Serious question here- could you be watching a Bears-Patriots football game on Sunday, February 8th at 6:30pm Eastern. I’m going to still tell you probably not. The fact that it’s December and we can still discuss it means we’re well past the point of calling it ridiculous. By the way, you could substitute in the Seahawks, the Broncos, the Jaguars, and even far more remotely, the Panthers here. There are some teams that are not supposed to be this good that are now. Does this mean write off the Rams, Eagles, Bills, or any other early favorites? No, but as I told you last week, I was pumping the brakes on all the Rams talk. I’m kind of at the point I’m pumping the brakes on everyone though. Is anyone that great? If you had to bet your life on any of these teams, would you? I wouldn’t.

The Bears looked really good against the Eagles. Yes, the Eagles looked really bad too, and these last two games have shades of 2023, but don’t knock the Bears. They committed to the run and made the game much more simple for their second year QB in a hostile environment. Their coach, and more importantly their defense, did the job. The Patriots and Broncos had more trouble than they should have against weak NFC East teams this past week, but neither has lost in a couple months now. We’re going to rank them as if they’re legit this week. Even if I’m not convinced they’re going all the way.

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1. Denver Broncos
2. New England Patriots
3. Chicago Bears
4. Los Angeles Rams
5. Green Bay Packers
6. Seattle Seahawks
7. Buffalo Bills
8. Jacksonville Jaguars
9. San Francisco 49’ers
10. Philadelphia Eagles
11. Los Angeles Chargers
12. Indianapolis Colts
13. Houston Texans
14. Detroit Lions
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16. Carolina Panthers
17. Dallas Cowboys
18. Baltimore Ravens
19. Kansas City Chiefs
20. Miami Dolphins
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Cincinnati Bengals
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. Atlanta Falcons
25. Arizona Cardinals
26. Cleveland Browns
27. Washington Commanders
28. New York Jets
29. New Orleans Saints
30. New York Giants
31. Las Vegas Raiders
32. Tennessee Titans