Cowboys--This trend of faltering in December is real, and whether it's on Romo, Garrett, or Jerry Jones, someone better fix it posthaste.
Eagles--Chip Kelly's offense got revved up halfway through the season and carried Philly to a division title, putting pressure on them to at least reach that goal again next year.
Giants--Eli Manning was so awful that I fear if he's lost it for good, which would put the G-Men at Square 1 of a rebuild.
Redskins--Real Housewives of DC made a mockery of the franchise, but they may not stop being a laughingstock with just a new head coach.
Bears--Head-spinning turnaround of a moribund offense under a QB guru coincided with head-spinning collapse of an old, undisciplined defense.
Lions--Love the Megatron, like the RB and QB, hated the meathead coach.
Packers--In case they didn't know how valuable Aaron Rodgers was, they found out when they had to pin their hopes on Seneca Wallace and Matt Flynn.
Vikings--Leslie Frazier wasn't the answer, but they always fought hard even though their secondary was atrocious.
Falcons--Watch for them next year when their two dynamic WRs are healthy again.
Panthers--Passed test after test and saved coach Ron Rivera's gig, but I'm still skeptical of their readiness as a top-tier contender.
Saints--Their inability to consistently perform on offense outside the Superdome was difficult to watch.
Buccaneers--Not a good team, not good leadership from the dickhead coach, and not a good choice at QB whether Freeman or Glennon.
Cardinals--One of my favorite teams to watch because the defense was ferocious at times, but let's see if they want to get a QB that won't throw the ball to the opponent 20 times a year.
Rams--Their weakness is still clearly the QB spot, and their strength continues to be a sometimes deadly defensive line.
49ers--Coach Insane appeared to ease back with the crazy plans on offense for QB Kaepernick, and Kaep looked to regress, but I fear they're just now gearing up for a strong playoff push.
Seahawks--It looked like the two ways to beat QB Russell Wilson and the Seahawks were to NOT pass rush Wilson so he doesn't escape and kill you on the run and to defend the deep ball when Wilson's near midfield.
Bills--They could be dangerous if the QB play was consistent because they've got the run attack and the defense was adequate.
Dolphins--Weird locker room culture masked mediocre QB, terrible pass protection and desperate need for playmakers at RB and WR.
Patriots--That 6.9 yards per pass attempt was very low for Tom Brady, and while it is an improvement from where it was the first month of the season, I don't think they have a chance of winning the title.
Jets--Rex Ryan will never find long-term success with the Jets until he hires competent offensive minds to work with that side of the football.
Ravens--Does anyone think Joe Flacco (Baltimore: 6.3 yards per pass attempt) is better than average just because he won the Super Bowl last year??
Bengals--They actually followed my vision for Cincinnati making a Super Bowl run, struggling a little midway through the season and QB Andy Dalton seemingly breaking through just as the playoffs begin.
Browns--Rob Chudzinski got a raw deal getting canned after one year because the two biggest issues--Brandon Weeden and the running backs--were personnel fuck-ups.
Steelers--They're going to get Mike Tomlin run out of town if they don't get some young blood in the secondary and on the defensive line.
Texans--Way too much talent on this team for them to go three months without a win again next year, although RB Arian Foster might be at the end.
Colts--Maddeningly inconsistent, relying on Andrew Luck to dig them out of trouble much more than they should, and still have the light and fast defensive model that gets them steamrolled in the run game.
Jaguars--Not an NFL franchise at the moment, but hey, they won a few games on moxie and chewing gum.
Titans--Gutsy and gritty under coach Mike Munchak, they're a team that makes you feel it after you play them but might need a QB and WR upgrade to be more than that.
Broncos--In awe watching Peyton Manning every game, but still burned from the Ravens playoff game to believe in them to win the Super Bowl, plus the defense can be awful.
Chiefs--Andy Reid and Alex Smith set a steady if boring course for them all season, and Reid is enough of an offensive mastermind that some surprises in the playoffs may give them a surprise win or two.
Raiders--They still go for the jugular in run blocking, but running with no passing is not going to make them contenders in that division.
Chargers--The New New England Patriots had an offensive renaissance under Mike McCoy, and if their defense was even a little good, they would be formidable.
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