With the 2011 NFL regular season at its halfway point, all nine of our experts agree on two things: The Green Bay Packers are the league's best team, and the Indianapolis Colts are the worst.
The other 30 teams continued to jostle for position last weekend, with the New York Giants' dramatic upset of the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens' last-second win in Pittsburgh causing the most significant readjustment to the NFL.com Power Poll. The Giants jumped to No. 4, their highest ranking of the season, while the Ravens reclaimed a share of the No. 2 spot, where they are tied with the San Francisco 49ers.
With the NFL's regular season at the halfway point, the 8-0 Green Bay
Packers are the unanimous No. 1 pick of our nine experts in the latest NFL.com Power Poll. Find out where our experts rank your favorite team
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Something will have to give next week, however, when Big Blue visits Candlestick Park. But if the 49ers and Ravens remain tied at that No. 2 spot, it certainly will add to the excitement of a Thanksgiving night matchup between the brothers Harbaugh.
Other notable developments from Week 9:
» The Patriots, who were a unanimous No. 2 just two weeks ago, dropped all the way to No. 10 after their second consecutive loss.
» The NFC West boasts the aforementioned 49ers, tied for second-best, but it also houses three of the five worst teams in our poll: the St. Louis Rams at No. 31, the Seattle Seahawks at No. 29 and the Arizona Cardinals at No. 28.
» The AFC North, meanwhile, has three of the top eight teams, with the Ravens in a tie for second, the Steelers sitting at No. 5 and the upstart Cincinnati Bengals checking in at No. 8.
NFL.com Power Poll |
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| Teams ranked Nos. 1 through 32, as voted on by a panel of nine NFL.com and NFL Network experts. Total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote. | ||||||
|
Rank
|
Previous
|
Team |
W-L
|
First-place votes
|
Last-place votes
|
Points
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
1
|
Green Bay Packers |
8-0
|
9
|
-
|
288
|
|
2t
|
4
|
Baltimore Ravens |
6-2
|
-
|
-
|
273
|
|
2t
|
3
|
San Francisco 49ers |
7-1
|
-
|
-
|
273
|
|
4
|
7
|
New York Giants |
6-2
|
-
|
-
|
249
|
|
5
|
2
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6-3
|
-
|
-
|
245
|
|
6
|
8
|
New Orleans Saints |
6-3
|
-
|
-
|
241
|
|
7
|
9
|
Detroit Lions |
6-2
|
-
|
-
|
226
|
|
8
|
10
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
6-2
|
-
|
-
|
225
|
|
9
|
11
|
Houston Texans |
6-3
|
-
|
-
|
222
|
|
10
|
5
|
New England Patriots |
5-3
|
-
|
-
|
208
|
|
11
|
13
|
New York Jets |
5-3
|
-
|
-
|
195
|
|
12
|
14
|
Chicago Bears |
5-3
|
-
|
-
|
193
|
|
13
|
6
|
Buffalo Bills |
5-3
|
-
|
-
|
188
|
|
14
|
12
|
Atlanta Falcons |
5-3
|
-
|
-
|
187
|
|
15
|
15
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
3-5
|
-
|
-
|
149
|
|
16
|
17
|
San Diego Chargers |
4-4
|
-
|
-
|
144
|
|
17
|
20
|
Dallas Cowboys |
4-4
|
-
|
-
|
143
|
|
18
|
18
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
4-4
|
-
|
-
|
139
|
|
19
|
16
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
4-4
|
-
|
-
|
127
|
|
20
|
19
|
Oakland Raiders |
4-4
|
-
|
-
|
124
|
|
21
|
21
|
Tennessee Titans |
4-4
|
-
|
-
|
111
|
|
22
|
22
|
Minnesota Vikings |
2-6
|
-
|
-
|
96
|
|
23
|
23
|
Carolina Panthers |
2-6
|
-
|
-
|
85
|
|
24
|
28
|
Denver Broncos |
3-5
|
-
|
-
|
70
|
|
25
|
24
|
Washington Redskins |
3-5
|
-
|
-
|
67
|
|
26
|
25
|
Cleveland Browns |
3-5
|
-
|
-
|
58
|
|
27
|
26
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
2-6
|
-
|
-
|
57
|
|
28
|
30
|
Arizona Cardinals |
2-6
|
-
|
-
|
51
|
|
29
|
27
|
Seattle Seahawks |
2-6
|
-
|
-
|
46
|
|
30
|
31
|
Miami Dolphins |
1-7
|
-
|
-
|
37
|
|
31
|
29
|
St. Louis Rams |
1-7
|
-
|
-
|
26
|
|
32
|
32
|
Indianapolis Colts |
0-9
|
-
|
9
|
9
|
