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Eagles Still on Top; NFC South looks Strong There were some great matchups in Week 12, with some expected results, and some surprising. The Eagles keep rolling, with another win, this time against the Chicago Bears. On Thanksgiving Day, the Chargers embarrassed the Cowboys, the Vikings cruised to their seventh straight win against the Lions, and the Redskins outlasted the injury-prone Giants. In arguably the best matchup of the week, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the New Orleans Saints, snapping their eight-game win streak. The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with great offensive play, and the Carolina Panthers outlasted the New York Jets. The Saints and Panthers are both 8-3, while the Falcons are 7-4. The NFC South is by far the best division with divisional matchups to decide who makes it to the playoffs. Here are this week's power rankings: Philadelphia Eagles (10-1) New England Patriots (9-2) Minnesota Vikings (9-2) Pittsburgh Steelers (9-...

Not Many Changes at the Top There were four teams on a bye last week, including the Philadelphia Eagles, who are still at the top of the power rankings. In the NFL, there were some great games, but not many surprising results. One surprising result was that the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Dallas Cowboys 27-7. The Carolina Panthers blew out the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football 45-21. The Chargers blew another lead in the fourth quarter (what's new). Here are the updated power rankings heading into Week 11: Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) New England Patriots (7-2) Los Angeles Rams (7-2) New Orleans Saints (7-2) Minnesota Vikings (7-2) Pittsburgh Steelers (7-2) Seattle Seahawks (6-3) Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) Jacksonville Jaguars (6-3) Carolina Panthers (7-3) Tennessee Titans (6-3) Detroit Lions (5-4) Atlanta Falcons (5-4) Dallas Cowboys (5-4) Buffalo Bills (5-4) Washington Redskins (4-5) Oakland Raiders (3-5) Green Bay Packers (5-4) Los Angeles Chargers (3-...

Cowboys Rise and Chiefs Fall; Eagles and Rams Looking Good The Cowboys are on a 3 game winning streak after defeating the Chiefs. They will play the Falcons next week. Speaking about the Falcons, they lost to the Panthers in their first divisional game, 20-17. The Eagles and Rams both scored 50 points against their opponents and are looking great. Also, the Redskins were able to upset the Seahawks. There were six teams on bye, so there were not many major moves (except for the Texans, who dropped 14 spots). Here are this week's power rankings: Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) New England Patriots (6-2) Los Angeles Rams (6-2) Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) Minnesota Vikings (6-2) New Orleans Saints (6-2) Dallas Cowboys (5-3) Seattle Seahawks (5-3) Kansas City Chiefs (6-3) Jacksonville Jaguars (5-3) Buffalo Bills (5-3) Carolina Panthers (5-3) Tennessee Titans (5-3) Washington Redskins (4-4) Detroit Lions (4-4) Los Angeles Chargers (3-5) Atlanta Falcons (4-4) Oakland R...

Eagles get Ajayi; Bills get Benjamin; 49ers get Garrapolo Jay Ajayi: The running back was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles from the Miami Dolphins for a fourth-round draft pick. The Eagles really did not need much help on offense, but they still got much better. Ajayi exploded onto the scene after he posted back-to-back 200-yard rushing performances last year for the Dolphins. In seven games with the Dolphins this year, he posted 465 rushing yards, but never found the end zone. The Dolphins' head coach, Adam Gase, said that his team had the "worst offense in football", and talked about how Ajayi was a major problem. The next day, he was traded. Apparently, Ajayi did not get along well with the coaching staff. In his first game with the Eagles this season, Ajayi scored on a long touchdown run.  Kelvin Benjamin: The Carolina Panthers sent their leading receiver to the Buffalo Bills, in exchange for a third-round pick and seventh-round pick. Benjamin led the t...