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The 2025 NFL season feels more wide-open than ever, creating a deep field of Super Bowl contenders who will feel confident about their ability to win the Lombardi Trophy. However, the depth of quality teams this season also means that each of them has a glaring flaw or two.
With each of the league’s top clubs having played 10-plus games, there are plenty of NFL stats to highlight the weaknesses that each of the Super Bowl contenders have right now. So, let’s take a look at the biggest flaw for each of them right now.
There’s no doubt that Daniel Jones is having a breakout season, and he’s played a key role in the Indianapolis Colts establishing themselves as one of the best teams in the NFL this season. With that said, we’ve witnessed Jones fall back down to earth a bit as of late, highlighting the concerns surrounding Indianapolis if this team falls behind in a playoff game.
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In his last two games before the Week 11 bye, Jones put up just a 2-4 TD-INT rate with 3 fumbles lost and had a 76.5 QB rating with a 6.1 adjusted yards gained per attempt. He’s ranked just 13th in Completion Rate over Expectation (0) and 23rd in Adjusted EPA per Play (-0.033) since Week 9. If the Colts are put in an early hole come playoff time, which is plausible with a defense that can be exploited over the middle of the field and struggles to generate consistent pressure (31% ESPN pass-rush win rate, 30th in NFL), Indianapolis will be in trouble.
A majority of the focus from the Seattle Seahawks’ loss in Week 11 to the Los Angeles Rams centered on Sam Darnold’s 4 interceptions. That was certainly a big problem, but it hasn’t been this team’s biggest season-long flaw. Los Angeles dared Seattle to run the football against light boxes. The Seahawks averaged just 3.9 yards per carry with a well below-average 36.1 percent Rushing Success Rate.
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It’s been a recurring problem all season for Seattle. The Seahawks entered Week 12 ranked 26th in Rush EPA (-0.132) and 24th in Success Rate (38.9 percent). As a team, the Seahawks have finished under a 4.0 yards-per-carry average in six of 10 games this season. Come playoff times, opponents can take what the Rams did and deploy it with confidence because the Seahawks haven’t proven they can even run versus light boxes.
The inability of the Buffalo Bills’ receivers to create separation and provide quick targets for Josh Allen came under consideration. An even bigger issue, in our view, is that Buffalo is fielding one of the league’s worst run defenses. When the NFL Playoffs roll around, opponents are going to run at will on the Bills defense and thus keep...
