The race to the bottom has begun. There are six teams currently competing for low man on the 2024 AFC totem pole: Patriots, Dolphins, Browns, Bengals and Titans all stand at 1-3, with the Jaguars at 0-4. New England will face two of these teams in the next three weeks: the Dolphins in Week 5 at home, and the Jaguars in Week 7 for the international game in Germany. Lucky Germany.
All of these teams belong here. You can argue that the Bengals and Dolphins have franchise quarterbacks, solid rosters and were supposed to be contenders - and maybe the next quarter will boost them in that direction - but as Bill Parcells aptly stated, “You are what your record says you are.