Many teams have justified offseason hype, but summer buzz can lead to bitter disappointment. Other squads have failed to either live up to expectations or keep up with their previous pace, leading to missed opportunities and/or sweeping changes.
Patrick Mahomes-Josh Allen V produced a slightly lower-octane duel than last January's high bar but upsets largely defined Week 6. The New York teams' renaissance continues, while a decimated Steelers defense limited Tom Brady in Pittsburgh. Here are the Week 6 grades from around the NFL.
The NFC East continues to restore its reputation, while the Bills appear fully back on track in the AFC East. Atop the AFC North, the Ravens defense measured up better to Joe Burrow this time around.
The Bills escaped Baltimore with a hard-fought win, while the Packers survived against a third-string Patriots quarterback.
Week 3 in the NFL showed the power desperation creates. Five winless teams picked up their first victories. Three unbeaten teams falling added to the intrigue the season's third Sunday brought.
Comebacks ruled the NFL season's second week. Tua Tagovailoa, Kyler Murray, and Joe Flacco stunned three teams on the AFC's contender radar, while the quarterback situation in San Francisco could alter the NFC landscape.
Here are the grades from the 2022 season's action-packed first week.
"Monday Night Football" is beginning its 53rd season. From comebacks to record-setting sequences to quarterback showdowns, the NFL has seen numerous games become primetime classics.
After roster cuts, late-summer trades and this Garoppolo development, here is how the 32 QB2 situations stack up.
The stretch just before the regular season has increasingly become a critical NFL trade window. While impact trades have increased recently, teams have used this period to make big moves for decades.
A few key secondary pieces are on new teams as training camps open. A few franchises strengthened already strong DB groups with draft or free agency additions. Here is how the NFL's secondaries stack up.
In addition to Von Miller changing teams, multiple other players on the Hall of Fame radar relocated to reshuffle this year's pass-rushing contingents. As training camps get underway, here is how the league's pass rushes stack up.
Several NFL stars or key starters saw early-season injuries affect their own trajectories and/or their teams' fortunes. Here are the players who missed big chunks of last season who stand to play big parts in 2022.
Some teams opted to hire veteran headset operators, while others will entrust their offenses to first-timers. Arranged by NFL play-calling experience, here is this year's contingent of new hires.
Several teams sustained some losses this offseason -- some at high-profile positions -- and will be attempting to replace some standout performers with lesser-known talents.
The window between minicamp and training camp provides a roster-reassessment period for NFL teams. Several teams will exit minicamp with glaring deficiencies.
Here are the paths for every third-round passer chosen this century.
Here are the longest-tenured tandems, among pure kickers and punters, in special teams history.
An all-action NFL offseason has led to reshaped position groups across the league, through blockbuster trades, the usual free agency waves, and the draft.
The Broncos, Colts, and Commanders are preparing to start their sixth Week 1 quarterback, respectively, in the past six seasons. That puts these franchises on rare terrain for QB turnover, but other teams have gone through similar stretches of passer instability.
With an aim to pinpoint when top talent crossed paths and when new arrivals created considerable depth, here are the Super Bowl era's best quarterback divisions.
No modern offseason has featured wide receiver shakeups like this year's when free-agent signings and trades transformed the market. After the seismic trades and another deep wideout draft altered almost every team's receiving corps, here is how each team's group stands entering the summer.