In terms of winning streaks, the Lions are at 11, the Eagles are at nine and the Vikings are at six.
The only other team that has staked a reasonable claim to being the best in the NFL is the Bills, who are 10-3, with a plus-129 differential, and lost on Sunday to the Rams.
Who has the best roster? The Eagles. They also struggled to beat the woeful Panthers on Sunday, then had star receiver A.J. Brown complain about the passing game, which has failed to reach 200 yards in three straight games. In fact, the Eagles have thrown for a combined 362 yards over their last three games.
The way Jalen Hurts is running the offense could be exploited by a quality defense and, Sunday, one of the Eagles’ best defenders, rookie cornerback Cooper DeJean, was torched by former Viking Adam Thielen.
Which team has the best pedigree? The Chiefs, of course. But if they hadn’t won consecutive Super Bowls and didn’t employ Patrick Mahomes, we’d look at their 2024 résumé as fraudulent, because they have trouble beating even bad teams by more than a few points.
Which team is scariest? The Lions, who can beat you up physically while they beat you badly on the scoreboard. But the Lions are dealing with a crisis of injuries on defense, and, as Vikings fans know, heading toward January with a great offense and a suspect defense is no way to win a championship.