NFL Week 11 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Week 10 rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 San Francisco (3)

3 New Orleans (6)

4 Houston (9)

5 Baltimore (2)

6 Pittsburgh (4)

7 Detroit (5)

8 New England (7)

9 New York Giants (10)

10 Atlanta (8)

THIRD TIER

11 New York Jets (11)

12 Chicago (16)

13 Cincinnati (13)

14 Tennessee (20)

15 San Diego (12)

16 Dallas (15)

17 Oakland (21)

18 Buffalo (18)

FOURTH TIER

19 Philadelphia (17)

20 Tampa Bay (14)

21 Kansas City (19)

22 Denver (23)

23 Arizona (28)

FIFTH TIER

24 Seattle (29)

25 Minnesota (27)

26 Carolina (22)

27 Washington (25)

28 St. Louis (30)

29 Jacksonville (26)

30 Cleveland (24)

31 Miami (31)

32 Indianapolis (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Tennessee (6 spots), Arizona and Houston (5 spots), Chicago and Oakland (4 spots), New Orleans (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Cleveland and Tampa Bay (6 spots), Seattle (5 spots), Carolina (4 spots), Baltimore, Jacksonville and San Diego (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 NFC North 45

2 AFC North 54

3 NFC South 59

4 AFC East 69

5 AFC West 70

6 NFC East 71

7 NFC West 77

8 AFC South 79

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 252

2 AFC 272