Ranking all 8 last-place NFL teams from last season by likelihood of going worst to first in 2024

Unless you have an all-time quarterback, there is no such thing as sustained excellence in today’s NFL.

Every year, we see a variety of surprising teams glowing up from being an afterthought to a confident playoff contender. It’s part of the reason the league sells hope so well — it is legitimately possible for a significant portion of teams each fall to see some good measure of success because of how unpredictable everything can be.

The 2024 NFL season promises to be no different on this front. There are, of course, eight teams who finished in last place in their respective divisions last season. Eight teams who have a chance to achieve one of the more surprising feats in the league — going from worst to first. From an AFC contender revitalized by the return of its healthy quarterback to several young guns giving their new franchises real optimism under center, there’s a lot to like here if you start examining the league’s bottom feeders on a deeper level.

In the interest of maintaining a watchful eye on the proceedings, let’s rank all eight last-place NFL teams from last season by the likelihood they finish in first place in their respective division this year.

Don’t be surprised if some of the teams up top here end up wearing a crown by season’s end.