By the time we get to this point in the NFL season, you think you know what you need to know about the 14 playoff teams. After all, we've seen each of them play 17 games while weathering injuries, quarterback changes, losing streaks, winning streaks, etc. So we feel pretty confident we know these teams ... but do we really?
The other things that harden over a 17-game season are incorrect assumptions. If a team develops a reputation, it can stick, even as evidence sneakily piles up in the background to dispute those claims.