The Seattle Seahawks are one game out of first place in the NFC West. Ahead of them is the 49ers, who have a tough matchup against the Buccaneers in Week 14. While the Seahawks as a whole aren’t being vocal about rooting for Tampa Bay, Uchenna Nwosu is.
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2022 NFL Division Winner Predictions
We asked our talent at The 33rd Team—eight former players, eight former NFL head coaches and a former general manager—to fill out a ballot and make their predictions for each division winner in a season of much intrigue. This is how our analysts think it could play out. >> Other Predictions: Individual Awards | Super […]
NFL Division Rankings Heading into 2022
With training camp approaching rapidly, the 2022 NFL season is nearly among us. Each division brings a unique combination of teams with varying levels of intrigue. Below, the eight NFL divisions have been ranked, primarily based on the following criteria: the strength of the projected top teams, the vulnerability of the projected bottom teams, and […]
Mike Tannenbaum’s Week 1 Takeaways
Football is back! As we’ll do every Monday at the 33rd Team, here are my top five takeaways from Week 1: 1) NFC West dominates The best division in football went 4-0 on Sunday with the Cardinals, Seahawks and 49ers winning on the road in the early slate. Matthew Stafford and the Rams then welcomed […]
NFL’s Most Underappreciated Players: NFC West
With such a large roster size in the NFL, it can be easy for the public to overlook some contributing players throughout the league. Not everybody can be Patrick Mahomes or Aaron Donald. In a league filled with so many incredible players, fans can sometimes get too caught up in stats and numbers when acknowledging […]
Targets Retained: NFC West
The NFC West has been a division of change this offseason, as all four of its teams rank in the bottom half of the league in overall target retention. This division also projects to be one of the more competitive divisions, with every team putting their sights firmly on a division title and the playoffs. […]
Snaps Lost: NFC West
The NFC West might have been the best division in the NFL last season. Looking ahead to 2021, all four teams have Super Bowl hopes. Seattle and San Francisco were on opposite ends of the standings, but both have heard rumors of movement at QB this offseason and the 49ers in particular seem in position […]
Offseason Outlook: NFC West
From 2012-19, a team from the NFC West reached the Super Bowl five times. The 49ers took a step back in 2020, largely due to injuries. The Rams, after making the playoffs last year, made a blockbuster trade for the quarterback they think can put them over the top. Seattle has been a perennial contender […]