11 weeks down and 7 to go for the regular season. Crazy how fast the season goes. In the spirit of tomorrow being Thanksgiving which is my absolute favorite holiday, it is time to evaluate what each teams have to be thankful for. No matter what your situation good or bad, we can all find at least one thing to be thankful for. The same is true of the NFL teams. So here are the rankings 32-1 with one thing each team has to be thankful about.

32. Carolina Panthers: Playing American Football instead of European Football.

In European Football leagues (what we call soccer) the worst team gets demoted to a lower league and the best team from the league below that gets moved up to the top league. I can neither confirm or deny that I only know this because of watching Ted Lasso. Anyway, good news for the Panthers they get to stay in the NFL and don’t have to go play in the USFL or the XFL.

31. New England Patriots: A Full Trophy Case

My, how the mighty have fallen. But hey, you have 6 Lombardi Trophies and no one can take that away from you.

30. New York Giants: A QB named Devito

Luckily it isn’t Danny Devito. He would have a hard time seeing over the line. But they have Tommy who is a fun story and the first Giant to throw for 3 tds in a game since like 2019. Way to go Tommy.

29. Arizona Cardinals: Murray is back!

This is no knock on Joshua Dobbs, more on him in a bit. But Murray is an upgrade and makes this team competitive. They still suck, but they suck a little less.

28. Chicago Bears: Carolina’s draft pick

The Bears are awful and even when they out play their opponents, they find ways to lose like they did on Sunday. But they are better than the Panthers and have the Panthers draft pick. They are headed towards two top 5 picks. Now what to do with them…

27. Tennessee Titans: Don’t have to worry about playoff losses.

Normally, the Titans are just good enough to make the playoffs but not good enough to win a playoff game. No worries about that this year.

26. Washington Commanders: Hot water…oh wait.

Did you see that the Commanders didn’t have hot water after the game? What’s worse than getting blown out by your rival with a 3rd string QB that no one has heard of leading them? How about a cold shower afterwards. This organization is a true disaster. But hey, at least they have a politically correct name.

25. Atlanta Falcons: a shot at the division

Even though this team is awful and doesn’t know how to use they talent they have, they are amazingly just 1 game out of first place. The NFC South is truly awful.

24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: a shot at the division

Even though this team is awful and doesn’t know how to use they talent they have, they are amazingly just 1 game out of first place. The NFC South is truly awful.

23. New Orleans Saints: A shot at the division

Even though this team is awful and doesn’t know how to use they talent they have, they are amazingly 1 game ahead and in first place. The NFC South is truly awful.

22. Green Bay Packers: Young Players who bring hope for the future

I don’t know if Jordan Love is the answer but he has been pretty good off and on. They have a great young receiving core of Watson, Doubs, Reed and Musgrave so the future is at least sort of bright.

21. San Diego…I mean Los Angeles Chargers: A new coach in 2024

They have to get a new coach next year right? right? Someone tell me they are getting a new coach!

20. New York Jets: a defense that embarrasses Quarterbacks

Robert Saleh famously said that his defense embarrassed 3 of the best QBs in the league in Allen, Mahomes and Hurts. He is not wrong. The problem is that his quarterbacks have been an embarrassment to the sport and his o-line has been nearly as bad.

19. Las Vegas Raiders: Josh McDaniels is no longer in the building

Josh may go down as the worst coach in NFL history. To top things off, he made his kids come home from trick or treating to tell them he got fired. This guy is only good at ruining things.

18. Indianapolis Colts: A .500 record

Somehow, this team is .500. I have no idea how. But hey, good for them and they should definitely be thankful.

17. Los Angeles Rams: a guy named Puka

One of my favorite all time old movies is Harvey where Jimmy Stuart has an imaginary friend who is a 6 foot Rabbit, named Harvey Turns out that Harvey is a Puka. Watch the movie and it’ll make sense. Anyway, with Cooper Kupp hurt to start the season and now hurt again, the Rams would be even worse if it wasn’t for their own Puka. Their Puka isn’t a fictitious rabbit but instead a very good rookie receiver. Side note, my mom hates the movie Harvey for some reason. Maybe she has her own Puka and doesn’t like that everyone laughs at the movie.

