Which NFL teams are all-in on the 2026 season and Super Bowl LXI? Five franchises in win-now mode — SkimNews
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- Los Angeles Rams made the most aggressive offseason moves, trading for Myles Garrett (sending their 2027 first-round pick to Cleveland) and pulling Aaron Donald out of retirement at 35, all built around reigning MVP Matthew Stafford at age 38.
- Denver Broncos reached last season's AFC Championship Game (a 10-7 loss to New England) and recorded 68 sacks — just four shy of the 1984 Bears' all-time record of 72 — while fielding the NFL's second-oldest projected offensive starters (29.1 average age).
- San Francisco 49ers boast the oldest projected offensive lineup in the NFL (30.3 average age), led by left tackle Trent Williams (38), center Jake Brendel (34), fullback Kyle Juszczyk (35), and tight end George Kittle and receiver Mike Evans (both 33).
- Buffalo Bills rank 30th in projected 2027 cap space and have no free agents whose contracts expire after this season, pressing 30-year-old Josh Allen in his ninth NFL year after adding receiver DJ Moore and new coach Joe Brady.
- Baltimore Ravens face the NFL's tightest 2027 cap crunch, needing to cut $41.5 million, while two-time MVP Lamar Jackson — who represents himself without an agent — carries an $84.3 million 2027 cap hit with no extension in place.
- Rams also shipped their 2028 second-rounder in the Garrett deal and their 2027 third-round pick to Kansas City for cornerback Trent McDuffie, leaving young stars Puka Nacua, Byron Young, and Kobie Turner entering contract years.
Why it matters: These five teams have traded future draft capital and cap flexibility for a 2026 championship shot, meaning 2027 will likely bring painful cuts, roster turnover, and contract reckonings. The Rams set the extreme, sending three draft picks to Cleveland and Kansas City, while the Ravens' unsigned Lamar Jackson extension is the unresolved wild card.
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