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NFL contender kryptonite: Biggest weakness for each playoff team

There are no perfect NFL teams this season. Heading into Week 14, no team ranked in the top eight in both offensive and defensive DVOA. Each has a weakness, owing to an undeveloped part of its roster, the aftereffects of an injury stack, a schematic choice, or some combination of the three.

The right -- or wrong -- matchups produce unexpected results. The Rams have looked like an offensive juggernaut for most of the season, but matched up against a stifling Bears defense in the chill of Chicago, they collapsed on Sunday night. The Patriots have an inexplicable issue with winning in Miami.