Coming off a solid nine-win effort in 2023, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got off to a good start this year, winning four of their first six games. A fifth straight playoff appearance looked like a near certainty until things unraveled with a four-game skid.

The Green Bay Packers bounced back somewhat last year, even returning to the playoffs, and have taken bigger steps in 2024, squeaking past the Bears in Week 11 to improve to 7-3. But are they as good as their record suggests?

The Denver Broncos took a nice step forward in 2023 even if they did miss the playoffs for the eighth straight year. However, with the way things started this year — winning five of their first eight — it looked like the drought would end.

With two straight wins, the Atlanta Falcons have taken control of the NFC South and sit just one win shy of a fourth straight season of seven wins. Of course, the Falcons have designs on much greater heights than that.

This season has been a complete shitshow for the Dallas Cowboys. Coming off three straight 12-win seasons, they’ve lost three in a row, so now need to win their final nine games to make it four years in a row with a dirty dozen victories.

He salvaged his day with his first rushing touchdown since 2022, and had looked better over the last three games, and there’s no shame in being held in check by the 49ers’ D, so no need to panic at the moment.