NFL Power Rankings: Lions and Bills Claim Top Spots as Playoffs Approach - Key Takeaways for All 32 Teams!

La temporada regular de la NFL ha concluido tras una emocionante Semana 18. Para los equipos más destacados en nuestras últimas clasificaciones de la temporada regular, es momento de prepararse para los playoffs. En cambio, para los 18 equipos que se encuentran en la parte baja de esta lista, ha llegado la hora de analizar qué salió mal y comenzar a planificar para el 2025. Estamos aquí para contribuir en ese proceso, compartiendo una lección aprendida esta temporada por los 32 equipos.

Every football coach has said the phrase, “Next man up,” roughly one million times in their career. It’s the sport’s reflex response to injuries, as in, “We don’t make excuses around here, the backup will come in and play just fine.” But the Lions’ rash of injuries this year could show the ultimate fallacy of that argument. This is a team that has done everything right but has 16 players on injured reserve heading into the playoffs. Making matters worse, starting cornerback Terrion Arnold left Sunday night’s game in a walking boot.

Buffalo traded Stefon Diggs and released Mitch Morse, Tre’Davious White and Jordan Poyer last offseason, and this still looks like the most dangerous Bills team of this window. Josh Allen is the reason. The Bills quarterback had 40 touchdowns, the fourth most in the league, and only eight turnovers, the fewest among the NFL’s top 10 quarterbacks. Allen started and played one play Sunday to extend his consecutive starts streak to 115 and then hit the bench as Buffalo lost a meaningless game (for them).