Over the first five weeks of the NFL season, there seems to be one absolute truth: there are some really bad football teams in this league.
You can probably count anywhere from 10-12 teams that won't have a chance to win even six games. The Bills, Browns, Titans, Raiders, Chiefs, Lions, Buccaneers, and Rams are on the lowest tier. You can add the Jaguars, Redskins, and Panthers if you want - that's 11 of the NFL's 32 teams.
Maybe that's being generous...
I didn't include the 2-3 Texans on that list, who have only beaten Oakland and Tennessee. The 2-2 Cardinals haven't given much of a reason to believe that they'll break the Super Bowl loser curse. Miami (1-3) has Chad Henne at quarterback and a one-dimensional offense. Seattle just beat Jacksonville 41-0, but they have severe injury issues, and have been dismantled by superior teams.
There is a clear line between good and bad in the NFL this year. The only teams that seem like they are 8-8ish squads are Packers, 49ers, and Cowboys. Everybody else is either a contender, or a team that has little-to-no chance at making the postseason.
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