Get ready for the last of the Undefeateds to fall in Week 11. Since no one knows how to orchestrate a second-half slide towards the Postseason better than Peyton Manning, #18 is just the right person to push the Kansas City Chiefs down the spiraled staircase of mediocrity…

Think of PFPod’s Rankings as the half-breed love-child of traditional “Power Rankings” and the NFL playoff format: from Best to Worst, we rank the 8 Division Leaders and 2 Wild Card Contenders from each conference. Our Top 12 rankings give you all the fun of a college poll AND a meaningful outlook on the NFL playoff picture!

Top 4: Bye-week bound Divisional Leaders

1. Kansas City Chiefs. (9-0). Talk to us next week about the NFL’s version of the Ohio State Buckeyes #Undefeated #Untested #Overrated

2. Seattle Seahawks. (9-1). If Russell Wilson were a member of the Wu Tang Clan, he’d be Masta Killa: quiet, skillful, and yet considered one of the best among his peers #NoSaidDate

3. New Orleans Saints. (7-2). The Saints probably won’t ratchet up another 40 first downs this week, but New Orleans (-3) remain the home favorite over San Francisco. The 49ers offense has been struggling lately, but Jim Harbaugh’s defense goes into this game 2-0 against Drew Brees.

4. New England Patriots. (7-2). Watch for New England’s Monday Night matchup against NFC Wild Card Contender Carolina. We will learn how the two conferences stack up heading into Thanksgiving…

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5. Denver Broncos. (8-1). If the Broncos beat the Chiefs, KC could fall as far as #10 in next week’s Power Rankings.

6. Detroit Lions. (6-3). After completing the season sweep of the Bears, the Lions enjoy a huge leg up on the NFC North title. Now that Green Bay is looking at a 4-6 week gap in coverage while Discount Double-Check is out of commission, Detroit will watch the health of its divisional lead improve heading into December (ironic, considering that 140,000 policyholders in Michigan will watch their existing health insurance policies disappear before New Year’s). #Obamacare

7. Carolina Panthers. (6-3). Carolina’s Top Ten defense kept Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers out of the end zone on Sunday. So long as Cam Newton is getting decent pocket-protection, the Panthers are consistently winning. Put another way, Carolina is 6-1 this season when Newton is sacked 3 times or fewer in a game.

8. Cincinnati Bengals. (6-4). Stunningly, Cincinnati held onto the #8 spot in our Power Rankings. Bengals fans should thank Indy, Chicago, and San Fran for crapping the bed last week. Half the Ravens’ points came off Marvin Lewis’ mistaken decision to go for it on 4th down on Cincy’s first and last drives. Don’t be surprised to hear rumors of Ed Reed talking to the Bengals in the days and weeks ahead.

9. Indianapolis Colts. (6-3). What happened to the Colts last week? Jeff Fisher, that’s who. Air McNair was smiling from above when he saw the Rams using the classic run-heavy offense, coupled with strategically aggressive downfield passing, which his Titans used to run 10 years ago. Look for Indy to bounce back this week– just don’t expect to see the Colts make it past the Wild Card Round.

10. New York Jets. (5-4). The AFC’s sixth best team remains the Jets this week. More Chris Ivory, please: his season-high 139 yards against the Saints seems to have moved him ahead of Bilal Powell on the RB depth chart.

11. Chicago Bears. (5-4). Chicago is a surprise pick in this week’s Power Rankings. The 49ers have a better record, but the Bears have played far more consistently all season long– not one of Chicago’s losses has been by more than a touchdown (plus 2-pt conversion). Head-to-head, we think the 49ers would probably beat the Bears. But these two wild card wannabes won’t be meeting in the NFC Championship Game this year, unless we hitch a ride with Marty McFly to the ’84 NFC Championship Game

12. Dallas Cowboys. (5-5). 49ers fans, don’t be mad at me. Be mad at the NFC East for stealing the playoff spot you deserve.

