NFL First Quarter Grades (NFC)

The end of the NFL first quarter is here and it's time to grade every team and see how they've done so far. There's a lot of information to decipher here, so buckle in buckaroo.....

First Quarter Grades

NFC East

Record: 2-2

Team Offensive Ranking: 9

Team Defensive Ranking: 15

NFL Teams They've Beaten: New York Giants (2-2), Philadelphia Eagles (1-3)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Atlanta Falcons (4-0), New Orleans Saints (1-3)

GRADE: B

Record: 2-2

Team Offensive Ranking: 20

Team Defensive Ranking: 26

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Buffalo Bills (2-2), Washington Redskins (2-2)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Atlanta Falcons (4-0), Dallas Cowboys (2-2)

GRADE: B

Record: 1-3

Team Offensive Ranking: 28

Team Defensive Ranking: 21

NFL Teams They've Beaten: New York Jets (3-1)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Atlanta Falcons (4-0), Dallas Cowboys (2-2), Washington Redskins (2-2)

GRADE: C-

Record: 2-2

Team Offensive Ranking: 7

Team Defensive Ranking: 6

NFL Teams They've Beaten: St. Louis Rams (2-2), Philadelphia Eagles (1-3)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Miami Dolphins (1-3), New York Giants (2-2)

GRADE: B

NFC West

Record: 3-1

Team Offensive Ranking: 3

Team Defensive Ranking: 7

NFL Teams They've Beaten: New Orleans Saints (1-3), Chicago Bears (1-3), San Francisco 49ers (1-3)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: St. Louis Rams (2-2)

GRADE: B+

Record: 1-3

Team Offensive Ranking: 30

Team Defensive Ranking: 23

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Minnesota Vikings (2-2)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2), Arizona Cardinals (3-1), Green Bay Packers (4-0)

GRADE: D

Record: 2-2

Team Offensive Ranking: 17

Team Defensive Ranking: 4

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Chicago Bears (1-3), Detroit Lions (0-4)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: St. Louis Rams (2-2), Green Bay Packers (4-0)

GRADE: B

Record: 2-2

Team Offensive Ranking: 31

Team Defensive Ranking: 17

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Seattle Seahawks (2-2), Arizona Cardinals (3-1)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Washington Redskins (2-2), Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2)

GRADE: B

NFC North

Record: 1-3

Team Offensive Ranking: 25

Team Defensive Ranking: 8

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Oakland Raiders (2-2)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Green Bay Packers (4-0), Arizona Cardinals (3-1), Seattle Seahawks (2-2)

GRADE: D

Record: 0-4

Team Offensive Ranking: 29

Team Defensive Ranking: 25

NFL Teams They've Beaten: None

NFL Teams They've Lost To: San Diego Chargers (2-2), Minnesota Vikings (2-2), Denver Broncos (4-0), Seattle Seahawks (2-2)

GRADE: F

Record: 4-0

Team Offensive Ranking: 8

Team Defensive Ranking: 9

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Chicago Bears (1-3), Seattle Seahawks (2-2), Kansas City Chiefs (1-3), San Francisco 49ers (1-3)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: None

GRADE: A+

Record: 2-2

Team Offensive Ranking: 27

Team Defensive Ranking: 18

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Detroit Lions (0-4), San Diego Chargers (2-2)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: San Francisco 49ers (1-3), Denver Broncos (4-0)

GRADE: B

NFC South

Record: 4-0

Team Offensive Ranking: 4

Team Defensive Ranking: 28

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Philadelphia Eagles (1-3), New York Giants (2-2), Dallas Cowboys (2-2), Houston Texans (1-3)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: None

GRADE: A

Record: 4-0

Team Offensive Ranking: 23

Team Defensive Ranking: 11

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3), Houston Texans (1-3), New Orleans Saints (1-3), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-3)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: None

GRADE: A

Record: 1-3

Team Offensive Ranking: 5

Team Defensive Ranking: 24

NFL Teams They've Beaten: Dallas Cowboys (2-2)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Arizona Cardinals (3-1), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-3), Carolina Panthers (4-0)

GRADE: C-

Record: 1-3

Team Offensive Ranking: 22

Team Defensive Ranking: 10

NFL Teams They've Beaten: New Orleans Saints (1-3)

NFL Teams They've Lost To: Tennessee Titans (1-2), Houston Texans (1-3), Carolina Panthers (4-0)

GRADE: C-