On Monday, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell produced an article predicting the five NFL teams most likely to improve in 2024. His list included four teams you would expect to be on such a list: the Los Angeles Chargers (5-12 in 2023), New England Patriots (4-13), Washington Commanders and Arizona Cardinals (4-13). These squads produced four of the league’s five worst records last season; there’s nowhere to go but up.
But Barnwell also picked the Super Bowl champions: the Kansas City Chiefs.
While it is unusual for a defending Super Bowl champion to be found on a list like this, Barnwell is probably right.