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Dan Pompei
On the NFL
5:48 PM PST, November 27, 2012
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1. Texans (1 last week): By now Jim Schwartz should have received that fruit basket from Gary Kubiak.
2. Ravens (2): Converting a fourth-and-29 with the game on the line? Ray Lewis coming back soon? Terrell Suggs' miraculous recovery? Somebody up there likes the Ravens.
3. 49ers (5): Colin Kaepernick could be the spark that ignites the 49ers in the home stretch.
4. Broncos (4): Yes, they can win a defensive struggle too. Look out for the Broncos.
5. Patriots (8): They have won their last four by an average of 27.3 points.
6. Falcons (6): They can have the NFC South clinched by Sunday if they win Thursday and the Bucs lose to the Broncos.
7. Giants (11): When they click, no team is better, as the Packers and 49ers could attest.
8. Bears (7): Players are dropping like flies, but as long as the quarterback still is standing the Bears should have a chance.
9. Packers (3): It's hard for a quarterback to work magic when he's on his back for most of the game.
10. Bengals (15): They have outscored their last three opponents by an average of 21 points.
11. Colts (16): They apparently went through an entire rebuilding process before an egg timer could have gone off.
12. Saints (9): After a tough loss to the 49ers, they face a near must-win at Atlanta on Thursday.
13. Buccaneers (10): Now that the Doug Martin secret is out, it has been a little more difficult for the Muscle Hamster against those loaded boxes.
14. Seahawks (12): If they lose Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman for four games, they may send several opposing receivers to the Pro Bowl.
15. Steelers (14): After Steelers players fumbled six times Sunday, butter has been banned from the team's pregame buffet.
16. Redskins (20): If we are not yet sure who this team is, we will find out in the next two weeks when they play the Giants and Ravens.
17. Vikings (13): If Adrian Peterson ever misses the team bus again, the Vikings should send a luxury limo to pick him up.
18. Cowboys (17): They let RG3 come into their house and eat their Thanksgiving turkey.
19. Rams (22): There goes Janoris Jenkins with another Pick Six.
20. Dolphins (23): Their sprinkler system malfunctioned, but the Ryan Tannehill-led offense worked just fine.
21. Lions (18): Did you know that Ndamukong Suh also was a kicker?
22. Jets (19): Everyone is off the bandwagon now. Even Fireman Ed.
23. Bills (21): Stevie Johnson thinks Chan Gailey should stop calling plays. Gailey probably thinks Johnson should stop talking so much.
24. Chargers (24): If Norv Turner had a suspicion this was not his year, it now has been confirmed.
25. Browns (30): Beating the Steelers could have been the start of something good for the Browns.
26. Cardinals (26): The last time they won a game, players had not yet started wearing pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
27. Titans (25): The Jaguars removed whatever air was left in the Titans' balloon.
28. Raiders (28): Despite a lot of changes, they still look like the same old Raiders.
29. Panthers: (29): Where has the Cam Newton we saw Monday night been all season?
30. Eagles (27): It's too late for Bryce Brown to stop the ship from sinking.
31. Jaguars (32): Chad Henne might have resurrected both a team and a career Sunday.
32. Chiefs (31): Will Geno Smith be under center for the Chiefs in 2013?
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