Bengals Report - Cincinnati Bengals 2006 NFL AFC North Standings

New England Patriots Power Rankings: Patriots Finish #1
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The New England Patriots end the 2010 season as the clear-cut champions of ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings.

The 14-2 Patriots were the unanimous No. 1 pick of our experts, who also were unified in selecting the Atlanta Falcons second. Two AFC North titans, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, finished Nos. 3 and 4, and the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints round out the top 5.

The Saints visit the No. 19 Seattle Seahawks to kick off the wild-card playoffs Saturday. The No. 8 New York Jets visit the No. 10 Indianapolis Colts in the Saturday nightcap. On Sunday, the Ravens visit the No. 11 Kansas City Chiefs. Later, the No. 9 Green Bay Packers visit the No. 7 Philadelphia Eagles.

2010 AFC North Standings

Team	Record	AFC	NFC	Division	PF	PA	Home	Road	Streak	Next Game
Pittsburgh	12-4	9-3	2-1	5-1	375	232	5-3	7-1	Won 2	BYE
Baltimore	12-4	9-3	3-1	4-2	357	270	7-1	5-3	Won 4	@
Cleveland	5-11	3-9	2-2	1-5	271	332	3-5	2-6	Lost 4	N/A
Cincinnati	4-12	3-9	1-3	2-4	322	395	3-5	1-7	Lost 1	N/A

NFL Power Rankings after Week 17 0f 2010

Pittsburgh Steelers ranked #3 overall
Two weeks of rest will help make the Steelers a tough out in the playoffs.

Even with a playoff berth in the bag, Mike Tomlin shouldn't have to say much to motivate his Steelers this week at the Browns. The last time Pittsburgh played in Cleveland, in Week 14 of last season, the Browns stunned the Steelers 13-6, dropping them to 6-7 and all but out of the AFC playoff race. That was Pittsburgh's final loss of the year, but even a three-game season-ending winning streak couldn't save the defending Super Bowl champs or un-do the damage that Cleveland had done.

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