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.