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NFL Power Rankings 2016: Week 12 Conference Standings and Latest Super Bowl Odds
- Updated: November 23, 2016
The beginning of Week 12 is nearly upon us. In a little more than a day, the football world will celebrate not only Thanksgiving, but also the start to a new slate of NFL action.
Not all teams have realistic Super Bowl aspirations as they prepare for the next chapter in the 2016 season. Some do and are pushing to secure their postseason spots in the next few weeks. Others are battling just to make a wild-card push. Some are just looking to win a bit of respectability before the end of the season.
The Cleveland Browns are hoping to notch one win before the end of 2016.
So how do the 32 NFL teams stack up as a group? That’s what we’re going to examine here. We’ll be power ranking each team based on the latest Super Bowl odds—courtesy of Odds Shark—and examining some of the more interesting rankings of the bunch.
First, though, let’s examine where teams stand in their respective conferences. We’re listing the standings in playoff format—as if the regular season ended today—so division leaders will hold the top four spots in each conference, regardless of records.
Week 12 NFL Standings
Power Rankings
Notable Rankings
2. Dallas Cowboys (5.5-1)
The oddsmakers seem to like what they’ve seen from the Dallas Cowboys so far this season, and it’s difficult to disagree with them. The Cowboys haven’t lost a game since the opening week of 2016.
The driving force behind Dallas’ surge has been an efficient and effective offense and the offensive line that stabilizes it. This line has allowed rookie quarterback Dak Prescott and rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott to thrive from the very seeds of their NFL careers.
Prescott has already passed for 2,640 yards with 17 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Elliott leads the NFL with 1,102 rushing yards.
The Dallas offense also features weapons like Dez Bryant, Jason Witten and Cole Beasley—and Prescott has done a good job of …
