NFL Power Rankings Week 12: 2016-17 Conference Standings and Super Bowl Odds

One look at NFL standings or power rankings says it all—the 2016 season is complete chaos.

Over in the AFC, three teams out of the AFC West sit among the top four, while observers have to go hunting far down the list for former contenders such as the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals.

It’s the same story in the NFC, where three of the top four reside in the NFC East. Would-be contenders such as the Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers sit much further down the list.

With Week 12 on the horizon, let’s take a look at updated power rankings and how Las Vegas feels about each team’s shot at a Lombardi Trophy.

Week 12 NFL Power Rankings and Super Bowl Odds

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Conference Standings

Don’t Panic: Kansas City Chiefs (22-1)

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One of the most notable upsets of Week 11 isn’t anything bettors should stress about—for now. 

The Kansas City Chiefs saw their five-game streak come to an end against the 5-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a dud of a 19-17 game in which the offense sputtered to a halt, running only 52 plays to Tampa Bay’s 74.

Call it a rough day at the office for the Chiefs, while the Buccaneers played one of their best games of the year. Most of the blame falls on quarterback Alex Smith, as Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star humorously pointed out:

For a guy whose value is hitting the easy throws and not turning it over, Alex Smith is missing some easy throws and turning it over a lot.

— Sam Mellinger (@mellinger) November 20, 2016

One hiccup by the Chiefs shouldn’t deter bettors, though. It wasn’t even too hard to see coming, not after they escaped the Jacksonville Jaguars by five points in Week 9 and the Panthers by three the week after.

It’s clear Smith needs to reclaim his early-season groove before he missed time with a concussion. But …

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