There will be quite a lot of “Captain Obvious” in this article but it is a chance to put data to what many of us know. The first “Captain Obvious” statement is that it is really hard to beat good, quality teams in the NFL. It is even harder to do so regularly.
It can also be difficult to analyze just how good a team is at any given time. A team might be good for two weeks early in the year and then fall off. A different team might start off slowly but build to a playoff run.