How many of those blowouts became blowouts because the offense couldn’t do anything, leading to the defense getting worn out? Marginally better QB play wouldn’t turn them into a 10-1 squad but it would give them a fighting chance in at least some of those contests.

The stratification of each conference is so strange. In the NFC the Vikings are a game and a half clear of everyone chasing them. Meanwhile there’s 6 teams in the AFC within a game of the final two playoff slots.