Fun facts about the Green Bay Packers: They have advanced to the playoffs in six straight seasons; Aaron Rodgers has been under center for all six of those seasons; they have won at least ten games in all but one …

Believe it or not, the 2014 Detroit Lions went 11-5 on the strength of their defense, a unit that ranked number one against the rush and number three in points allowed. First-year defensive coordinator Teryl Austin injected intensity, enthusiasm, and …

The Marc Trestman era in Chicago lasted all of two seasons, ending with a 13-19 record and no playoff appearances. The front office’s new solution to fixing their postseason drought was to hire John Fox, who has lost two Super …

Leaving aside the incessant name controversy, the Washington Redskins have been a terrible football team for the last two years. A 7-25 record and the rapid decline of former wunderkind quarterback Robert Griffin III have sent the franchise careening off …

No NFL team had an offseason as polarizing or fascinating as the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Chip Kelly won a front office power struggle days after the 2014 season ended that awarded him full control over shaping the team in …

Since winning Super Bowl XLVI, the New York Giants have been in slow decline. They fell to a disappointing 6-10 in 2014, the franchise’s worst record in a decade. Head coach Tom Coughlin and general manager Jerry Reese are firmly …

How ’bout them Cowboys! For the first time in five years, fans of, ahem, “America’s Team” could shout those infamous words in 2014 without an ounce of irony. The ‘Boys not only posted their best record since 2007, but they …

The San Diego Chargers have won 7, 8, or 9 games for five straight years. That’s the definition of mediocre. And if not for quarterback Philip Rivers, they likely would’ve won 3, 4, or 5 games during that span. The …

The last time the Oakland Raiders played in a postseason game was in Super Bowl XXXVII when they were thrashed by the Buccaneers 48-21. That was 12½ years ago. Since then they have won more than five games only twice, …

In two years, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has done what he does best: win. A 20-12 record during that span and one playoff appearance has stabilized a franchise that had finished with four or fewer wins in …