NFL power rankings

By Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel

Dec. 31, 2011 6:59 p.m. |

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1. Green Bay Packers	1 last week
May show the hurt of a Lion.
2. New Orleans Saints	2
Next!
3. San Francisco 49ers	3
Can say bye to regular season.
4. New England Patriots	4
Next up: shuffle off Buffalo.
5. Baltimore Ravens	5
Can they grab a tiger by its tail?
6. Pittsburgh Steelers	6
Time for health benefits to kick in.
7. Detroit Lions	7
Just say N.O. to losing.
8. New York Giants	18
Time to come up big.
9. Dallas Cowboys	9
Their star is fading.
10. Atlanta Falcons	8
Playing white flag defense.
11. Seattle Seahawks	11
Marshawn at bank window.
12. Denver Broncos	10
Mantra is: worst to first.
13. Cincinnati Bengals	16
Want to get paws on playoffs.
14. Philadelphia Eagles	15
Next year already has started.
15. Oakland Raiders	19
Will commit penalty for food.
16. Houston Texans	13
Pretty close to vacation time.
17. New York Jets	12
Unaware best offense is an offense.
18. Tennessee Titans	21
Will try again next year.
19. Arizona Cardinals	14
Kolb will finish on a silent note.
20. Carolina Panthers	23
Can't wait until 2012.
21. Miami Dolphins	24
New logo is help wanted sign.
22. San Diego Chargers	17
Norv will turn keys in Monday.
23. Kansas City Chiefs	20
Romeo's audition going well.
24. Buffalo Bills	26
Weren't you once relevant?
25. Chicago Bears	22
Martz's message light is blinking.
26. Washington Redskins	25
Snyder ready to just give up.
27. Jacksonville Jaguars	27
Setting up triage in locker room.
28. Minnesota Vikings	29
Fans promise to stay till halftime.
29. Indianapolis Colts	31
No one happier than Manning.
30. Tampa Bay Bucs	28
House needs Merry Maids.
31. Cleveland Browns	30
At least that staph is gone.
32. St. Louis Rams	32
Urged to move back to LA.

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