The NFL didn't have a worst-to-first finisher last year, but history indicates that at least one team could make the leap ...

We stacked last season's last-place finishers in each division by their chances to jump all the way to first. Will the Lions ...

ESPN is a buyer in the Detroit Lions going worst-to-first in 2026.

The New York Jets finished tied with an NFL-worst record of 3-14 throughout the 2025 season. They were last place in the AFC East, and the second-worst team in the division more than doubled their win ...

Every NFL team’s goal at the end of the season is to make the Super Bowl, no matter how unrealistic that goal may be. While 14 of the 32 teams in the league made it to the playoffs and earned a chance ...

The Bears went from worst to first, but what comes after that for teams who make such a journey is usually more difficult than they imagine. The biggest question of all facing the Bears going into ...

Expectations are higher for the New Orleans Saints in 2026. Kellen Moore's team finished the 2025 season with some real momentum after starting rookie quarterback Tyler Shough down the stretch, and ...

There’s a gravitational force in the NFL that tends to pull the 32 teams toward the middle of the pack. That’s why the idea of parity is constantly bandied about. The salary cap and a draft based on ...

The New England Patriots and Chicago Bears were just playing out the string late in lost seasons when the calendar flipped to December last year. Now they find themselves at the top of the NFL ...