Week 11: NFL Defensive Power Rankings
The San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos are climbing up the defensive charts this week. After the beat-down the 49ers gave the Chicago Bears they have jumped five places to third in the league. What is scarier is the Peyton Manning lead Broncos are ranked fourth and lead the the league with 35 sacks. With six-weeks left in the season there are some teams finding their groove and others are dropping off.
| Rank | Last Week | Up/Down | Team | G | Pts/G | Int | FFum | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears | 10 | 16.5 | 19 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 16.1 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 13.4 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | 11 | 7 | Denver Broncos | 10 | 21.2 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | Houston Texans | 10 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 27 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 19.6 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 20.7 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | 6 | -2 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 19.3 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 | 10 | 1 | New England Patriots | 10 | 22.5 | 13 | 19 | 21 |
| 10 | 3 | -7 | New York Giants | 10 | 21.6 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | 9 | -2 | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 20.5 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 12 | 19 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 23.7 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 13 | 15 | 2 | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 23.4 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 14 | 17 | 3 | St. Louis Rams | 10 | 23.7 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Carolina Panthers | 10 | 24.3 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 16 | 12 | -4 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 22.1 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| 17 | 16 | -1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 17 |
| 18 | 20 | 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 20.6 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 19 | 18 | -1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 20 | 13 | -7 | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 22.1 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 4 | Washington Redskins | 10 | 25.4 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 22 | 27 | 5 | New York Jets | 10 | 24.1 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
| 23 | 22 | -1 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 22.4 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 24 | 24 | 0 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 27.3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 25 | 23 | -2 | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 29.9 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 26 | 21 | -5 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 24.6 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 27 | 28 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 28 | 26 | -2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 25.2 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 29 | 29 | 0 | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 31.1 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
| 30 | 31 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 28.4 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 31 | 32 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 28.9 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| 32 | 30 | -2 | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 32.2 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
