Thanksgiving isn’t complete, however, without football. Whether it’s your family’s Turkey Bowl or the slate of NFL games being played tomorrow, football and thanksgiving are synonymous. As far as the NFL, what a crazy season it’s been so far. Every team has played eleven games, and through eleven games, we have one division, the AFC North, where every team is at least three games above .500 (a first in NFL history at this point in the season) and another division, the NFC South, where every team is at least three games under .500 (also a first in NFL history at this point in the season). Most ridiculous fact from all that? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sit at 2-9 through the first eleven. That puts them both two games out of the playoffs and one game away from the first pick in the NFL draft. I’m literally white girling with how much I can’t even. Did you hear the New England Patriots died and then were brought back to life in historic fashion? You have if you’ve watched SportsCenter over the past two months. And how bout dem Cowboys? We’ll get there. As with my previewpalooza, I’ll rank the 32 teams, from worst to first. This time around, the rankings are influenced by how each team has played through their first eleven games, how I project they’ll finish based on their final five games, and eventually, who I think is will win Super Bowl XLIX (again, that’s 49 if you struggle with the Roman numerals). Here we go.
23. Atlanta Falcons – Preseason: 15, Current: 4-7, Projected: 6-10
22. New Orleans Saints – Preseason: 6 (With a PH’s Biggest Disappointment team!), Current: 4-7, Projected: 6-10
15. Pittsburgh Steelers – Preseason: 11, Current: 7-4, Projected: 9-7
14. Cincinnati Bengals – Preseason: 10, Current: 7-3-1 (lol ties), Projected: 9-6-1
13. Baltimore Ravens – Preseason: 19, Current: 7-4, Projected: 10-6, #4 Seed in AFC
7. Seattle Seahawks – Preseason: 5, Current: 7-4, Projected: 11-5, #6 Seed in NFC
5. Philadelphia Eagles – Preseason: 7, Current: 8-3, Projected: 11-5, #3 Seed in NFC
1. New England Patriots – Preseason: 2, Current: 9-2, Projected: 13-3, #1 Seed in AFC, Super Bowl XLIX Champions