XXL Season 26 Week 12 Power Rankings 1.) Detroit Lions (12-0): Is Nile for real? A 16-0 season is in eye sight, but what will happen in the coming weeks? A bigger question is despite the finish… Will he win a championship? With a high powered offense and shut down defense all of the tools are there. With the highest scoring offense and the 2nd fewest points given up in the league, this team is stacked. 2.) Arizona Cardinals (10-2): The Cardinals continue to win and continue to shut down teams. With a 10-2 record and only 144 points given up this team is in a heated race in the NFC West. XTL is sitting shot gun quietly wishing, hoping, and wanting the Cardinals to slip up. This division is going to be a dog fight and what else would we want to see? 3.) Seattle Seahawks (9-3): Seattle comes out of nowhere and guess what? The Seahawks are on a 8 game win streak, yes you read that right…EIGHT. This team has come on strong just when it matters most. The NFC West is the most exciting division in XXL Season 26 right now leaving the entire league watching who is going to pull out in front. With 2 really good teams in front of Seattle the recent success will have to continue. 4.) St. Louis Rams (9-3): The Rams are the 3rd team in top 5 from the NFC West. There's not much to say about this team that everyone doesn’t already know. He’s good, he knows what hes doing, and he will find a way to win. The defense is strong and the offense does enough to win. The NFC West is going to be taken by one of these three great owners. Why not the Rams? 5.) Buffalo Bills (9-3): McCoy is all you need to know about this team, oh and their defense is pretty strong. Not to mention the red zone defense for this team is absolutely nuts! The Bills have a comfortable lead in the East, and will have to have a huge slip up to lose the #1 spot in the division. 6.) Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3): All the talk about the Bengals back to back Super Bowl chances, but really this Steeler team has been overlooked all season. Only 193 points given up, that means this defense is one that other teams come into Heinz field scared to snap the ball. About that Bengals team they are only 2 games back, so the Steelers are going to want to hold on and play good football down the stretch. 7.) Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4): This Jaguars team is known for its offense, but how about the defensive display that is being put on? Reports say Bortles got injured in his last game and has a high ankle sprain. It will be interesting to see how the team plays if Bortles is set to miss some time. With that explosive offense will a back up QB be able to step up? 8.) Oakland Raiders (8-4): Is this write up gonna have every single team talk about the defensive power? 225 PF to 173 PA the Raiders are still 8-4. This team just knows how to win, the Raiders are looking to go back to the playoffs for a 2nd consecutive year. Oakland is going to have to finish the season strong though, with the Chiefs and Chargers both looking for a chance to crack a spot in the playoffs. 9.) Chicago Bears (8-4): The Bears keep on winning, their offense is the key to them winning football games. Chicago is going to have to settle for a wild card if they are going to make the playoffs though, but this team is strong. Even as a wild card it is a force to be reckon with if they do indeed make the playoffs. 10.)Cincinnati Bengals (7-5): Although this team sits in 2nd in the North they will be a dangerous team even if they make it in as a wild card. The offense scores, and the defense does not take kindly to other teams scoring on them. The Bengals are looking to clinch another playoff berth and make a run at another title. Will he be able to do it? The next few weeks will be important. 11.)Tennessee Titans (7-5) 12.) Carolina Panthers (7-5) 13.) Miami Dolphins (7-5) 14.) New York Jets (7-5) 15.)Kansas City Chiefs (6-6) 16.)San Diego Chargers (6-6) 17.) New York Jets (6-6) 18.)Houston Texans (6-6) 19.)Baltimore Ravens (6-6) 20.)Dallas Cowboys (6-6) 21.)New England Patriots (6-6) 22.)New York Giants (5-7) 23.)Washington Redskins (5-7) 24.) New Orleans Saints (5-7) 25.) Green Bay Packers (4-8) 26.) Cleveland Browns (4-8) 27.) Denver Broncos (3-9) 28.) Minnesota Vikings (3-9) 29.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-9) 30.) Atlanta Falcons (3-9) 31.) San Francisco 49ers (3-9) 32.) Philadelphia Eagles (1-12)
