Mark Craig's Week 11 NFL power ratings: Vikings moving up

From the medical marvel perspective, what Ben Roethlisberger is doing a year after his elbow surgery is on par with what Adrian Peterson did in 2012 after his ACL surgery.

If he wants to settle the score with Jon Gruden's Raiders, Andy Reid needs to bring a better defense than he had in Week 5.

Don't write them off just yet. Remember, they went 5-0 with Teddy Bridgewater last season.

Uh-oh. NFC jinx alert. With Drew Brees out for a while, some talking heads are starting to murmur about the Bucs being the best team in the conference.

Heads up, Patrick Mahomes. The Raiders doubled their season takeaway total with five against the Broncos.

A month after beating a 5-0 Seattle team, the Cardinals have a chance of dropping the Seahawks to 1-4 in their past five games.

Sorry, Russell Wilson fans. It was the Rams who cooked Russ to the tune of two picks and a 57.0 passer rating on Sunday.

It takes a leap of faith to keep the Packers in the top 10 after they were outmuscled in an ugly win over Jacksonville.

Sorry, Stefon's ego. DeAndre Hopkins is still the best.

Brian Flores is gaining Coach of the Year momentum after surpassing last year's win total.

Want an anti-Mahomes stat? Lamar Jackson is 0-6 when trailing by double digits.

The only team to lose to Jacksonville has the top-ranked defense and should beat the Packers. Yep. Makes perfect sense.

Wilson, the Week 5 MVP lock, has seven interceptions in Seattle's 1-3 slide.

Kevin Stefanski needs two more victories to post the best record by a first-year Browns coach since Bud Carson (9-6-1) in 1989. Next up: Home vs. Philly.

Well, well. Look who can still coach a bit.

On behalf of Mike Vrabel's health, the NFL should do away with all special teams plays. All those in favor say "Aye."

Mike Zimmer:"Aye!"

Looking at the glass half full, at least Bill Lazor somehow managed to make Matt Nagy's play-calling look better.

How does a decimated team spread the injury bug? By forcing its opponent to play Jameis Winston over Drew Brees.

Next up: Winston. In his past four games against Atlanta, the former Bucs starter went 1-3 with seven picks.

Is it parity or pitiful that there are six NFC teams worse than Detroit?

It's definitely pitiful that four of the NFC teams worse than Detroit are fighting for the NFC East title.

Before going 0-for-9 against the Giants, it had been 16 years since Philly had failed to convert a third down.

Welcome to Pittsburgh, Joe Burrow. The bruises are on the house.

What cures a five-game losing streak? A home game against the Lions.

Has Drew Lock set the record for most blah start to a career? In 12 games, the quarterback is 6-6 with 14 touchdowns, 13 interceptions and a 75.7 passer rating.

Miami made Justin Herbert finally look like the flustered rookie he is supposed to look like once in a while.

Houston gives up a league-worst 167.4 yards rushing per game. Next up: The Patriots' No. 3-ranked rushing attack (161.1).

Maybe the front office is guilty of tanking, but the guys left on the field sure aren't lacking effort.

Mike Zimmer is cool with Andy Dalton returning Sunday. The only time they squared off, Dalton's Bengals lost to the Vikings 34-7 in 2017 while Andy posted a 27.3 passer rating, second-worst of his career.

Hard to believe anybody could steal NFL Comeback Player of the Year away from Roethlisberger. But Alex Smith probably will.

How desperate are the Jets? They claimed Pat Elflein off waivers.