NFL Letdown Games for Every Team

What games are the ones each NFL team has to look out for? It’s a LONG season with plenty of lulls, so which games are set up to be a letdown moment for every team?

Predicting each outcome takes into account location, scheduling fatigue, matchup intensity, and much more. These are the games – including the sandwich battles between two giant opponents – that each team should probably win, but might have issues.

– 2022 NFL Schedules

Arizona Cardinals

at Las Vegas Raiders, September 18 
Having started hot in recent seasons, the Cardinals will be tested immediately by big home games against the Chiefs and Rams. Overlooking the solid Raiders as the sandwich in between those two clashes is a problem.
– Arizona 2022 Schedule

Atlanta Falcons

Pittsburgh Steelers, December 4
Atlanta probably won’t be favored too often, but against a retooling Pittsburgh team at home this is one of the winnable late games. There’s one small problem: this will be Atlanta’s 13th consecutive game to start the season, and it will be tough not to look ahead to a much-needed bye.
– Atlanta 2022 Schedule

Baltimore Ravens

Atlanta Falcons, December 24
The AFC Central should be competitive from top to bottom, and Baltimore will meet divisional foes in four of its final five weeks. Saddled in the midst of this divisional chaos, the Falcons could surprise on Christmas Eve.
– Baltimore 2022 Schedule

Buffalo Bills

at Detroit Lions, November 24
Buffalo has massive expectations but can’t expect to breeze by the newly energized Lions. It’s Thanksgiving Day – Detroit might take its game up a notch – the Thursday after playing a physical Cleveland team to make this even more dangerous.
– Buffalo 2022 Schedule

Carolina Panthers

at New York Giants, September 18: The pressure will be on Matt Rhule early, but…