Overview
- Denver is 11-2 and ranked No. 6 in the “More to Prove” tier, with the matchup vs. Green Bay presented as their chance to validate contention.
- Green Bay sits No. 4 at 9-3-1, with Jordan Love described as playing at a level that has the Packers rounding into Super Bowl form.
- The top five viewed as having enough to make a run to Santa Clara are the Rams (No. 1), Seahawks (No. 2), Bills (No. 3), Packers (No. 4) and Patriots (No. 5).
- The package ranks all 32 teams and groups them into tiers that signal trajectory and weaknesses, including labels such as “More to Prove,” “Fatally Flawed” and “Clinging to (False) Hope.”
- Los Angeles leads at 10-3, Seattle follows at 10-3, Buffalo is 9-4, New England is 11-2, and the list runs through No. 32 Tennessee at 2-11.