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Think of PFPod’s Rankings as the half-breed love-child of traditional “Power Rankings” and the NFL playoff format: from Best to Worst, we rank the 8 divisional leaders and our two favorite wild card teams from each conference. Our Top 12 rankings give you all the fun of a college poll AND a meaningful outlook on the NFL playoff picture!

Top 4: Bye-week bound Divisional Leaders

1. Kansas City Chiefs. (8-0). All eight of the Chiefs’ wins have come against teams without winning records. In the second half of the season, KC will play five games against opponents above .500 (the Broncos and Chargers twice apiece, plus a game against the Colts). We’ll be shocked if the Chiefs finished better than 12-4.

2. New Orleans Saints. (6-1). After watching Drew Brees throw for five TDs last week, we started fantasizing about a Saints’ Super Bowl run that would pit Brees, the single season record-holder in passing yards, against a string of other QBs who have at least one of the 25 best performances for passing yards in a single NFL season. Imagine Matt Stafford leading the Lions to New Orleans for a duel between two of the three active QBs who have ever passed for 5,000 yards in a season. Brees could then face former NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers in the NFC Championship Game, before a dream rematch in the Super Bowl against Peyton Manning, whose record setting pace of nearly 6,000 passing yards this season would obliterate Brees’ current watermark of 5,476 yards.

3. Indianapolis Colts. (5-2). Coming of their bye week, the Colts have a pivotal game against the Texans on Sunday night. If Houston wins, the Texans would revive their hopes of winning the AFC South. Indy must win Sunday if they want the league to believe the Colts are ready to win a championship. Six-point home wins over Seattle and Denver just aren’t enough to convince us that the Colts are capable of winning the Super Bowl.

4. Seattle Seahawks. (7-1). Seattle’s offense struggled mightily against the Rams’ pass rush last week. While few teams in the NFL can get at Russell Wilson as quickly as the Rams did on Monday, the Seahawks should be worried about the Saints’ defense, which is averaging more sacks per game than St. Louis.

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5. Denver Broncos. (7-1). While holed up in Billings, MT last weekend, I watched the Sunday Night Football game at Fiddler’s Green Sports Bar. The bartender was wearing an Elway jersey, and the waitress on duty had on her Shaun Alexander Seahawks’ jersey. And that’s when it dawned on me: if we get the Broncos and Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII, Montana police are going to be really busy on February 2 and 3.

6. Cincinnati Bengals. (6-2). In last week’s Power Rankings, John questioned my ranking of Cincy ahead of New England. Well, the Bengals just stomped a Jets team that one week ago bludgeoned Brady with his own man-purse. Advantage: Howard.

7. Green Bay Packers. (5-2). Eddie Lacy will be an X Factor in the postseason.

8. New England Patriots. (6-2). Tom Brady is on track to have his worst statistical season since 2006– the last time he did not make the Pro Bowl.

9. San Francisco 49ers. (6-2). The 49ers are still the weakest of the two-loss teams in the NFL right now. Colin Kaepernick has only thrown for more than 200 yards twice this season, and chances are, he won’t fare well in their next game against Carolina’s stingy defense.

10. Detroit Lions. (5-3). After playing three quarters of pitiful football, the Detroit Lions dropped 24 points in a miraculous 4th quarter comeback against Dallas. Is it just me, or does Matt Stafford’s game-winning touchdown seem like the pivotal moment that began the Lions’ 2013 playoff run?

11. San Diego Chargers. (4-3). The 3rd place team in the AFC West is chomping at the bit for their first game against the Chiefs. If Philip Rivers can avoid making turnovers (plural), the Chargers will sweep the season series.

12. Dallas Cowboys. (4-4). When your turnover margin is +4 in a game, you’re supposed to win. The Cowboys did not last week. Hence, the Eagles, Redskins, and Giants all remain in the hunt for the NFC (L)East title.

