Will the Falcons' easy schedule lead to an NFC title? Can the Bengals get back on top in the tough AFC North? Could the Jets start hot?
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Assuming Barkley can be the key player who elevates a team from good to great ignores the fact that he has not been that so far over six years in the NFL. Again, the Eagles may well be favored to win the division, but I find it hard to believe Kellen Moore's offense is going to make a running back its focal point.Atlanta is tied with division-mate New Orleans for the easiest schedule in the league, if we're basing things on opponents' 2023 records .
Elsewhere in the AFC North, the Browns, Ravens and Steelers have the first-, second- and third-hardest schedules based on opponents' 2023 records. Cincinnati, meanwhile, has the 16th-hardest. Honestly, it's still too early to know how well Burrow will recover from his injury. This isn't an ACL or an Achilles, where the recovery process and timeline are well established and relatively common.
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