With the NFL's Thanksgiving slate in the books, the league and its fans next turn to a loaded weekend.
Well, and leftovers. With any luck, those leftovers make it to the weekend for more divisional action and encounters with playoff implications swinging in the balance.
If it is anything like the epic slate of Thursday games, the rest of Week 12 might go down as the most entertaining of the year.
Here is a look at the instant reshuffling of the league hierarchy after the three-game slate of holiday action:
Week 12 NFL Power Rankings
Rank | Team |
1 | Dallas Cowboys |
2 | Oakland Raiders |
3 | Seattle Seahawks |
4 | New England Patriots |
5 | Atlanta Falcons |
6 | Denver Broncos |
7 | New York Giants |
8 | Kansas City Chiefs |
9 | Washington |
10 | Baltimore Ravens |
11 | Philadelphia Eagles |
12 | Miami Dolphins |
13 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
14 | Detroit Lions |
15 | Minnesota Vikings |
16 | Arizona Cardinals |
17 | Carolina Panthers |
18 | San Diego Chargers |
19 | Buffalo Bills |
20 | Houston Texans |
21 | Indianapolis Colts |
22 | Tennessee Titans |
23 | Green Bay Packers |
24 | Cincinnati Bengals |
25 | New Orleans Saints |
26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
27 | Los Angeles Rams |
28 | New York Jets |
29 | San Francisco 49ers |
30 | Chicago Bears |
31 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
32 | Cleveland Browns |
With three games in the books and 13 more on tap before Week 12 goes official, let's take a look at some of the teams with the most on the line in the power rankings department.