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Howard, the usual author of the Power Rankings, is out in Montana this week shoveling manure or doing whatever it is one does in a land forsaken by God and man. I will do my best to fill his void. (Man did that come off sounding sexual.) Behold the Power Rankings NFL Week 8 edition.

1. Kansas City Chiefs. (7-0). And then there was one. The last of the NFL’s unbeatens, you can’t help but feel that they have benefited from a soft schedule and aren’t helmed by one of the league’s elite quarterbacks. Still, as the Big Tuna once said, “You are what your record says you are.” If that’s the case, then KC is the finest in the league.

2. New Orleans Saints. (6-1). It’s hard not to be high on the Saints this year. Their offense is explosive, their defense predatory and their perennial divisional foe, the Atlanta Falcons, have decided to see how the other half lives this season. The one cause for concern is a rather difficult remaining schedule, but a great team tends to triumph over merely good ones.

3. Indianapolis Colts. (5-2). As difficult as it was to stomach Sunday’s victory over the Broncos because Colts owner Jim Irsay was such a cocksucker about the whole affair, it was hard to ignore how in-command the Colts seemed for the majority of the game. Andrew Luck is everything he was expected to be, and his low salary cap hit has allowed a strong team to be built around him. Maybe that silver spoon alcoholic was right, after all.

4. Seattle Seahawks. (6-1). The Seahawks strike me as very similar to the Saints–Strong offense, disruptive defense and a great home-field advantage. The difference is that Seattle’s remaining schedule consists of several very-beatable teams, which could grease the skids for the road to the Super Bowl running through the Pacific Northwest.

5. Denver Broncos. (6-1). What a difference a week makes. While Denver is still scary, two things have become evident: Their defense isn’t very stout–with or without Von Miller–and anything short of an amazing game from Peyton Manning might not be enough to hang a win.

6. Cincinnati Bengals. (5-2). The kings of the AFC North are looking good again this week, with Andy Dalton possibly having turned a corner (until his next middling game). Perhaps no team in the league has benefited from the tumbling of the old guard like Cincinnati, who has managed to soar past Baltimore and Pittsburgh. A none-too-difficult remaining schedule should keep it that way, but at least one of the two remaining games against the Ravens will have to be won.

7. Green Bay Packers. (4-2). The best news for the Packers this week might be Jay Cutler’s injury, which could make their match-up with Chicago in a fortnight (yes, fortnight) that much simpler. While noticeably weaker than the six teams that precede them in this list, Aaron Rodgers is Aaron Rodgers, and the addition of Eddie Lacy to the backfield has done much to make his life simpler.

9. New England Patriots. (5-2). Honestly, I would have the Patriots at six, but Howard picked the order and I’m simply writing the article, so here at number nine they are. As much as everyone outside of the Bah-stin area delighted in seeing The Hoodie piss and moan about losing due to some obscure new rule, the Patriots are a team I’d never feel comfortable betting against. They simply have that “it” factor that guarantees they will play anyone in the league closely. Gronk‘s presence in the lineup can’t hurt, either.

10. San Francisco 49ers. (5-2). After starting the season 1-2 and falling off everyone’s radar, a funny thing happened to the 49ers: They kept winning. Now a game out of first in their division (well, down a tiebreaker to Seattle as well), the boys from the gay side of the bay are beginning to live up to their start-of-the-season hype. Still, there is little doubt a postseason trip to Seattle would end in anything other than another blowout, so San Fran probably has to clench the NFC West to preserve its Super Bowl dreams.

11. Dallas Cowboys. (4-3). Dallas plays in what’s possibly the league’s worst division (Christ help us all), and, well, someone has to win the damn thing. A triumph over the Eagles, the other passable team in the East, has cemented the Star’s position atop it for the moment. While it would be difficult to pick Dallas to make much postseason noise, and a season finale against the Eagles might allow them to give away their playoff hopes on the last day of the season yet again, the roster is powerful enough to play most teams well.

