The weren't supposed to win Super Bowl LII -- not because of injury or any of the other serious Alex Claudio Jersey injuries that should've marred their 2017 season, but because of what came before the injuries. In 2016, they went 7-9 in a season that saw them drop nine of their final 13 games. We all know what happened next: , leading the Eagles to the top of the NFC, and -- along with a crap-ton of other starters -- and company led the Eagles to the Super Bowl With that in mind, it's time to shift our focus to the upcoming 2018 season and the below-.500 teams that have the best chances of pulling an Eagles by rebounding from their losing season with a Super Bowl. In 2017, 14 teams finished below .500. Let's rank their chances of making it to the Super Bowl in 2019.We begin with the expected team ... 14. (0-16) I'm not here to just mock the Browns right now because I actually think they're going about this rebuild in some smart ways. but their strategy of stockpiling draft picks can work, a suming they use the picks on the right players. Despite my unusual amount of optimism for a club that's won one game over the past two seasons, it's impo sible to put them anywhere else on this list. A good season by the Browns standards would be winning four games. A great season would be finishing 6-10. The Browns will likely be starting a rookie quarterback unle s they sign in free agency or once again pa s on taking a quarterback with their first-round picks, which would give another chance to start. Regardle s, the 2018 season isn't about making the playoffs for the Browns. It's about winning a game or two. 13. (5-11) Entering the season, some I actually thought the Jets might go 0-16. So their 5-11 year was an unequivocal succe s. But they're still a long ways off from becoming a playoff team. Even if they sign Kirk Cousins, who, the Jets don't have the kind of supporting cast that can elevate Cousins' level of play the way the ' offense did. If they don't win the Cousins' sweepstakes, they'll likely try to find their franchise quarterback in the draft. Like the Browns, the Jets aren't even targeting the playoffs. They're in the second year of a full rebuild. Progre s is all that matters. Residing in the same division of the Patriots doesn't help matters. But hope could be on the horizon. will be Eric Thames Jersey 41 when next season begins. Bill Belichick will be 66. Although they haven't said they'll retire soon, it's not unreasonable to think Brady-Belichick could be gone in three-ish seasons, especially now that For AFC East teams like the Jets, it's time to begin planning to hit their peaks sometime around 2020-21. That timeline could actually fit the Jets' plans. 12. (3-13) The Giants are a tough team to predict because and because their last coach was a such a train-wreck. It wouldn't be entirely shocking to see them improve drastically just because of the coaching change. Still, it's impo sible to ignore just how bad these Giants were in 2017. They won three games, got outscored by 142 points, , and If can fix a woeful offensive line, the Giants will improve. But fixing an entire unit in one offseason isn't an easy task to accomplish. isn't terrible, even at the age of 37, but he won't improve unle s he's given better protection. Furthermore, it doesn't really make sense for Gettleman to go all-in on fixing the offensive line by making huge splashy free-agent signings. The window with Manning is likely closed. Carefully reloading this roster through the draft so that they have a team capable of competing with Manning's succe sor makes more sense. The Giants aren't a player or two away from winning in the short-term, unle s Ben McAdoo really was that bad of a coach. 11. (4-12) It might seem strange to see Orlando Arcia Jersey the woeful Colts ranked this high. After all, they're coming off a four-win season, finished second-to-last (only the Browns were worse) in , and were outscored by 141 points. They started their new season by announcing the hiring of McDaniels, who then backed out of the job at the last second, leaving the Colts without a coach. This all comes down to , who mi sed all of the 2017 season. Luck's health is still being debated, but if he can suit up for the 2018 season, the Colts have a slim chance to make a surprise run at the playoffs. Luck's overcome a bad roster and bad coaching in his previous seasons, leading the Colts to three 11-win seasons to begin his career. If Luck is healthy, the Colts can win games riding their quarterback. If Luck isn't healthy, this could be the worst team in football. On Wednesday, Colts general manager Chris Ballard said Luck won't need another surgery. Chris Ballard: "At this point we feel strongly that Andrew is in a good place. He doesn't need surgery." Andrew Siciliano Burch Smith Jersey (@AndrewSiciliano) Then again, he still hasn't picked up a football. Ballard says Andrew Luck doesnt need surgery, per two docs he saw after season. Strength is good. Working on motion and arm speed. Hasnt picked up a football. Not going to skip a step. Tom Peli sero (@TomPeli sero) I'm not optimistic. 10. (6-10) The Dolphins' Super Bowl hopes rest on Adam Gase's ability to get playing like he did in 2016 after he In 2016 -- his first year with Gase -- Tannehill looked like a future franchise quarterback, completing a career-high 67.1 percent of his pa ses, averaging a career-high 7.7 yards per attempt, throwing a touchdown on a career-high 4.9 percent of his pa ses, and finishing with a career-high 93.5 pa ser rating. Except even if Tannehill does stay healthy and builds off that 2016 season, the Dolphins don't have a good enough team around the quarterback to be regarded as a Super Bowl contender. , who rushed for 1,272 yards and eight touchdowns in 2016, is gone. is . still hasn't developed into a reliable receiver. The offensive line got exposed this past season. . Even with Suh the At the beginning of last season, , according to ESPN. The Dolphins are a bad football team that resides in the same division as the Patriots.Next. 9. (7-9) For all of the criticism they received last season, the Bengals managed to finish 7-9. Of course, two of their wins came Travis Shaw Jersey against the winle s Browns, but 7-9 isn't awful. The Bengals' problem is that they're stuck in mediocrity, which is pretty much the worst place for an NFL team to find themselves in. Not only are they stuck in mediocrity, they're also stuck with players who aren't good enough to lead them to a Super Bowl -- specifically , the spitting image of a middling quarterback. Now, let's say the Bengals are able to sneak into the playoffs as a wild-card team. Even then you can't project playoff succe s. Under Marvin Lewis, , the Bengals have gone 0-7 in the playoffs. They're a team that experiences meltdowns at the most inopportune moments. Can they compete for a wild-card spot under Lewis with the same roster? Maybe. Can they compete for a Super Bowl? Nope. 8. (5-11) A year ago,