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Final 2011 Power Poll


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This week, we bring you the final NFL.com Power Poll of the 2011 season. No surprises at the top, where the New York Giants are the cream of the crop and the New England Patriots are runners-up.

That much was unanimous.

But the real debate begins at No. 3, where -- based on their remarkable 15-1 regular season -- the Green Bay Packers edged out two teams that advanced further in the postseason, the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.

The Giants made the biggest jump in the rankings: In the previous Power Poll, taken just after the regular season concluded, the Giants were No. 7. Conversely, the New Orleans Saints dropped from No. 2 to No. 6.

At the bottom, the Indianapolis Colts took the "honors," with the St. Louis Rams finishing an inglorious 31st. The Colts also claimed the most last-place votes, with five to the Rams' three. Those teams tied for the NFL's worst record at 2-14, and barring a trade will pick No. 1 and No. 2 in April's NFL Draft.

One panelist, however, voted for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the NFL's worst team in 2011. The Bucs finished 4-12, but lost their final 10 games.

# Team

1 New York Giants

2 New England Patriots

3 Green Bay Packers

4 San Francisco 49ers

5 Baltimore Ravens

6 New Orleans Saints

7 Pittsburgh Steelers

8 Houston Texans

9 Detroit Lions

10 Atlanta Falcons

11 Cincinnati Bengals

12 Denver Broncos

13 Philadelphia Eagles

14 Dallas Cowboys

15 Tennessee Titans

16 San Diego Chargers

17 New York Jets

18 Oakland Raiders

19 Arizona Cardinals

20 Seattle Seahawks

21 Chicago Bears

22 Kansas City Chiefs

23 Miami Dolphins

24 Carolina Panthers

25 Buffalo Bills

26 Washington Redskins

27 Jacksonville Jaguars

28 Cleveland Browns

29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

30 Minnesota Vikings

31 St. Louis Rams

32 Indianapolis Colts

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