Week 18 Power Rankings

ESPN's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 8):  http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings/_/year/2011/week/18

CBS' Power Rankings (Lions ranked 9):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/16694093/power-rankings-playoffbound-bengals-make-me-look-bad-as-do-rams-niners

USA Today's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 8):  http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2011-power-rankings/50408598/1

Detroit CBS Local Power Ranking (Lions ranked 7):  http://detroit.cbslocal.com/nfl-power-rankings/

WalterFootball's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 6):  http://walterfootball.com/nflpowerrankings.php

TSN's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 8):  http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/misc/nfl-poll.htm

SN's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 8):  http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed/2011-08/nfl-power-poll/story/nfl-power-rankings-top-seeded-packers-patriots-should-be-on-alert

PFW's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 8):  http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/01/02/final-2011-regular-season-power-rankings

Free Press Power Rankings (Lions ranked 8):  http://www.freep.com/article/20120102/SPORTS01/201020453/Power-poll

Peter King's fine fifteen (Lions ranked 9):  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/01/01/week.17/2.html

Don Banks Power Rankings (Lions ranked 7):  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/don_banks/01/04/playoff.power.rankings/?xid=cnnbin

NFL's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 7 by Wyche; 9 by Kirwan, Brandt, Breer, Harrison and Theismann; and 10 by Davis and LaCanfora):  http://fanrankings.nfl.com/results/experts?module=HP11_hot_topics

Foxsports Power Rankings (Lions ranked 7 by Billick, 11 by Whatifsports and have a 38.1% chance of beating the Saints):  http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/playoff-power-rankings-new-orleans-saints-not-green-bay-packers-are-super-bowl-favorites-010312

PFT's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 8):  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/week-17-power-rankings-2/

RealGM's Power Rankings (Lions ranked 9): 
http://football.realgm.com/src_feature/429/20120105/final_nfl_power_rankings_for_2011/

Lions Average Power Ranking (193/23):  8.4

Previous week's ranking:   15.5,  16.5, 14.5 , 10.9, 8.3, 4.9, 4.1,  4.0,  6.2, 9.4 , 7.8, 7.3, 11.0, 9.5, 11.7, 13.3, 11, 9.5 and 7.4