16.Chicago Bears (5-5) | 18 | Week 10 bye stopped November slide
17.New England Patriots (4-6) | 16 | Just when you thought they were back…
18.Minnesota Vikings (4-6) | 17 | Crushing lost Sunday for what looked like a hot team
19.Denver Broncos (4-6) | 21 | Sunday's victory over Miami could be confidence-builder
20.San Francisco 49ers (4-6) | 20 | Must-win game at Los Angeles Rams Sunday
21.Detroit Lions (4-6) | 19 | Shutout loss to Carolina may not bode well for leadership
22.Philadelphia Eagles (3-6-1) | 22 | The struggles continue for Wentz, Pederson
23.Los Angeles Chargers (3-7) | 25 | A ton of early games this team would like to have back
24.New York Giants (3-7) | 24 | Tough schedule could keep them of NFC race
25.Atlanta Falcons (3-7) | 23 | Suddenly cold again after brief signs of life
26.Carolina Panthers (3-7) | 27 | "P.J., P.J., P.J.!!!"
27.Dallas Cowboys (3-7) | 28 | Can move into first place with victory Thursday
28.Houston Texans (3-7) | 29 | Sunday was first victory this season over a team not the Jaguars
29.Washington Football Team (3-7) | 30 | Can move into first place with victory Thursday
30.Cincinnati Bengals (2-7-1) | 26 | Oh, no … not Joe Burrow
31.Jacksonville Jaguars (1-9) | 31 | Nine consecutive losses after Week 1 victory
32.New York Jets (0-10) | 32 | Oof
