What does one do, how does one function when there's no NFL football being played? Easy. Reading rankings from the season to see where your team stacks up against the rest of the league. It's all we got right now.

The Buffalo Bills defeated the Detroit Lions on the road late during the regular season and advanced one postseason round further than their NFC North counterpart in 2024. Considering those facts, it is surprising to see Buffalo ranked behind Detroit in Sports Illustrated's post-Super Bowl LIX Power Rankings.

Looking ahead to the 2025 season, the Bears have the second-most difficult strength of schedule in the NFL. Their opponents had a win-loss percentage of .567 and win-loss record of 135-154. Chicago will play 10 games against playoff teams from last season and 11 games against teams that had a .

A draft class can't be fully assessed for a few years. But today's NFL lacks patience, and rookies are thrust into key roles sooner rather than later. Instant gratification has become a big part in evaluating young talent.

Kickoff return: This category is where the Jaguars’ ranked the lowest at 27th and is an area of growth for an already good unit. Durvernay ranked 19th in attempts and Washington was 48th, with Duvernay’s 25.1 yards per attempt ranking 49th.

NFL.com’s Gennaro Filice graded every team’s rookie class, and the Bears ranked among the middle of the pack with a B-, which landed them at No. 17 overall. Filice focused on Lassiter and Bullock specifically for their roles in a DeMeco Ryans’ style defense.

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None. The Lions' roster was stacked entering the 2024 season, so there wasn't much room for rookie-year playing time. At cornerback, that wasn't the