5 Super Bowl pretenders after Week 11 of 2021 NFL season

Week 11 has come and gone. Teams are beginning to showcase that they are playoff material, and could very well be considered Super Bowl contenders. But there are teams that are constantly dropping the ball — quite literally.

Teams like the Bills and the Titans have begun to lose against much lesser teams, and that is not a good look considering both were supposed Super Bowl contenders from the beginning of the season. Winning games makes a world of difference, even to teams that aren't competitive.

Here are five Super Bowl pretenders after Week 11.

Which Super Bowl pretender is the most at risk?

#5 - Buffalo Bills

Something very odd is happening with the Buffalo Bills. They are currently 6-4 and have lost to the Jaguars and got destroyed by the Colts. The Colts have proven themselves to be a competitive team, but for the Bills to lose by 15-41 is absurd. The Bills might be showing some weaknesses, which the real playoff contenders could exploit against them.

The Bills should figure themselves out and stop losing games that should be easy wins, or they could be in danger of missing the playoffs altogether. As it stands right now, they are not looking like Super Bowl contenders, but deep pretenders.

#4 - Dallas Cowboys

Another team that could be Super Bowl pretenders are the Dallas Cowboys. Even though the Cowboys are enjoying a bit more success than the Bills, they also remain in the same boat by getting beat by lesser teams. That was not necessarily true as they lost to the Chiefs, who look to be Super Bowl contenders again.

But for such a high-powered offense to be humbled by a defense that isn't exactly at the top is a bit confusing. As it stands right now, the Cowboys could make it to the playoffs, but they will likely fall in the divisional round if they continue to play like they have been.

3 other Super Bowl pretenders

#3 - Baltimore Ravens

It's not easy to put the Baltimore Ravens on this list, especially since they keep winning with nearly half their team missing. That is no easy feat. However, due to that fact, they might be Super Bowl pretenders. Injuries can be the deciding factor for teams that would be playoff contenders, but sometimes they can't get past them.

The Ravens make this list due to the unfortunate foreboding that they may be dealing with injuries for the rest of the season, which could take them out of Super Bowl contention.

#2 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Bucs being on this list might also be a head-scratcher considering Tom Brady exists and plays on their team. However, they were rattled by teams that have strong defensive fronts, and that could be how every other team takes down Brady: by getting in his face.

Losing to the WFT and the New Orleans Saints doesn't inspire much confidence in the Bucs right now, but they could prove everyone wrong again.

#1 - Tennesee Titans

The Tennessee Titans keep losing to awful teams. First, it was the New York Jets, and now the Houston Texans. That may not make them Super Bowl contenders, but that is troublesome, to say the least. The Titans should be aiming to remain the #1 team in the AFC, especially when getting a first-round bye in the playoffs as a reward for that.

Derrick Henry may return sooner rather than later, which would help elevate the team, but Tannehill throwing four interceptions in one game cannot happen again.