Getting to a Super Bowl is much different than being good during the regular season. We have seen many great regular season teams who falter when the playoffs roll around and some teams who don’t perform that well during the season, but excel in the playoffs. Here are the 10 teams with the best chance to make the Super Bowl as of week 15.
Lions
Even with a beat-up defense, they were able to beat a good Packers team on TNF. They remain the number one seed in the NFC, and that is the biggest key to their success in getting to the Super Bowl. This team seems to be unbeatable at home, although the Bills will test that this weekend.
Eagles
They came away with a win on Sunday, but it wasn’t pretty. The defense was good, and Saquon was great as always, but the passing game really struggled. They need to get that figured out if they want to beat the Lions in the playoffs.
Bills
The offense was spectacular, putting up 42 points, but their defense really let them down on the road in Los Angeles, losing 44-42 to the Rams. Their run defense was a big problem, and if they don’t improve it before the playoffs, they won’t go deep into the playoffs.
Chiefs
Their defense is great, and it has been all season, but their offense doesn’t seem to be at a championship level. Come playoff time, they usually figure it out, but right now, it is a weakness. They need to be considered a favorite.
Vikings
For a while, it looked like they were going to be in a close game yet again, but eventually, the Vikings pulled away and beat the Falcons. Their offense is great, and so if their run defense. The one issue/question they have is whether or not Sam Darnold can beat the other elite QBs in the playoffs.
Packers
They played very well on the road against the Lions on TNF, but playing well isn’t the same as winning. What it did show us is that they can compete with anyone, even the elite teams in the league, so they might be scary in the playoffs.
Steelers
Russ is cooking. Steelers offense is cooking, and they did it on Sunday without their number one WR, George Pickens. They are in control of the AFC North. They still have a chance at the number 2 seed in the AFC, and with their playmakers on defense, this is a scary team come playoff time.
Ravens
They had their bye this past week. They needed to get Justin Tucker right, their pass defense right, and work on not beating themselves with penalties. Come playoff time, those will all be huge problems for them. With all of that being said, though, they have an elite offense, an elite run defense, and a Super Bowl winning head coach.
Rams
With a huge upset win over the Bills on Sunday and then a big win in SF on TNF, the Rams have now won 7 of their past 9 games. They are positioned to catch Washington in the Wild Card standings or the Seahawks in the NFC West standings. If this team does find a way into the playoffs, they are going to be a very tough out. The defense has been getting better each week, and the Matthew Stafford/Sean McVay combination is one that could easily run the table.
Chargers
The defense is very good. It is the top-scoring defense in the league. The offense is inconsistent, though, and it doesn’t help that they had to go into KC on SNF without their top pass catcher, Ladd McConkey. They were inches away from beating the Chiefs, but they can blame scoring no points in the first half as the reason they didn’t. They have what is needed to make a deep playoff run, but if they stay inconsistent, that won’t happen.