Week 12 NFL Power Rankings: Around the Web

Our weekly perusal around the Interwebz for water cooler fodder.

ESPN: 13th
Remember when things were going very well early and all the doubters said how things would turn?

CBS: 12th
Was their start a fraud? It sure looks like it. They aren’t playing well on either side of the ball, but especially on offense.

FOX: 9th
With the way this team has played the past month, and especially with an apparent bottoming out vs. San Diego, the Broncos should have dropped even lower — but there simply aren’t any teams worthy enough to hop them in the rankings. Reality has bitten the rookies in Denver very hard, with head coach Josh McDaniels red after his pregame trash talk went wrong vs. the Chargers and RB Knowshon Moreno involved in his first career sideline scuffle with a teammate following his devastating goal-line fumble.

NFL.com: 12th-19th
Eight panelists post their individual power rankings.

USA Today: 10th
Was 6-0 start a mirage? Handily beaten last four weeks.