A look at where the teams in the Cardinals’ division rank this week.
The NFC West is one of the best in the NFL if you ignore the Arizona Cardinals and their 3-6 record. The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks are both 7-2, with the Seahawks holding a tiebreaker for the division lead. The San Francisco 49ers are 6-4 but seem to be fading with mounting injuries.
In the latest NFL power rankings from USA TODAY’s Nate Davis in Week 11, once again the Rams and the Seahawks sit atop the league.
NFL Week 11 power rankings: NFC West at the top
LA Rams (No. 1 overall)
Beware a near-perfect Matthew Stafford on Sunday, Seahawks − he’s thrown 20 TD passes against zero picks over the past six games, a first in NFL history (as is his current three-game heater with at least four TD passes and zero INTs in each contest). Best team in the league? We could find out in LA this weekend.
Remember when we wondered if Stafford would be able to play this season after missing the whole offseason with a back injury? They are No. 1 in these rankings for the second week in a row and blew out the 49ers 42-26 on Sunday. They face Seattle in Week 11.
Seattle Seahawks (No. 2 overall)
Beware a fast start Sunday, Rams − the ‘Hawks just became the third team in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to jump out to a 28-0 lead in consecutive weeks. Best team in the league? We could find out in LA this weekend.
They are No. 2 in these rankings for the second week in a row. They beat the Cardinals 44-22 but led 35-0 halfway through the second quarter and scored 38 in the first half for the second time this season.
San Francisco 49ers (No. 15 overall)
Only percentage points out of the NFC’s final wild-card spot, none of the Niners’ next four opponents currently has a winning record.
They lost 42-26 to the Rams on Sunday but moved up one spot. They travel to play the Cardinals in Week 11. They are 4-2 on the road.
Arizona Cardinals (No. 22 overall)
At least they don’t have to see the Seahawks again this year, the Cards just getting toyed with amid their ninth straight loss to the NFC West’s fiercer birds.
They have lost six of their last seven games and dropped a spot over last week. Jacoby Brissett has been sacked 18 times and hit 45 times in four starts.
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