Beyond the NFL 's stars, many often overlook the No. 3 wide receiver, the rotational edge-rusher or the one-year starter in the secondary, but those reserves and budding playmakers may have a lot more to offer.
We're in uncharted waters in the NFL . Normally, Week 17 means the end of the line the conclusion of the regular season. But with the addition of a 17th game, there's one more week to go and much to be decided.
In 2021, an NFL MVP award is often thought of as being exclusively for quarterbacks. How could it not be? Since 2000, only four non-quarterbacks have won the Associated Press' MVP award, with signal-callers winning it nine out of the last 10 times.
There is one thing for certain in the NFL in 2021: Nothing is certain. The top five in these power rankings has been a carousel of ups and downs all season long.