NFL Rankings - 30 Nov

Here is the new week's updated NFL rankings. Team name is followed by record, rating and previous ranking.

1. Green Bay (7-4) -11.40 (1)
2. New England (9-2) -10.94 (4)
3. New York Jets (9-2) -9.30 (5)
4. Pittsburgh (8-3) -9.01 (2)
5. San Diego (6-5) -8.34 (11)
6. Atlanta (9-2) -7.32 (8)
7. Baltimore (8-3) -7.17 (6)
8. Philadelphia (7-4) -6.39 (3)
9. Chicago (8-3) -4.60 (10)
10. Miami (6-5) -3.99 (19)
11. Kansas City (7-4) -3.52 (14)
12. Tennessee (5-6) -3.35 (7)
13. Indianapolis (6-5) -3.05 (9)
14. New Orleans (8-3) -2.65 (13)
15. New York Giants (7-4) -2.07 (12)
16. Houston (5-6) -1.53 (21)
17. Detroit (2-9) -0.43 (15)
18. Cleveland (4-7) -0.33 (16)
19. Minnesota (4-7) 0.60 (25)
20. Buffalo (2-9) 0.84 (20)
21. Tampa Bay (7-4) 1.59 (23)
22. Oakland (5-6) 2.03 (22)
23. Washington (5-6) 2.16 (17)
24. Cincinnati (2-9) 2.33 (26)
25. Dallas (3-8) 2.35 (18)
26. Jacksonville (6-5) 3.09 (24)
27. Saint Louis (5-6) 3.49 (28)
28. San Francisco (4-7) 4.73 (30)
29. Denver (3-8) 5.98 (27)
30. Seattle (5-6) 8.55 (29)
31. Carolina (1-10) 10.96 (32)
32. Arizona (3-8) 13.25 (31)

Big risers:
San Diego climbed into the top 10 this week following a dominant win at Indianapolis. They are following the same trend they seem to follow every year, starting out slowly, then streaking toward the playoffs. We'll see if it ends in another early playoff exit.

Miami also picked up a big road win, this one in Oakland, who is much improved over recent years and sitting near the top of their division. Miami also benefits from playing in the same division as two of the top 3 teams.

Minnesota picked up a win in Washington in their first game since Brad Childress was fired. While Washington is not the toughest opponent, it was good for Minnesota to get a win over a team with more than 3 wins on the season.

Big losers:
Tennessee was shut out by a Houston team that has struggled lately, and their downward spiral doesn't appear to be ending soon, with starting quarterback Vince Young out for the season with a thumb injury.

Indianapolis never looked good in its blowout loss to San Diego on Sunday Night Football. Even with their worst record in years, the Colts are still leading their division, but they have no room for error, with all of their division rivals within one game of them.

Arizona was able to knock Carolina from their spot as the worst team in the league, a spot which they had held for 6 straight weeks, by forgetting to play offense again in a big home loss to the San Francisco 49ers, who are also ranked in the bottom 5. Arizona has scored only 14 offensive touchdowns in its 11 games so far, a huge dropoff from 2 seasons with playoff victories.

Prediction results:

NFL: 0/1 (.000) 18/32 overall (.563)
NBA: 3/4 (.750) 45/70 overall (.643)

NBA Predictions - 30 Nov

Celtics at Cavaliers - Celtics by 8
Pistons at Magic - Magic by 13
Blazers at 76ers - 76ers by 1
Nets at Knicks - Knicks by 5
Lakers at Grizzlies - Lakers by 6
Pacers at Kings - Pacers by 10
Spurs at Warriors - Spurs by 10