Since the 2021 season, the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers and Tennessee Titans have been given the NFL's earliest bye week twice. This is generally thought to be a disadvantage ...

As noted above, the NFC overall is a lot more competitive than its counterpart. Not only does it have only one one-win team, there are 12 clubs — compared to eight in the AFC — at .500 or better.

Things look grim for the Miami Dolphins after a gut-wrenching loss to the Buffalo Bills, dropping them to 0-3 and seemingly out of the playoff picture already. But is there still hope? The Dolphins ...