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The Raanan Rankings - Week 12

Offense: 4.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 17

Overall: This was much worse than Nndamukong Suh's kick. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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Week 12 By Jordan Raanan, XFINITY Sports

Here come the Bengals! It's a good thing too because nobody else (aside from maybe the Colts) seems intent on making a playoff push. Especially in the NFC.

Basically, it's the Top 10 and everybody else in this week's power rankings. (AP Photos)

(Note: The Raanan Rankings are comprised of a total score for each team from five categories — offense, defense, special teams, quarterback and coaching. The scale for each category ranges from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Ties for teams with identical points totals were broken based on number of wins, head to head matchups and quarterback ranking.)

Jordan Raanan has covered the NFL since 2005. Follow him on Twitter @JordanRaanan, Facebook or email him at jraanan@hotmail.com.

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1. Houston Texan... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 21.5

Overall: Did Houston clinch the division yet? It must be coming soon. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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2. Denver Bronco... Offense: 4
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 21

Overall: Knowshon Moreno sighting! It's good to see. Really. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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3. Atlanta Falco... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 20.5

Overall: The juju is clearly on their side. I might just have to convert to a full-blown believer (meaning a Super Bowl favorite) soon. Karma is for real. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

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4. San Francisco... Offense: 4
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 20.5

Overall: Jim Harbaugh has some serious onions switching to an inexperienced quarterback with a team that has a realistic shot of winning the Super Bowl. I'm on the record saying Kaepernick is almost certainly the better QB, but the switch will backfire at the most inopportune time (playoffs) because of his inexperience. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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5. New England P... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 20.5

Overall: Let's put this into perspective. If this is one of the best stretches of Tom Brady's career, he must be playing pretty darn good. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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6. Baltimore Rav... Offense: 4
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 5
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 20

Overall: And I thought 4th-and-26 was impressive. Something tells me Ray Rice's career will conclude more gracefully than Freddie Mitchell's. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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7. Chicago Bears... Offense: 3
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 19.5

Overall: Rarely does such a significant win seem like such a huge loss. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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8. New York Gian... Offense: 3.5
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 19.5

Overall: Is it me or do Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck only show up in big games nowadays? Sunday night was a big game—and a huge win—against the Packers. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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9. Green Bay Pac... Offense: 4
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 3.5
Quarterback: 5
Coaching: 4.5
Total Points: 19.5

Overall: The Giants dismantled Green Bay's defense. Get back quickly Clay Matthews. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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10. Cincinnati B... Offense: 4
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 3.5
Total Points: 18.5

Overall: Cincinnati's upcoming schedule (Chargers, Cowboys, Eagles) should put it in prime position to make the playoffs entering the final two weeks. The Bengals play Pittsburgh and Baltimore in their final two games. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)

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11. Tampa Bay Bu... Offense: 4
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 18

Overall: Tampa's heartbreaking loss to Atlanta proved one thing: the Bucs aren't quite there yet. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)

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12. Seattle Seah... Offense: 3
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 2.5
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 18

Overall: What does it take to see your season get flushed down the toilet on a November weekend? Just combine a loss in Miami with the potential suspensions of both of your starting cornerbacks. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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13. Indianapolis... Offense: 4
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 17

Overall: Impressive effort by the Colts and their cheerleaders. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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14. New Orleans ... Offense: 4.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 4.5
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 17

Overall: This was much worse than Nndamukong Suh's kick. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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15. Washington R... Offense: 4
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 3.5
Total Points: 16.5

Overall: Thanksgiving weekend couldn't have unfolded any better for the Redskins. Washington is legitimately in the NFC playoff race now. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

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16. Minnesota Vi... Offense: 2
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 4.5
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 3.5
Total Points: 15.5

Overall: No Percy Harvin, no chance for Christian Ponder. Minnesota has nothing else on the outside. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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17. Pittsburgh S... Offense: 1
Defense: 4.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 1
Coaching: 4
Total Points: 14.5

Overall: This may just be the league's worst offense without Ben Roethlisberger. Literally, the worst. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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18. Miami Dolphi... Offense: 2
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 2.5
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 14.5

Overall: This is one way to celebrate a big victory. Not recommended. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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19. Cleveland Br... Offense: 2
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 14.5

Overall: I told you the wins were coming, Cleveland. Next season is going to be a good one, too. Book it. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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20. Dallas Cowbo... Offense: 2
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3.5
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 14

Overall: Put a fork in the Cowboys. This one will prove insurmountable. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen)

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21. Detroit Lion... Offense: 4
Defense: 1.5
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 4
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 14

Overall: This is laughable, Suh. Get your act together. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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22. San Diego Ch... Offense: 2.5
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 13.5

Overall: Did the Chargers fire Norv yet? Enough already. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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23. St. Louis Ra... Offense: 2
Defense: 2.5
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 3
Total Points: 12.5

Overall: The Rams didn't just force a turnover on Sunday, they returned two for touchdowns. Thanks, Ryan Lindley. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

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24. Buffalo Bill... Offense: 3
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 3
Quarterback: 2.5
Coaching: 1
Total Points: 12.5

Overall: What a disappointing effort from the Bills in Indy. They had a chance to get in the middle of the AFC playoff picture. Instead, it's another dead season in Buffalo. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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25. Arizona Card... Offense: 1.5
Defense: 4
Special Teams: 4
Quarterback: 1
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 12.5

Overall: It was nice to see Bennie Wells return. It would be better if the Cards had some semblance of a passing game, though. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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26. Carolina Pan... Offense: 2
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 2
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 12

Overall: Cam Newton found the perfect cure for any struggling quarterback—the Eagles defense under defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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27. Jacksonville... Offense: 2
Defense: 3
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 11.5

Overall: It's officially all Blaine Gabbert's fault. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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28. New York Jet... Offense: 1
Defense: 3.5
Special Teams: 2
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 11

Overall: I can seriously watch this play all day. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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29. Tennessee Ti... Offense: 2
Defense: 1.5
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 2.5
Total Points: 10.5

Overall: Hey, Jake Locker: we're still waiting for something, anything that says you're the future franchise QB. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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30. Oakland Raid... Offense: 2
Defense: 1
Special Teams: 2.5
Quarterback: 3
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 10.5

Overall: Do Bengals fans consider this a welcome homecoming? (AP Photo/David Kohl)

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31. Philadelphia... Offense: 1.5
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 2
Quarterback: 2
Coaching: 2
Total Points: 9.5

Overall: Eight of their top 11 offensive players weren't on the field for the second half against the Panthers. What's the excuse for their defense? (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

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32. Kansas City ... Offense: 1
Defense: 2
Special Teams: 2
Quarterback: 1
Coaching: 1.5
Total Points: 7.5

Overall: I can't even imagine how badly Dwayne Bowe wants out of K.C. right now. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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