NFL Power Rankings: Who are Super Bowl favorites with season approaching?

32. Atlanta Falcons
31. Chicago Bears
30. Houston Texans
29. New York Jets
28. Seattle Seahawks
27. Jacksonville Jaguars

If you were high on Justin Fields coming out of Ohio State, he reminded you why in his rookie season, looking like the most electric rushing quarterback outside of Lamar Jackson. However, he tossed eight touchdowns to 10 interceptions, and while he should benefit from the Bears moving on from Matt Nagy, the Matt Eberflus/Ryan Poles regime may not be as tied to Fields as their predecessors were. And the Bears haven't exactly set Fields up to take a major step forward in his second season, his offensive line projects to be one of the worst in the league and the team is very thin at wide receiver outside of Darnell Mooney.

26. Detroit Lions
25. New York Giants
24. Washington Commanders
23. Carolina Panthers
22. Cleveland Browns
21. Pittsburgh Steelers

With Matt Rhule on the hottest seat of any coach in the league, the Panthers have the potential for disaster in 2022. But a healthy Baker Mayfield should be a drastic improvement over what the Panthers had at quarterback in 2021, and he's got a nice one-two punch to throw to at wide receiver in D.J. Moore and Robbie Anderson. If Christian McCaffrey is able to stay healthy for a majority of the season -- which probably isn't a safe bet -- the Panthers have the potential to at least be frisky in 2022.

20. New England Patriots
19. Baltimore Ravens
18. New Orleans Saints
17. Tennessee Titans
16. Indianapolis Colts

We'll admit, No. 17 feels low for the Titans, who were the No. 1 seed in the AFC a year ago. Then again, Ryan Tannehill had an ugly performance in a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional Round. The Titans drafted his potential successor in Malik Willis this offseason. Tennessee is excited about rookie Treylon Burks, but it made be unfair to ask him to fill A.J. Brown's shoes. Derrick Henry was putting up an MVP-caliber season last year before a foot injury cost him the final nine games of the regular season. Was that injury just a one off or a start of the insane workload Henry has had over the last four seasons catching up with him? Mike Vrabel's squad has a bunch of major questions entering 2022.

15. Arizona Cardinals
14. Miami Dolphins
13. Dallas Cowboys
12. Minnesota Vikings
11. Philadelphia Eagles

Jalen Hurts proved that he can lead the Eagles to quite a few regular season wins in 2021, tossing 16 touchdowns and running for another 10. In his third season, Hurts will need to take a major step forward as a passer. He's set up well to do so, with the Eagles adding A.J. Brown to DeVonta Smith, Quez Watkins and Dallas Goedert in the offseason. With an elite offensive line, the Eagles will have a lethal offense if Hurts proves capable of going blow-for-blow through the air with some of the best quarterbacks in the sport.

10. Las Vegas Raiders
9. Denver Broncos
8. San Francisco 49ers
7. Green Bay Packers
6. Los Angeles Chargers

For years, Russell Wilson wanted a chance to conduct the orchestra. He'll get that opportunity in his first season under Nathaniel Hackett with the Broncos. It's unfortunate that Tim Patrick has been lost for the season, but Wilson still has plenty to work with at the wide receiver position, especially if KJ Hamler is healthy in addition to Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy. What's more, second-year running back Javonte Williams is one of our picks to be a breakout star in 2022.