The nine-writer panel at NFL.com has posted its Week 11 NFL Power Rankings, and the Chicago Bears have jumped up three spots into the top ten, at No. 9. The Bears are listed as the fifth best team in the NFC, which puts them in the playoffs as the first wildcard team. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions have fallen four spots to No. 11 after Sunday afternoon's 37-13 loss to the Bears.
Here is how NFL.com's panel sees the best and the worst teams in the league as of Week 11:
NFL.com's Top 5
1. Green Bay Packers
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Houston Texans
NFL.com's Bottom 5
28. Carolina Panthers
29t. St. Louis Rams
29t. Washington Redskins
31. Cleveland Browns
32. Indianapolis Colts
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