Each week, 12 national media members — including The Tampa Tribune’s Ira Kaufman — rank teams in what is known as The Associated Press Pro32 power rankings. Here is Kaufman’s ballot.
1. New England: Belichick’s revolving cast of bit players keeps changing, but results remain same.
2. Carolina: Heading to Big D on Thanksgiving armed with plenty of D of its own.
3. Arizona: Hoping Carolina stumbles a bit in the chase for the NFC’s No. 1 seed.
4. Cincinnati: No shame in losing a prime-time thriller in the desert.
5. Denver: A swarming defense intends to wreck Mr.