NFL Power Rankings: Week 12 Standings and Review After Sunday’s Games

It’s hard to believe that Week 11 of the 2016 NFL season is nearly over, with the exception of Monday night’s game featuring the Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders, but some teams are still on the fringe of whether they’re contenders or pretenders.

One thing is certain after 11 weeks, however, and that is the Cleveland Browns are now officially out of the playoff picture.

With their loss in Week 11 vs PIT, the @Browns have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention

— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 20, 2016

With a record of 0-11, the Browns not making the playoffs is a surprise to no one. But what is a surprise is how bad they actually are. When the Detroit Lions went 0-16 back in 2008, they at least tried to play and had some games that were relatively close.

But this Browns team? It’s a total rebuild that has no clear end in sight, leaving some Browns fans wondering if they could even beat the best college football team in the nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide.

No. No you don’t, Cleveland. (via @med11n) pic.twitter.com/2SK6CqSpHX

— Bleacher Report NFL (@BR_NFL) November 20, 2016

The Browns are clearly the worst team in the NFL through 11 weeks, but how does the rest of the league shape up?

Let’s take a look at my power rankings after Sunday’s slate of games.

Climbing: New York Giants (7-3)

Don’t look now, but the New …

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