Funviralpark You can’t kill Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, or Mike Tomlin. Meanwhile, the Tua sink the Dolphins, the Lions nauseate in Carolina, and the Patriots can’t get out of their ways.
Elsewhere, the Bears battled the Buffalo Bills for three quarters, with Buffalo’s talent finally winning in frigid temperatures at Soldier Field. With the Houston Texans beating the Tennessee Titans, the Bears are now in contention for the No. 1 overall pick. What the Bears Tank Brigade put on Santa’s list.
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Here are the standings for each team for the remaining two weeks of the regular season:
32. Denver Broncos (4-11): Let’s ride… to the garbage dump.
31. Houston Texans (2-12-1): Lovie Smith will not lose the #1 overall pick. is he?
30th Arizona Cardinals (4-11): Sean Payton seems to be assembling some sort of coaching Avengers group for his next stint. Can it be in Arizona with Kyler Murray?
29. Chicago Bears (3-12): With the Texans two more losses and one win, the Bears are eyeing a potential franchise-changing scenario. Earn the #1 pick and trade it for multiple first-round selections to set your franchise up in NFC North.
28. Indianapolis Colts (4-9-1): If the Colts decide to blow up their roster and go into a full-blown rebuild this offseason, the Bears should be burning phone lines. Jim Harbaugh of Indianapolis still feels like a good bet.
27. Atlanta Falcons (5-10): Desmond Ridder may not. I don’t think Arthur Smith does either.
26. Cleveland Browns (6-9): Lucky for the Browns, Russell Wilson became a lone dumpster fire in Denver. Otherwise everyone would be focused on how bad looking Deshaun Watson has been since returning home. At least Cleveland has sacrificed only $250 million and the organization’s reputation for him. small potatoes.
25. Los Angeles Rams (5-10): Baker Mayfield has a passer rate of 98.9 since joining the Rams. Good coaching and a strong system make him an above average NFL starter.
24. New Orleans Saints (6-9): The Saints are going all out for Dennis Allen. Whether that’s good for the franchise’s long-term health remains to be seen.
23. Tennessee Titans (7-8): Tennessee has been in a terrible state for over a month and now the Titans are without Ryan Tannehill. His 2022 run for the Titans is coming to an end, whether the season ends in Week 18 or the Wildcard Round.
22. Carolina Panthers (6-9): Carolina could have used the current version of Baker Mayfield earlier in the season. Maybe Ben McAdoo was the problem.
21. Las Vegas Raiders (6-9): The Raiders must make decisions about Derek Carr and his future with the team this offseason. It will not be an easy choice.
20. New England Patriots (7-8): For years, the Patriots’ motto was “Do Your Job.” Now, New England’s best players are overdoing it, sacrificing putts in weeks in a row.
19th: Seattle Seahawks (7-8): At least Pete Carroll won the Russell Wilson debate.
18. Commander Washington (7-7-1): With the playoffs on the line, managers need to bring their quarterback to life. I don’t know if Carson Wentz will qualify.
17. New York Jets (7-8): The Zach Wilson era in New York is over. There will be no return from Chris Streveler’s benching.
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8): You could say the Bucks are the team no one wants to face in the playoffs, but that’s a lie.
15. Detroit Lions (7-8): The Lions were run over by the Panthers on Christmas Eve. Just a Lions Christmas.
14. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-8): Where was this Steelers defense in the first eight games of the season?
13. New York Giants (8-6-1): Daniel Jones has to be near-perfect for the Giants to win the game. It was a rare occurrence in the second half of the season.
12th: Miami Dolphins (8-7): Dolphins are imploding before our eyes. I don’t know if the guy who goes by Twitter as “Tua TurnTheBallOvah” can get the ship right.
11. Green Bay Packers (7-8): Everything the Packers had to do to keep their playoff hopes alive came in Week 16. NFC should have killed Aaron Rodgers if they had the chance.
10. Jacksonville Jaguars (7-8): Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields turned out to be head and shoulders above the rest of the 2021 QB class.
9. Baltimore Ravens (10-5): Tyler Huntley’s agent worked overtime during the vacation week to make sure everyone knew his client was the AFC’s fourth Pro Bowl substitute quarterback. If it doesn’t tell you that you should stop talking about “snubs”, do nothing.
8. Minnesota Vikings (12-3): Kirk Cousins has had eight fourth-quarter comebacks this season. He might not… oh forget it.
7. Los Angeles Chargers (8-6): The Chargers need to beat Nick Foles to qualify for the playoffs. what could be the problem?
6. Dallas Cowboys (11-4): The Cowboys needed to find a way to beat Gardner Minshew on Saturday to maintain the mirage that they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
5. San Francisco 49ers (11-4): Kyle Shanahan may have finally found his dream quarterback in Brock Purdy.
4. Buffalo Bills (12-3): Bills was eventually pulled away from the Bears, but Josh Allen still isn’t 100% right. This is a problem because he loaded AFC has no room for error.
3. Kansas City Chiefs (12-3): Jalen Hurts was phenomenal, but Patrick Mahomes is the MVP. Not sure if it should be nearby.
2. Cincinnati Bengals (11-4): Joe Burrow doesn’t apologize for winning. He shouldn’t be him either. The defending AFC champion perfected his form with perfect timing.
1. Philadelphia Eagles (13-2): The Eagles were the better team in Dallas on Sunday without Jalen Hurts, but a mistake cost them against the Cowboys. The Eagles are the frontrunners in the NFC as long as the Hearts fall behind on center-cam playoff times.
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