The Baltimore Ravens are battered by injury and clinging to postseason hope at 1-5. The Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles face two-game losing streaks after nationally televised face-plants. The Detroit Lions appeared to be a potential juggernaut until they lost Sunday night by two scores to the Kansas City Chiefs. Those Chiefs appear to be reclaiming their long-lost offensive identity, but the standings show them at 3-3 and outside a playoff spot.
The bumpy beginnings of alleged powerhouses have opened a vacuum atop the NFL. After six weeks, the toughest question in the league is not why franchises can’t develop quarterbacks or where Mike McDaniel buys his pants. It’s simply this: Who is the best team?