1. Eagles (0-0): They don’t want to call it a repeat. It could be a reiteration.<\/p>\n
2. Chiefs (0-0): Their window won’t be closed until someone else in the AFC slams it shut.<\/p>\n
3. Bills (0-0): The pressure to get back to a Super Bowl keeps building.<\/p>\n
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4. Ravens (0-0): Can they finally navigate their way to the top of the AFC playoff tree?<\/p>\n
5. Lions (0-0): Having Micah Parsons on the Packers will make things a lot tighter for the defending NFC North champs.<\/p>\n
6. Packers (0-0): By giving the green light to the Micah Parsons trade, Ed Policy has quickly put his imprint on the team.<\/p>\n
7. Commanders (0-0): It may take a little while to close the gap with the Eagles.<\/p>\n
8. Buccaneers (0-0): Every year, they’re overlooked. And they love it.<\/p>\n
9. Broncos (0-0): They could be the biggest threat to the Chiefs’ effort to run their streak of AFC Championship appearances to eight.<\/p>\n
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10. Texans (0-0): Not having Joe Mixon will hurt \u2014 unless Nick Chubb can rewind the clock to pre-2023.<\/p>\n
11. Rams (0-0): Uncertainty over Matthew Stafford’s back could derail a potentially special season.<\/p>\n
12. Vikings (0-0): J.J. McCarthy seems to be ready to roll.<\/p>\n
13. Bengals (0-0): Better late than never, the Bengals finally took care of their business.<\/p>\n
14. 49ers (0-0): Brock Purdy will get an immediate chance to earn his money.<\/p>\n
15. Chargers (0-0): Is Omarion Hampton ready to carry the load?<\/p>\n
16. Steelers (0-0): The closer we get to Week 1, the harder it is to see the Aaron Rodgers experiment working.<\/p>\n
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17. Bears (0-0): What is Caleb Williams’s ceiling? Whatever it is, Ben Johnson will get him there.<\/p>\n
18. Seahawks (0-0): Jalen Milroe will have a package of plays with the first team. How long until it will be more than a package?<\/p>\n
19. Cardinals (0-0): They have a chance to quietly make some noise and contend for a wild-card berth.<\/p>\n
20. Patriots (0-0): Every team changes from Week 1 to Week 18. The Patriots are the most likely to get much, much better by January.<\/p>\n
21. Cowboys (0-0): Jerry Jones needs to adopt the George Costanza “do the opposite” approach to running his team.<\/p>\n