NFL Power Rankings Week 11: The Top 12 Playoff Contenders

Week 11 holds some exciting match-ups for teams before they head into the Thanksgiving break. It is getting to be make or break teams for many of the teams hovering around or below .500. Here are the Power Rankings for the upcoming week 11 of the NFL season.

NFL Power Rankings #1. Indianapolis Colts (9-0)
The Colts looked rough in the first half against the Patriots and barely eeked out a win against the Patriots. If not for a bad call by Bill Belichick the Colts would have dropped to the number 2 spot. They have a tough battle against Baltimore this week.

NFL Power Rankings #2. New Orleans Saints (9-0)
New Orleans handled business with the Rams in less than impressive style and you get the sense that mounting injuries are going to be causing problems in the coming weeks. Hopefully the Saints will look better against the lowly Buccaneers.

NFL Power Rankings #3. Minnesota Vikings (8-1)
Brett Favre looked really impressive once again and continues to improve his chances for league MVP. The Vikings continue through the easy part of their schedule this week against the hapless Seattle Seahawks.

NFL Power Rankings #4. Cincinnati Bengals (7-2)
No longer the Bungals, Cincinnati is proving to be the real deal. If not for a fluke play in week 1 against Denver the Bengals would be 8-1 as they head into a match-up against the Raiders.

NFL Power Rankings #5. New England Patriots (6-3)
A horrible coach by the best coach in the NFL cost New England big and we may not know how big until the end of the season. The coach won't cost his team another win and New England should bounce back against the struggling Jets.

NFL Power Rankings #6. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3)
Big Ben Stumbled this week against the Bengals but don't look for the slide to continue. Pittsburgh heads into a match-up against struggling Kansas City this week.

NFL Power Rankings #7. San Diego Chargers (6-3)
Don't look now, but the Chargers are in the hunt for a division crown and continue a climb up the Power Ranking charts. Look for the Chargers to play a tough one against the sliding Broncos this week.

NFL Power Rankings #8. Dallas Cowboys (6-3)
Dallas plays their arch rival Redskins this week after taking a pounding from the Packers. At 6-3 this is almost a must win for the Cowboys. You can almost sense the season starting to slip away.

NFL Power Rankings #9. Arizona Cardinals (6-3)
The Cardinals look like they are on the rise and continue to look like they are getting things together at home. Arizona plays the Rams this week, look for Kurt Warner to continue to try and prove his old team wrong.

NFL Power Rankings #10. Denver Broncos (6-3)
Denver is sliding and looking less confident. This week will be a big test for their Rookie head coach as they play the San Diego Chargers without their starting QB Kyle Orton.

NFL Power Rankings #11. Atlanta Falcons (5-4)
Atlanta slipped against division foe Carolina and must hurry and get things together against the Giants if they are to make the playoffs for 2 straight seasons for the first time.

NFL Power Rankings #12. New York Giants (5-4)
The week off should do Eli some good and hopefully his foot has improved. Tom Coughlin should have his team ready to play this week against the Falcons.

That is our conclusion to the NFL Power Rankings for week 11. Is it Sunday yet?