1. Seahawks (last week No. 1; 14-3): If they can avoid the Rams, they\u2019ll get back to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
2. Patriots (No. 2; 14-3): The \u201ceasy schedule\u201d talk ends now. <\/p>\n
3. Jaguars (No. 3; 13-4): Can they overcome the best current player in the NFL?<\/p>\n
4. Broncos (No. 4; 14-3): With the No. 1 seed earned, pencil them in for the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
5. Texans (No. 7; 12-5): Bring extra holy water to Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
6. 49ers (No. 5; 12-5): They call it \u201cthe hard way\u201d for a reason.<\/p>\n
7. Bears (No. 6; 11-6): They\u2019re limping into a rematch with their biggest rivals (who are also limping). <\/p>\n
8. Bills (tie-No. 8; 12-5): If they don\u2019t win this weekend, will big changes be coming? <\/p>\n
9. Eagles (tie-No. 8; 11-6): Can the offense show up for more than half of the game?<\/p>\n
10. Rams (No. 10; 12-5): Don\u2019t peek past the Panthers. <\/p>\n
11. Chargers (No. 11; 11-6): They need more pieces to climb much higher.<\/p>\n
12. Steelers (No. 15; 10-7): Destiny has flashed them a smile; how long will it last?<\/p>\n
13. Vikings (No. 13; 9-8): A game here or a game there, and they\u2019d be in the postseason. <\/p>\n
14. Packers (No. 12; 9-7-1): Can they get their groove back by Saturday night?<\/p>\n
15. Panthers (No. 16; 8-9): Teams that are feeling no pressure can be dangerous in January. <\/p>\n
16. Lions (No. 17; 9-8): They need a new offensive coordinator, badly.<\/p>\n
17. Falcons (No. 18; 8-9): Big decisions are looming at quarterback.<\/p>\n
18. Ravens (No. 14; 8-9): Underachieving since 2019. <\/p>\n
19. Cowboys (No. 19; 7-9-1): Underachieving since 1995. <\/p>\n
20. Colts (No. 20; 8-9): Riley Leonard may be the answer.<\/p>\n
21. Buccaneers (No. 24; 8-9): A 35-33 record with a roster that talented isn\u2019t good enough. <\/p>\n
22. Saints (No. 21; 6-11): The \u201cShough and Duck\u201d offense could bring them back to perennial playoff contention.<\/p>\n
23. Bengals (No. 22; 6-11): Eventually, Joe Burrow is going to submit a letter of resignation.<\/p>\n
24. Dolphins (No. 23; 7-10): Can Troy Aikman recommend a new owner?<\/p>\n
25. Chiefs (No. 25; 6-11): Without Patrick Mahomes, they may not have won a single game.<\/p>\n
26. Giants (No. 26; 4-13): Until they can trust Jaxson Dart to protect himself, they need to have a good backup. <\/p>\n
27. Commanders (No. 28; 5-12): The expectations were way too high.<\/p>\n
28. Browns (No. 29; 5-12): Kevin Stefanski was not the problem.<\/p>\n
29. Titans (No. 27; 3-14): Until the game of thrones ends, the dysfunction will continue.<\/p>\n
30. Cardinals (No. 30; 3-14): Who\u2019ll be the next one to be fired within four years? <\/p>\n
31. Raiders (No. 32; 3-14): This is largely Tom Brady\u2019s fault, even if few will say it out loud.<\/p>\n
32. Jets (No. 31; 3-14): The 2025 Jets quit on Aaron Glenn. Good luck in 2026!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1. Seahawks (last week No. 1; 14-3): If they can avoid the Rams, they\u2019ll get back to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-392008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}