Originally published Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Danny O'Neil's power rankings

Last week's final ranking in parentheses Team Comment 1. Green Bay (1) Erring is human. Aaron is not. At least not Aaron Rodgers. 2. San Francisco (3) Jim...

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Last week's final ranking in parentheses


Team	Comment
1. Green Bay (1)	Erring is human. Aaron is not. At least not Aaron Rodgers.
2. San Francisco (3)	Jim Harbaugh says why ask for a fair shake when you can give a fierce one?
3. Baltimore (6)	Ravens have LB Edgar Jones, RB Anthony Allen, but alas, no Poe.
4. Detroit (4)	Lions have two Hills — Shaun and Sammie — and a mountain they're trying to climb.
5. Pittsburgh (2)	Steel curtain call needs some work after blowing 4th-quarter lead vs. Baltimore.
6. Atlanta (7)	Maybe Julio Jones was worth mortgaging the future of the franchise.
7. New Orleans (8)	Saint Carl Nicks is a singular offensive lineman, as opposed to multiple Kringles.
8. Houston (12)	Texans are 6-3 for the first time in franchise history.
9. N.Y. Giants (9)	You can't spell elite without E-L-I. Of course, those letters spell L-I-E, too.
10. Cincinnati (11)	Dalton peppers opposing defenses, shows surprising seasoning for a rookie.
11. N.Y. Jets (13)	Beavis rhymes with Revis, and Cromartie is made to play Butthead.
12. New England (5)	There's no defense for the Pats. None. They're allowing most yards in the league.
13. Buffalo (10)	Bill-t to last? Not looking that way after OL Kyle Williams lost for the year.
14. Chicago (14)	Matt Forte has gained 1,241 of the Bears' 2,734 yards, which is Forte-five percent.
15. Tennessee (15)	Chris Johnson went from Shaun Alexander v.2005 to Shaun Alexander v.2007.
16. Dallas (23)	Romo-te control cars are fun and entertaining, but not built for the long haul.
17. Oakland (17)	CP3 no longer oh-for-'11 after Carson Palmer won Thursday in San Diego.
18. Tampa Bay (18)	Albert Haynesworth has always been about the bucks, errrr, the Bucs.
19. San Diego (19)	Rivers playing like he's been dammed this season.
20. Kansas City (20)	Go figure: Chiefs 4-4 despite giving up 70 more points than they've scored.
21. Philadelphia (16)	Go figure (Part 2): Eagles 3-5 despite outscoring their opponents by 20.
22. Denver (25)	Elvis sighting! Dumervil had his first sack of the season vs. Oakland last week.
23. Cleveland (22)	First thing's worst: Browns only NFL team yet to score a first-quarter TD.
24. Washington (24)	Mike Shanahan found "Tower Heist" unrealistic. He has a Hightower. Tim Hightower.
25. Carolina (21)	Panthers have no need to diet further. They've already lost way too many LBs.
26. Seattle (27)	QB could have been called Torturous Jackson the way he played last week.
27. Minnesota (26)	Vikings are making like their stadium did last year; they're caving in.
28. Arizona (29)	QB John Skelton is safety obsessed. He suffered two of them last week.
29. St. Louis (28)	Blues are St. Louis' team in the NHL, and the city's state of mind about the NFL.
30. Jacksonville (30)	Cash for clunkers? Jags offense is a wreck, even if it does have a Marcedes in the garage.
31. Miami (32)	Is there a more unlikely statement than Matt Moore, AFC Player of the Week?
32. Indianapolis (31)	If anyone's looking for the Colts, best bet is to check the woodshed.