Originally published Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Danny O'Neil's NFL power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses
| Team | Comment | |
| 1 | New England (1) | Outlook not as rosy without Roosy. Patriots will miss Colvin at least a little. |
| 2 | Dallas (2) | So far the Cowboys are simply T.O.o much for the rest of the NFC. |
| 3 | Pittsburgh (4) | Steelers' win on Monday wouldn't have counted in a game of pool. It was slop, plain and simple. |
| 4 | Green Bay (3) | Buck Rogers was in the 25th century. Aaron Rodgers showed he's ready for the 21st. |
| 5 | Jacksonville (5) | QB David Garrard not one to be INT-imidated. He hasn't been picked off this season. |
| 6 | Indianapolis (6) | The beginning of Devin Aromashodu's last name smells. |
| 7 | Cleveland (9) | Joshua Cribbs' hair trails out his helmet. He's known for even longer returns, though. |
| 8 | Tampa Bay (13) | Tough week for steel-willed daredevils: Evel Knievel passes away and Jeff Garcia's all banged up. |
| 9 | San Diego (10) | The River Wild: Forgettable Kevin Bacon flick. Rivers Riled: Description of the QB's composure. |
| 10 | Tennessee (8) | Titans can measure offensive shortcomings by a single foot. Rob Bironas leads league in FGs. |
| 11 | Seattle (11) | Alexander the Great? Seahawks would settle for Alexander the Average at this point. |
| 12 | New York Giants (7) | Eli: An Ivy League mascot and last Sunday's laughingstock at QB. |
| 13 | Washington (15) | Condolences and sympathy: Loss of Sean Taylor more profound than the result of any game. |
| 14 | Philadelphia (16) | With Donovan McNabb injured, the offense gets a little touchy and a whole lot of Feeley |
| 15 | New Orleans (17) | Team from the Big Easy will have Big Trouble making the playoffs if they lose to Tampa today. |
| 16 | Chicago (19) | Put an "e" at the end of Devin Hester's first name because his kick returns look heaven sent. |
| 17 | Buffalo (12) | Bills starting QB is hardly entrenched, but this week it is in Trent's hands as team turns to Edwards. |
| 18 | Arizona (18) | Cardinals' depleted secondary has unpronounceable addition at safety: Bhawoh Jue. Gesundheit. |
| 19 | Detroit (14) | Lions' season — and their struggles — up in the air. They've allowed 12 TD passes in the past 6 games. |
| 20 | Minnesota (22) | Brace yourself: Adrian Peterson's returning with a little extra protection for that knee. |
| 21 | Denver (20) | Broncos might as well have kicked themselves when they chose to kick to Devin Hester. |
| 22 | Houston (21) | Hard to believe, but Ron Dayne's only 29. It just seems like he's 3 years older than dirt. |
| 23 | Cincinnati (28) | Chad Johnson got behind the camera Sunday after a TD. Was that a Patriots' job audition? |
| 24 | Kansas City (24) | Herm Edwards' clock management is kind of like jumbo shrimp. Both are total oxymorons. |
| 25 | Baltimore (25) | Biscotti: A crisp Italian cookie. Bisciotti: GM whose team is crumbling. |
| 26 | Carolina (23) | Nothing like having your season depend on just how frisky a 44-year-old quarterback is feeling. |
| 27 | St. Louis (26) | Marc Bulger's the lucky one. He gets to miss today's stinkfest between Rams and Falcons. |
| 28 | Oakland (29) | Raiders have a Condo at long-snapper, but he's actually built more like a house. |
| 29 | Atlanta (27) | Arthur Blank founded Home Depot, so why's it taking the Falcons so long to rebuild? |
| 30 | New York Jets (30) | The Jets merely a fender bender compared to the train wreck that is the New York Knicks. |
| 31 | San Francisco (31) | The 49ers have scored 15 TDs this season, one fewer than Randy Moss has caught all by his darn self. |
| 32 | Miami (32) | The Dolphins' season is already sunk, metaphorically. Monday it was almost literally under water. |
Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company
UPDATE - 07:23 AM
NFL, union resume labor talks at mediator's office
League, players still almost $800 million apart on revenue haring
Union, league negotiators to resume talks Monday | NFL
No new deal in NFL labor talks; deadline extended

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