2022 NFL Power Rankings Week 12: Cowboys rising quickly, Jets tumbling
24. Arizona Cardinals
Previous: 19th. Arizona Cardinals. 24. team. 32. .
Cardinals play Monday night vs. 49ers
The Arizona Cardinals probably didn’t deserve this kind of drop before even playing their game against , but differentiating teams in this range right now is really hard when it comes to NFL power rankings. You’ve got to trust your eyes. And right now, the eyes are saying the Cardinals are not anything but an average to below-average team.
Whether they are ranked 19th in NFL Power Rankings or 24th is bordering on irrelevant. The one thing this team has going for it right now is that they are not far out of contention in their own division. The Seahawks are 6-4 and Arizona can send San Francisco to a 5-5 record after Monday’s matchup.
With that said, we’re obviously projecting a 49ers win and the Cardinals to lose Monday night, but if the Cardinals can put a win together and get to 5-6, they should be considered at least up at 19th where they were last week.
23. Green Bay Packers
. Previous: 17th. Green Bay Packers. 23. team. 49.
Oof. A seriously big oof for the Green Bay Packers in Week 11.
The Packers had an opportunity after a fantastic come-from-behind win the previous week against the Dallas Cowboys to really re-establish themselves as a potential Wild Card contender in the NFC, and they failed to do so.
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ offense struggled with more of the same against the Tennessee Titans, and as a result, we’re seeing the Packers as one of the biggest fallers in this week’s NFL Power Rankings. With all due respect to the Tennessee Titans — one of the most well-coached teams in the NFL — that was a matchup that the Packers (with Aaron Rodgers) should have been able to win, even on the road.
Unfortunately, the Packers just aren’t the Packers we’ve come to know. This is a shell of the team with Davante Adams on the roster.