The closing stretch is near.  Who will be in? Who will be out?  Why are you asking Red?

1. Detroit Lions (11-1)  Red premiers a new feature beginning with the Lions this week.  Actually, before he was just too lazy to include W/L record.  Lions deserve this spot.  Can they keep their players on the field?
2. Philadelphia Eagles (10-2) Eagles have inside track to No. 1 seed in NFC with only the Vikings and Packers nipping at their wings.  Red is not aware that birds have heels.  Feel free to correct him.
3. Buffalo Bills (10-2) – Red loves a good blizzard game.  Apparently, as does Josh Allen. Was that the best touchdown of the year?  Once again, how did the Texans beat this team?
4. Kansas City Chiefs (11-1)  Chiefs may be the worst 11-1 team in NFL history.   But they continue to win close one-score games. 
5. Minnesota Vikings (10-2) Still doing it with smoke and mirrors.
6. Green Bay Packers (9-3) Mirrors will need to be brightly polished and the smoke machine will need to be finely tuned against the Lions on Thursday.
7. Pittsburgh Stealers (9-3)  Those who counted R. Wilson out are now licking their wounds.
8. Denver Broncos (7-5)  Broncos wish they were in the AFC South.
9. Baltimore Ravens (8-5) Are the Ravens swirling the drain?  Defense must step up or the Ravens will be grasping for the No. 7 seed in AFC.
10. Washington Commanders (8-5) The Commanders are in the Top 10?  Are the end times near?
11. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4)  I don’t think any AFC team wants to face the Bolts in the post-season.
12. Seattle Seahawks (7-5)  Geno is playing well again and has the Falconos Marinos (which is Red’s favorite Spanish name for an NFL team) on a roll.
13. Arizona Cardinals (6-6)  You just never know which Cardinals team is going to show up on game day.
14. Houston Texans (8-5)  Can they beat the Chiefs or the Ravens down the stretch?  Red is calling it now.  Yes and No.
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6) What can you say about a team like the Bucs?  Red has no clue.
16. Los Angeles Rams (6-6)  Could be trouble if they make the playoffs and get some key players back.
17. Atlanta Falcons (6-6)  Cannot make up their mind.
18. Indianapolis Colts (6-7) Colts are a living, breathing, walking embodiment of parody in that they are not out of the playoff picture yet.
19. Dallas Cowboys (5-7) Two game winning streak has fans excited.  Calm down now.
20. Miami Dolphins (5-7) Return on investment is very poor.
21. San Francisco 49ers (5-7) Need to go 4-1 down the stretch.  And that would be a stretch.
22. Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)  Bengals cannot buy a break this season. Cowboys had better watch out.
23. New Orleans Saints (4-8) Saints do not deserve a break.
24. Chicago Bears (4-8)  Bears are simply broken.
25. Carolina Panthers (3-9)  Showing signs of life.
26. Cleveland Browns (3-8)  Jameis Winston is fun to watch – that is if you like roller coasters.
27. Tennessee Titans (3-10)  Will Levis has not sucked for several weeks now.
28. New York Jets (3-9)  Will they ever learn?  It’s not looking good.
29. New England Patriots (3-10)  Red is going to write a poem about the Pats season. Ode to Hubris.
30. New York Giants (2-10)  Do they Giants have one good game left in them?
31. Las Vegas Raiders (2-10)  Casinos are packed.  Stadium – not so much.
32. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10) Hopefully, the coaching staff is not foolish enough to let Trevor Lawrence play again this year and that is now confirmed.  All hail, Mac Jones – our reigning Dead Man of the Year!