NFL Week 12 power rankings

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Week 11 rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Green Bay (1)

SECOND TIER

2 San Francisco (2)

3 New Orleans (3)

4 Baltimore (5)

5 Pittsburgh (6)

6 New England (8)

7 Detroit (7)

8 Houston (4)

9 Atlanta (10)

THIRD TIER

10 New York Giants (9)

11 Chicago (12)

12 Dallas (16)

13 New York Jets (11)

14 Oakland (17)

15 Cincinnati (13)

16 Tennessee (14)

17 San Diego (15)

18 Buffalo (18)

19 Philadelphia (19)

FOURTH TIER

20 Denver (22)

21 Tampa Bay (20)

22 Kansas City (21)

23 Seattle (24)

FIFTH TIER

24 Arizona (23)

25 Miami (31)

26 Cleveland (30)

27 Minnesota (25)

28 Carolina (26)

29 Jacksonville (29)

30 Washington (27)

31 St. Louis (28)

32 Indianapolis (32)

BIGGEST RISERS: Miami (6 spots), Cleveland and Dallas (4 spots), Oakland (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Houston (4 spots), St. Louis and Washington (3 spots)

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

1 NFC North 46

2 AFC North 50

3 NFC South 61

4 AFC East 62

5 NFC East 71

6 AFC West 73

7 AFC South 75

8 NFC West 80

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 NFC 258

2 AFC 260