NFL Week Eleven power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous ratings in parentheses.

FIRST TIER: PLAYOFF LOCKS
1 New Orleans (1)
2 Indianapolis (3)
3 Minnesota (2)
4 Cincinnati (9)
5 New England (5)
6 Pittsburgh (4)
SECOND TIER: PLAYOFF CONTENDERS
7 Arizona (11)
8 San Diego (13)
9 NY Giants (12)
10 Dallas (8)
11 Philadelphia (10)
12 Baltimore (14)
13 Houston (15)
14 Atlanta (7)
15 Denver (6)
THIRD TIER: DISTANT PLAYOFF POSSIBILITIES
16 Miami (17)
17 Green Bay (18)
18 Carolina (21)
19 Jacksonville (20)
20 NY Jets (16)
21 Chicago (19)
22 San Francisco (22)
FOURTH TIER: VERY BAD, BUT NOT THE WORST
23 Tennessee (26)
24 Washington (25)
25 Seattle (24)
26 Buffalo (23)
FIFTH TIER: TEAMS WITHOUT ANY REDEEMING VALUE WHATSOEVER
27 Kansas City (27)
28 Oakland (28)
29 St. Louis (29)
30 Detroit (30)
31 Tampa Bay (31)
32 Cleveland (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Cincinnati and San Diego (5 spots), Arizona (4 spots), NY Giants (3 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Denver (9 spots), Atlanta (7 spots), NY Jets (4 spots), Buffalo, Carolina and Tennessee (3 spots)