12. San Diego Chargers. (4-3). Playing in the same division as Denver and Kansas City has all but relegated the Chargers to a wild card run this year. Still, that isn’t elimination, and the squad had enough firepower to eliminate the Colts a few weeks back. Look for the Chargers to, if nothing else, play interesting spoilers going forward.

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Heading into Week 7, we’re left with two undefeated teams in the NFL. Too bad for the Chiefs they’re in the Broncos’ division! KC’s best chance at making the Top 4 in our Power Rankings is supposed to be this Sunday, when Denver plays a tough road game at Indianapolis. Now that Jim Irsay has opened his dumb mouth, however, look for Peyton Manning to stomp the Colts in the worst homecoming that could ever happen to an NFL future Hall of Famer. Revenge is a dish best served cold… especially in the 4th quarter, when your team is already up 21 points…

Think of PFPod’s Rankings as the half-breed love-child of traditional “Power Rankings” and the NFL playoff format: from Best to Worst, we rank the 8 divisional leaders and our two favorite wild card teams from each conference. Our Top 12 rankings give you all the fun of a college poll AND a meaningful outlook on the NFL playoff picture!

Top 4: Bye-week bound Divisional Leaders

1. Denver Broncos. (6-0). Peyton v. Luck this weekend. Hopefully the first installment of this matchup will not be the last.

2. Seattle Seahawks. (5-1). The Seahawk’s defense did not give up a touchdown last week. Let’s see if Seattle can keep Larry Fitzgerald and the Arizona Cardinals out of the end zone on Thursday night.

3. New England Patriots. (5-1). If the Pats’ comeback win over the Saints was a Super Bowl preview, we’re in for an awesome heavyweight rematch in February.

4. New Orleans Saints. (5-1). Too bad for the Saints that their December 2nd matchup with the Seahawks will be in Seattle. Right now New Orleans is an underdog to clinch home field advantage in the NFC.

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5. Kansas City Chiefs. (6-0). The Texans may not know who their starting QB will be this week, but the Chiefs’ defense has already choreographed a touchdown dance for their first pick six on Sunday.

6. Indianapolis Colts. (4-2). Don’t let San Diego’s win over Indy fool ya—Chargers’ Defensive Coordinator John Pagano is the brother of the Colts’ head coach Chuck. You had better believe that the Pagano sibling rivalry had something to do with last Sunday’s upset. The Colts still look like a 10 to 12 win team, and the clear favorite to win the AFC South.

7. Cincinnati Bengals. (4-2). The Bengals seized the outright lead of the AFC North in Week 6. Expect them to finish atop the division at the end of the season.

8. Green Bay Packers. (3-2). In a duel between $110+ million dollar quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers beat Joe Flacco in Baltimore. How did the Ravens ever mistake Joe Cool for being the same caliber as Rodgers? Unfortunately for Baltimore fans, Flacco’s ballooning cap number in the 2014 and 2015 are likely to hamper the Ravens as much as Eli Manning’s staggering salary has ruined the Giants’ 2013 season.

9. Detroit Lions. (4-2). Detroit’s game against Cincinnati is the only other Top 10 matchup in the NFL this week. Let’s hope Calvin Johnson is healthy this week—simply put, the Lions are not a contender without Megatron.

10. Chicago Bears. (4-2). Chicago barely beat the winless Giants last week. Does anyone still buy the Bears as a serious Super Bowl contender? Don’t be surprised if the 49ers surpass the Bears in next week’s Power Rankings.

11. Miami Dolphins. (3-2). On their bye week, Miami watched every other 3-2 AFC squad lose. Though the Dolphins literally did nothing in Week 6 to move ahead of the Ravens, Titans, Jets or Browns, they still look better than the NFC East leader.

12. Dallas Cowboys. (3-3). Dallas battles Philly on Sunday for first place in the NFL’s worst division. Hey, at least the game will be entertaining: watch for these two teams to score more than 100 points combined on Sunday.