Top 12 NFL Power Rankings, 2006

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I guess Denver, the only above-500 non-playoff team, supplants 8-8 Giants, right? Or do one of the other 8-8s do it instead? Or do G-men simply stay put in these rankings? Are Marty's 14-2 Chargers #1? Or do Ravens get the nod because they beat them albeit early in the year? Guess Champ-to-be Indy don't rank all too high thanks to their run-D taking a massive dump down the stretch. Where do Grossman's Bears end up?

[ChrisBabcock]

1. Ravens... definitely looked like a SB champ going into the postseason
2. Chargers... won their last 10
3. Bears... they are who we thought they were!
4. Patriots
5. Colts... yeah, that D
6. Eagles... won their last 5
7. Saints
8. Jets
9. Steelers... 2-6 first half of season, finished 6-2
10. Chiefs

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1) Ravens
2) Chargers
3) Patriots
4) Bears
5) Colts
6) Saints
7) Eagles
8) Jets
9) Chiefs
10) Jaguars - yes, 0-3 finish but 5 wins vs playoff teams
11) Broncos
12) Seahawks

Yes, Seahawks won at Denver Week #13 but only other win vs a playoff team was 8-8 G-men. Denver, on the other hand, beat KC, Pats, and Ravens while barely losing to Colts. FWIW beat Steelers convincing-enough at Heinz while helping to knock Bengals out penultimate week. Speaking of...can't put my Steelers in. 6-2 finish but get destroyed both times vs Ravens. Cincy 0-3 finish just like Jags, and did at least split w Ravens, but comes up just short body-of-work-wise.