The 2025 NFL regular season is only six days away, which means all of the league's 32 teams still have hope about the upcoming campaign.
However, it's necessary to push back all the rainbows and sunshine to establish realistic expectations for the 2025 season. Yes, there are surprises every year in the NFL : the Washington Commanders jumped from drafting second overall in the 2024 NFL Draft to the NFC Championship game thanks to quarterback Jayden Daniels ' star turn as the league's Offensive Rookie of the Year, and the Minnesota Vikings won 14 games with Sam Darnold as their starting quarterback last season.
So which teams should be perceived as legitimate contenders out of the NFC to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LX? Which ones are the likely basement d