Look, not everyone can be a Super Bowl contender. Plenty of teams aren't even playoff contenders. More than half the league misses the playoffs, and many of those teams are bad. Some are very bad. But that doesn't mean they can't take something from the 2024 season. Robert Mays and Conor Orr from Sports Illustrated and the MMQB find silver linings for those bad teams on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Rundown

Texans-Cowboys MNF recap

Jets fire Joe Douglas

Silver lining for the 2024 Jets

Silver lining for the 2024 Panthers

Silver lining for the 2024 Giants

Silver lining for the 2024 Patriots

Silver lining for the 2024 Raiders

Silver lining for the 2024 Browns

Silver lining for the 2024 Titans

Silver lining for the 2024 Jaguars

The Ball Knower...all Lions, all the time

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