After being traded to the Carolina Panthers in 2022, Mayfield was unable to move the needle. The Panthers waived him mid-season, and he was claimed by the Los Angeles Rams, which

Sean Payton is hopeful the Denver Broncos' extended East Coast trip will help them bond the way his old New Orleans Saints teams did when they played an East Coast game before flying across the Atlantic for a game in London.

Now, some teams are capable of still being productive on the ground in those scenarios. The L.A. Chargers (no surprise under new coach Jim Harbaugh), New Orleans and New England are among the teams running the ball well despite facing eight-man boxes more frequently than almost everybody in the league.