The 2022 NFL season is just one week away, so let’s preview the campaign and collect our bearings as we ready for 18 weeks of football goodness.
Each year, heading into the new season, I separate all 32 teams into four buckets of eight. Which eight squads can truly contend for the Super Bowl? Which are aren’t there yet but are trending up? Which are headed in the wrong direction?
Today, we’ll start with the last bucket of eight: The teams at the bottom. These are the teams with little hope of a playoff berth this season, let alone a run to the Super Bowl. They’re the teams who will ultimately end up competing for the No. 1 draft pick.
This preview series is decidedly a power rankings. First, though, we’re going through eight teams toward the bottom of the win total rankings that I think will be fighting more for the No. 1 pick than the Vince Lombardi Trophy,'deciding whether to bet, lean or pass on the over/under season total. Along the way, you’ll find offensive and defensive unit rankings for each team, plus other bets worth considering.