Some NFL teams have more issues than others, but nobody is perfect. Each team has issues, some big and some small, all of which can play a part in the goals of each team not panning out. After all, only one of the 32 teams in the league will end up as Super Bowl champions. So, what is the biggest fatal flaw plaguing each team through six weeks of the 2025 season?
Fatal flaw: Injuries and a slow start will lead to too big of a hole to climb out of
The Baltimore Ravens have a roster that seems poised to one day win the Super Bowl. Lamar Jackson’s team could contend for a championship again as soon as next season, but their 2025 season is already a lost cause. The Ravens are 1-5. The team has been riddled with injuries. They also had the unfortunate reality of facing some of the best teams in the NFL to start the season. Their less-than-ideal start means that a playoff appearance is already unlikely. The injuries will likely be too much to overcome.
Fatal flaw: A lack of playmakers for Josh Allen to throw to
After starting off the season looking like the best team in the NFL, the Buffalo Bills have lost two straight games. They will be okay, but one fatal flaw has been exposed during this mini losing streak. That flaw would be that the team doesn’t have enough talented pass catchers. Josh Allen has often had to act as Superman for the Bills to win games because the receiving corps of Keon Coleman, Josh Palmer, and Khalil Shakir is underwhelming. Those players can all serve as third options, but none of them thrive as a number one target who can win in one-on-one situations or catch 50/50 balls.
Fatal flaw: The offensive line is still terrible
The Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive line was horrible last season, and it didn’t get any better last year. The team’s inability to block has played a big part in the team already having three different quarterbacks who have started this year. Joe Burrow was hurt early in the year, and the Bengals recently replaced Jake Browning with the recently traded for Joe Flacco. Chase Brown has also had a terrible season at running back. Brown was expected to have a big year. Instead, Cincinnati has the fewest rushing yards (340) in the entire league.
Fatal flaw: The Browns still haven’t found their quarterback
Dillon Gabriel is the Cleveland Browns’ 41st starting quarterback since 1999. The team hasn’t been able to nail the most important position in football since they re-joined the NFL. Number 42 might be right around the corner. After a disastrous debut by Gabriel, fans are already pleading for Shedeur Sanders to take over under center. Regardless of who takes snaps at quarterback the rest of this season, both rookies will likely have first-year struggles, and it is very...