Ballot and comments from AP Pro 32 panel voter John Lynch of Fox Week 11 JOHN LYNCH (Fox Sports) 1. Houston Texans — Impressive win for the Texans in an old school, 2. Atlanta Falcons — A loss vs. New Orleans possibly the best thing 3. Chicago Bears — The Bears defense played as great as they have all 4. Green Bay Packers — The Pack and their QB Aaron Rogers are 6-3 and 5. Denver Broncos — The Broncos are getting better as a team every 6. San Francisco 49ers — A tie? Yes a tie. Alex Smith a little more 7. New England Patriots — They held on vs. the Bills but this defense 8. Baltimore Ravens — The Ravens put a beatdown on the Raiders. They 9. Pittsburgh Steelers — It certainly wasn't pretty beating the Chiefs 10. Seattle Seahawks — Seattle is a good football team. The defense is 11. Indianapolis Colts — The Colts are having a magical season, 12. New York Giants — My preseason No. 1 's inconsistent play of late 13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — The Bucs continue to score points in 14. Dallas Cowboys — A huge win over the Eagles. I said last week that 15. Minnesota Vikings — Was it a blessing in disguise that the NFL's 16. New Orleans Saints — The offense remains explosive and is improved 17. Miami Dolphins — Oops. Back to reality for QB Ryan Tannehill and 18. Detroit Lions — A talented football team that is struggling to win 19. Cincinnati Bengals — The Bengals unleashed some frustration on the 20. San Diego Chargers — Having played against him a lot, I have a 21. Philadelphia Eagles — The Nick Foles era begins in Philly. 22. Arizona Cardinals — The Cardinals had a bye and better have 23. Washington Redskins — The Redskins are reeling as their defense 24. Buffalo Bills — The Bills are battling tough the last couple of 25. St. Louis Rams — The Rams had an opportunity to beat the 49er's as 26. Tennessee Titans — After being humiliated by the Bears, owner Bud 27. New York Jets — Seattle routed the Jets 28-7. It wasn't that 28. Carolina Panthers — The Panthers "out Foxed" soundly in their old 29. Oakland Raiders — The Raiders have given up 97 points in the last 30. Cleveland Browns — Changes are likely to come in Cleveland. 31. Jacksonville Jaguars — The Jags were outclassed by the surging 32. Kansas City Chiefs — Gutty effort giving the Steelers everything ___ Online:
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bad weather, tough, brawl vs. the Bears in Chicago. They have earned
and belong in the top spot.
that could have happened to the Falcons. A very good team that needs
to improve its run offense and tackling on defense to do something
they have been unable to do of late. Win in the postseason.
year vs. the Texans. They didn't score on defense, and the offense
without a concussed Jay Cutler couldn't either.
starting to play real good football. A bye should have star players
Clay Matthews and Greg Jennings closer to a healthy return.
week. All phases are pitching in. The defense held Cam Newton and the
Panthers to 0 for 12 on third down, special teams have TD returns past
two weeks, and Peyton and his offense continue to get better.
valuable than the critics think?
needs to tighten up to win another Lombardi.
scored 55, albeit against the Raiders, who have given up 97 points in
the last two games.
in OT. What might be even more ugly is the thought of playing without
QB Ben Roethlisberger, who was injured and may miss some time.
suffocating. Rookie QB Russell Wilson is as good as there is at home
and about as bad as there is on the road. He needs to play like he's
at home all the time for them to win consistently.
inspired by the fight of their coach Chuck Pagano and a rookie QB who
looks nothing like a rookie.
has them dropping. I still believe this is a team that will challenge
for the Lombardi. I'm starting to get concerned, though. Can they pull
it together?
bunches. They lost another starter in LB Quincy Black this week. They
have embodied the "next man up" mindset better than anyone, but at
what point does the reliance on depth — on a team where depth was an
issue to start — catch up to them?
this is a team capable of making a run. With Cleveland and Washington
in the near future, it looks like a distinct possibility.
leading WR going into last weekend Percy Harvin was out? I think so.
It allowed QB Christian Ponder to "run an offense" and go through
progressions as opposed to feeling compelled to feed Harvin. Against
Detroit, Ponder threw to nine different receivers (10 counting
himself) and looked good doing so. Now they will welcome Harvin back
after the bye.
as they are utilizing their RB's more often and effectively. The
defense is improving ... baby steps on defense.
the Dolphins. Four turnovers will do that to you.
consistently. They have underachieved and need to turn it on now to
play in the second season. They are capable, but face a tough schedule
moving forward.
defending champion Giants and were impressive in doing so!
great deal of respect for Philip Rivers. However, the harsh reality is
he used to be a closer, now he wilts in the fourth quarter.
figured some things out.
doesn't have the horses and RG3 is showing he is human.
weeks in defeats to the Texans and Pats. Tough competition.
Greg Zuerlein kicked a 53-yard field goal ... but wait, delay of game
and then even "Greg the Leg" couldn't make a 58 yarder. So it's a tie.
Adams says everyone's job is on the line. Maybe Bud ought to say this
every week as they pounded the Dolphins 37-3.
close.
coaches return.
two games. Enough said!
Colts.
they could handle.
AP Pro32 ballot from Lynch
Nov. 13 5:01 PM EST
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