Cowboys--The league's most hated team keeps wilting under the sunlight, sometimes in their own home stadium.
Giants--A joke of a team, they will not see meaningful improvement so long as the GM who paid Danny Dimes and the clueless head coach are around.
Eagles--Perhaps no team needs to peacock and strut to play their best more than Philly, but when they're locked in, they can't be touched.
Commanders--Amazing what competent QB play can do for an organization, and as a side effect, it was great to see WR Terry McLaurin show his greatness.
Bears--In between the glimpses of intuitive genius by rookie QB Caleb Williams, there were a ton of growing pains, the most baffling being why he can't start games well at all.
Lions--Dan Campbell has successfully molded the team to run though a wall for him no matter the circumstance, giving them a cult-like win-at-all-costs vibe.
Packers--They keep playing the background and acting like they're mediocre for about half a season, but take them lightly at your own peril.
Vikings--Sam Darnold smartly used every bit of ball-hogging talent Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison possessed to turn himself into the major league QB he was projected to be.
Falcons--They had to turn to their rookie QB Michael Penix in a desperation move to salvage their shot at a division title, and had they made the move earlier, it may have worked.
Panthers--As the season melted away, the shocking breakout of QB Bryce Young after being benched provided hope for the future and some competitiveness in the present.
Saints--An overhaul is needed as most of the good talent is old or hurt and the new coach will have to bring fresh ideas and philosophies.
Buccaneers--Proved to be a very tough team to outscore as Baker Mayfield and a fierce running attack willed them to victories.
Cardinals--Felt like they were a bit in limbo as QB Kyler Murray teased being the team leader they've needed him to become only for his throwing to leave them wanting.
Rams--They continued to be an above-average squad that can hang with most teams but maybe not the very best.
49ers--Top-notch yards per play indicate that their struggles this year were a one-off and they'll be hell to deal with again next year.
Seahawks--They were not fun to compete against, but they always seemed to be missing something to make them more than just a tough contest.
Bills--Josh Allen's competitive spirit may earn him a league MVP, and Buffalo will go as far as he can carry them.
Dolphins--The most tenuous team in the league, they showed that they're a concussed star QB and cold weather conditions away from being an afterthought.
Patriots--Not one single head coach could have made this roster look good, and that's after rookie QB Drake Maye showed improvement in the latter part of the season.
Jets--The whole organization seemed to operate on the whims of mercurial QB Aaron Rodgers, but personnel and coaching changes couldn't stop the train from crashing.
Ravens--Confounding beginning to the Derrick Henry Era as they couldn't find the right mix of using the bruiser and reserving him, but it looked like they got it together as the playoffs began.
Bengals--No offense was drowned more by its inept defense more than Cincinnati, and it cost respected DC Lou Anarumo employment.
Browns--Karma was a bitch as DeShaun Watson's career crumbled in addition to his Achilles, and no amount of massaging could help.
Steelers--The dual-QB acquisition of Justin Fields and Russell Wilson was questioned, but seeing that Pittsburgh needed both at different points, it worked about as well as it could.
Texans--Everyone held their breath waiting for C.J. Stroud to carry the team the way he did last year, but the magic hasn't returned yet as the playoffs loom.
Colts--They have a massive question mark on their QB Anthony Richardson, whose erratic play and soft quit left everyone wondering if he should be trusted as the man going forward.
Jaguars--They are in a tricky spot as they face yet another coach search with a roster that seems like they should have spit out better than 4-13 even with the injuries.
Titans--The Will Levis As Franchise QB gambit failed, but did so in such an entertainingly gross fashion that at least they were fun bad.
Broncos--Great job by Sean Payton bringing along QB Bo Nix and making Denver a hard test by year's end.
Chiefs--The least dominating 2-loss team evah, Kansas City certainly found lots of fortune in their games but also a next-level winning game theory by Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes.
Raiders--They're in the wrong division to have such titanic struggles on the offensive side of the ball, though they have a hell of a building chip in TE Brock Bowers.
Chargers--Kinda genius coaching job by Jim Harbaugh, relying on the ground attack to start the season while re-molding QB Justin Herbert in his insane image, making them more dangerous.
