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With but a handful of games remaining, the playoff schedule is anything but set. Only the 49ers and Packers seem like locks. It looks like this year is the year that a good team is left out in the cold. But do they deserve it? Check out the newest TST Power Rankings to see how the teams are doing.
| Team | Doug | Eric | Avg | (+/-) | Say What? |
| Packers | 1 | 1 |
1 |
0 |
There will be a loss for this great team this season, and if it's going to happen it will be against NYG this week - Doug |
| Saints | 2 | 2 |
2 |
0 |
Drew Brees has thrown fourteen touchdowns in the last five games. The Saints are on a roll. -Eric |
| Ravens | 3 | 4 |
3 |
+5 |
Their mercurial nature tells me they won't last long in the post season - Doug |
| 49ers | 6 | 3 |
4 |
0 |
The 49ers are looking to clinch the division with a win this week. I don't expect any surprises from the opponent. - Eric |
| Patriots | 4 | 6 |
5 |
0 |
The tea drinking beast from the East is awakening at the right time to sail into the post season - Doug |
| Steelers | 5 | 5 |
6 |
-3 |
The Steelers need to beat the Bengals if they want to have a chance at winning the division, which is still up for grabs. - Eric |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 |
7 |
+4 |
Riding Romo into the playoffs is like trying to ride ChaCha, and you really don't want to go there by choice…-Doug |
| Bengals | 9 | 8 |
8 |
+6 |
Can the Bengals win the must win game of the season? If they lose, they risk the sixth spot in the playoffs - Eric |
| Raiders | 8 | 10 |
9 |
+4 |
With Palmer in "Don't throw Ints" mode and all their WRs injured to varying degrees, relying on their Kicker to keep them afloat just isn't going to cut it for long - Doug |
| Bears | 11 | 12 |
10 |
0 |
It's all up to Hanie now. There isn't much room for error. -Eric |
| Lions | 12 | 11 |
11 |
-4 |
This once proud D is coming apart. Stafford is trying to put too much on his shoulders. - Doug |
| Falcons | 14 | 9 |
12 |
0 |
The Saints match up looms in the distance. Can they stay on the hot streak to keep their division title hopes alive? |
| Broncos | 10 | 15 |
13 |
+2 |
The ugliest offense in the last 50 years keeps them plugging along. - Doug |
| Texans | 13 | 14 |
14 |
-8 |
Even with no QB, they still have a great offense. It looks like the Texans will finally reach the postseason. -Eric |
| Giants | 15 | 13 |
15 |
-6 |
When the dust clears at season's end, will they be there for the post season? - Doug |
| Jets | 16 | 16 |
16 |
+1 |
They beat Buffalo, but they need a miracle to squeak into the playoffs. -Eric |
| Titans | 17 | 17 |
17 |
-2 |
Chris Johnson finally awakens. Did his new contract stipulate he only had to play 6 games a year? - Doug |
| Bucs | 18 | 18 |
18 |
0 |
See you next year Tampa - Eric |
| Seahawks | 19 | 20 |
19 |
+1 |
This team and #20 are going to change how people think about the NFC West next season - Doug |
| Cardinals | 20 | 19 |
20 |
+6 |
I'm thinking Beanie Wells wishes he had more than two games against the Rams. -Eric |
| Eagles | 21 | 21 |
21 |
-5 |
They won't go quietly into that good night - Doug |
| Bills | 23 | 22 |
22 |
-1 |
They kept the streak alive for awhile. Can they pull it together for the last few weeks to save face? - Eric |
| Chiefs | 22 | 25 |
23 |
+2 |
Trying so hard to keep from laying down. Give Haley an A+ as he heads for the door at season's end. St. Louis his next stop? - Doug |
| Chargers | 24 | 23 |
24 |
-1 |
Say goodbye to Norv Turner! This year the Chargers started fast and ended Tebow'ed. -Eric |
| Dolphins | 25 | 24 |
25 |
-1 |
Got to give a "Wow" to Reggie Bush and the 'Fins D - Doug |
| Browns | 26 | 27 |
26 |
-4 |
Pat Shurmur won't have a chance if the other teams can stay this competitive. -Eric |
| Panthers | 28 | 26 |
27 |
0 |
Still the most exciting team in the NFL - Doug |
| Redskins | 27 | 28 |
28 |
+2 |
They didn't get the Snyder memo to lay down the rest of the season so Luck would be on their side next year - Doug |
| Vikings | 29 | 29 |
29 |
-1 |
The question now is who will they draft? This year is over. -Eric |
| Rams | 30 | 31 |
30 |
+1 |
Here because the two teams below them are just so much worse, and that's saying a lot! - Doug |
| Jaguars | 31 | 30 |
31 |
-3 |
It's about time Del Rio was fired. -Eric |
| Colts | 32 | 32 |
32 |
0 |
I wonder how Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck will get along. -Eric |