There was a lot of parity present in the NFL during the 2025 season. The two teams that made it to the Super Bowl last year, New England and Seattle, were both totally out of the playoffs in the 2024 campaign, which is wild to think about.
With that said, there is a group of teams that are typically always good, so there isn't a ton of wiggle room for certain breakout teams, but everything I just said may also be flat-out wrong given how entertaining this league has been in recent years.
After much of the roster movement this offseason, it's clear that a few teams are poised, perhaps more than others, to make a legitimate Super Bowl run in the 2026 NFL Season.
These 3 teams are ready to make a Super Bowl push for the 2026 NFL Season
Denver Broncos
It's hard not to look at the Denver Broncos as a Super Bowl favorite for 2026, and we all kind of know how this thing could have looked had Bo Nix not gotten hurt. The stud quarterback broke his ankle near the end of the team's Divisional Round victory over the Buffalo Bills.
And had Nix been healthy, the Broncos absolutely would have beaten the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, especially given how close it was with Jarrett Stidham as the starter. The Broncos didn't just accept how 2025 ended, though, as they went out and made a major trade for Jaylen Waddle, finally giving Nix a legitimate No. 1 wide receiver.
This, coupled with an elite offensive line and other very good complementary playmakers, the Broncos aren't missing much of anything in terms of what a Super Bowl-winning team looks like. At worst, this roster is the second-best in the NFL, but they also have top-tier coaching with Sean Payton and a front office that has helped bring this operation together.
Houston Texans
The one thing that could hold this team back from winning it all would be quarterback CJ Stroud, but that's truly it. Houston, this offseason, went out and shored up the offensive line with Wyatt Teller and Braden Smith, two quality veterans.
Additionally, the team bolstered the running back room with David Montgomery, another quality veteran. On defense, General Manager Nick Caseiro somehow found a way to improve that side of the ball, signing safety Reed Blankenship and also reinforcing the defensive line with Kayden McDonald in the 2026 NFL Draft.
On paper, this team has it all, but Stroud himself has been rather average the past two seasons, and given how talented this entire group is, all Stroud may have to be is a top-12-ish player at the position. The Seattle Seahawks roughly got that level of quarterback play from Sam Darnold in 2025, and they won it all.
Sure, it might be a lot easier said than done, but Houston could find themselves firmly in the Super Bowl bubble in 2026 if Stroud can somehow find a way to flash us back to his insane rookie season in 2023.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams had one notable weakness on the roster, and it was at cornerback. The front office filled that need with Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson this offseason. With a shored up secondary and the reigning MVP in Matthew Stafford returning, the Rams could win it all.
Los Angeles was trending toward winning the NFC West in 2025, but a bit of a collapse down the stretch didn't allow that to happen. A defense being a bit stronger against the pass, and a returning elite offense, will have Los Angeles in a great spot to win it all.
This team also did win the Super Bowl back in 2021, so we can't pretend like this wouldn't be some major, unlikely occurence.