Lions seem to have the best chance to go from worst to first

(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) | Getty Images We recently ranked the eight teams that finished in last place in their respective divisions in 2025 on their chances to go from worst to first in 2026. I ranked them this way: The Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans, New York Gia

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We recently ranked the eight teams that finished in last place in their respective divisions in 2025 on their chances to go from worst to first in 2026.

I ranked them this way: The Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals. We then asked our readers to vote on who they think could go from worst to first this season. Because our polling system olny allows six options, the Browns and Cardinals were left

off the polling list.

The Lions won the fan vote with the Raiders getting a lot of support. There are a lot of factors that go into it. But the Lions are pretty good. But we shall see how the season plays out.

Here are some of your responses:

Locutus

Probably the safest Kalchi bet is Da Lions.

Nunchucks

This is the best chance in decades for the Raiders to go from worst to first…Extremely poor decisions from the front office have caused the catastrophe we have witnessed like a broken record every season..Instead of using patch kits, band aids and super glue for a GM and head coach..The Raiders finally have a better plan in place and they have done some good things to get closer to a winning organization…It’s always been about having a real plan from the top on down to get things right…Mark Davis failed miserably at that…He really needed to hire someone to do it for him…well, he finally did when he brought Brady in and it’s actually working!…Spytek and Kubiak for GM and coach of the year…12-5 and AFC West Champs!…JW Baby!

raidarluv

Raiders🤔 Sure, why not