Jeremy Fowler
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- ESPN staff author
- Previously a university football reporter for CBSSports.com
- University of Florida graduate
Dan Graziano
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ESPN Staff Author- Joined ESPN in 2011
- Recent Jersey native and creator of two published novels
In case you’re a believer within the adage conveyed by Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells that claims “you’re what your record says you’re,” perhaps you may stop reading right here. The Philadelphia Eagles proceed to carry the NFL’s best record at 11-1 as Week 14 of the 2022 season begins, with the 10-2 Minnesota Vikings and 9-3 Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs next in line for the literal designation because the league’s best team.
If, then again, you suspect nuance is crucial in any evaluation of the highest teams, we’ve got a debate that is perhaps up your alley. Provided that it isn’t the Eagles but their current NFC East subordinates the Cowboys that lead ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI), the query of “best” looks as if a pertinent and fluid one. NFL Insiders Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler have made their feelings on the topic known, also weighing in on the sub-.500 teams that would make a serious run to the wild card because the NFL playoff machine cranks up, discussing which of the league’s whopping seven intradivision games this week has essentially the most import, offering their rookie of the yr picks and providing the standard spate of upset selections and fantasy advice.