16. Denver Broncos: other teams giving them the ball and beating the Chiefs.

My wife’s favorite team has two things to be thankful for. First, after almost an entire season (16) of straight losses, the Broncos finally beat the Chiefs. They are also actually on a 4 game win streak due mostly to other teams giving them the ball a bunch of times. Some of this is their opportunistic defense and some of it has been just the stupidity of the other team giving them the ball a lot.

15. Cincinnati Bengals: There’s always next year.

The Bengals have a talented roster that has mostly been injured this year. Burrow is gone for the season and their season is pretty much over. But hey, they got a lot of young players so I am sure they will be back in the hunt next year. They might want to get some new offensive linemen in the offseason though.

14. Pittsburgh Steelers: A new offensive coordinator

Embattled OC, Matt Canada got fired this week. I don’t know who is calling the plays now but it can’t be worse.

13. Seattle Seahawks: Playing in the NFC

Seattle is a pretty good but not great team. They are 6-4 and their next 4 games are San Fran, @ Dallas, @ San Fran and home against Philly. Ouch. But because they play in the NFC they will probably still make the playoffs.

12. Minnesota Vikings: Joshua Dobbs

The Vikings season was thought to be over when Justin Jefferson got hurt. But instead they won a couple of games. Then they lost Kirk Cousins got hurt and was out for the season. They traded for Josh Dobbs and they continued their winning ways until Sunday night. Dobbs has played great. I can’t wait to see what he does once he learns the offense.

11. Cleveland Browns: No lawsuits for Massage boy

Sure, he hasn’t played very well and gets hurt a lot. Sure, he is out for the season. Sure, you paid him a bunch of guaranteed money with a contract you can’t get out of. But hey, he hasn’t assaulted any women lately so lets call it a victory.

10. Buffalo Bills: a long season

Bills have been super bowl favorites to missing the playoffs to back in the hunt. Its a roller coaster but they still have a great shot at making the playoffs and making a run.

9. Houston Texans: winning a game last year to lose the 1st pick in the draft.

Some of this is circumstantial but do you really think they would be having the success with Bryce Young that they are having CJ Stroud? I don’t think so either. But had they had the #1 pick they would have taken Young.

8. Jacksonville Jaguars: playing in the afc south and against the nfc south

The Jags have struggled against good teams. But luckily they get to play the Colts and Titans twice and get 4 games against the lowly NFC south. Playoffs here they come.

7. Miami Dolphins: Tyreek Hill

Tyreek is real good at football. He may have 2,000 receiving yards this year. He is good entertainment.

6. Dallas Cowboys: A soft schedule

The Cowboys are real good at blowing out bad teams. They get to do it again on Thanksgiving playing the Commanders. The good news for the Commanders is that it is in Dallas so they will get a hot shower afterwards.

5. Kansas City Chiefs: An elite defense and the best player in the world

Our defense has been outstanding which is good because our offense can’t score in the second half of games. Turnovers and dropped passes have been our downfall. We got 7 weeks to figure it out. Pat said they would and I am not in the business of doubting Pat.

4. Detroit Lions: Being relevant.

Detroit has been awful for a long time. They are now a playoff team and they might even win a playoff game or two. Going to be interesting to see how they do during the stretch but they have a good football team even though they annoy me for some reason that I can’t pinpoint.

3. Baltimore Ravens: A healthy Lamar…for now.

I mean it is only a matter of time. But for now, with a healthy Lamar and the best defense in the league, they are the best team in the AFC.

2. San Francisco 49ers: offensive weapons

I don’t think Purdy is that great. But McCaffrey, Aiyuk, Kittle and Deebo are. Just get those guys the ball and they are off and running, literally and figuratively.

1. Philadelphia Eagles: Receivers that can catch the ball and the tush push.

Devontae Smith caught the deep ball thrown to him. MVS did not. That was the difference in the game. Also, the Tush Push is dumb.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, filled with food, football, food, napping, food and more football. It’s the greatest day of the year!