NFL - December 2025
WHO'S HOT... AND WHO'S NOT
It never fails.
At the start of every NFL season, the "experts" all predict that the NFL's teams will all fare pretty much as they did the previous season - with some improving a little bit, and others falling off a little bit.
And then it happens - a few teams come out of nowhere to become contenders, while others that everyone thought would be contenders take a nosedive.
So it has gone in 2025. Yes, the Eagles are still in the chase (or at least have a pulse), but we all figured the Chiefs, Bills, Lions, Ravens, and (maybe) Commanders would surely be there as well. And it never once occurred to us that teams like the Patriots, Jaguars, and Bears would even be in the conversation.
Well surprise, surprise. That's football.
Of course, we also figured the Giants and Jets would still suck. There are some things in football you can always count on. That's football too.
Indeed, who can forget Joe Namath's lesser-known prediction, made shortly AFTER the Jets' 1969 Super Bowl victory:
Without further ado, here is a list of 2025's most (and least) improved teams and their projected win totals, based on games played through and including NFL Week 14:
