The order weighs Week 6 performance, complete-season résumé and issues requiring correction. Buffalo, Jacksonville, the Los Angeles Chargers and Washington have Week 7 byes.
Rankings weigh Week 5 performance, overall résumé and problems each team must address. The NFL’s Week 5 recap informed the evaluations; Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami and Minnesota have Week 6 byes.
Week 4 produced eleven one-score games, nine teams scoring fewer than 20 points and major movement throughout the rankings. Kansas City and Carolina have Week 5 byes.
Week 3 featured 12 one-score games and left five teams unbeaten at 3–0. These rankings weigh the complete three-game résumé, Week 3 execution, opponent quality, injuries and problems each club must address going forward.
These rankings weigh Week 1 performance, opponent quality, preseason expectations, roster strength and problems that could affect the season going forward.
Training camps are officially underway, optimism is everywhere, and every fan base believes this is the year. While nothing has happened on the field yet, the offseason has given us…