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The NFL Panic Meter: How every team feels right now

Aaron Rodgers could be out for the season. The Cowboys could be without Ezekiel Elliott. And the Patriots barely beat the Jets. Is it time to panic?

NFL Nation reporters rated how every team feels on a scale of 1 to 5 -- or in other words, where they fall on the panic meter.

Here's the scale:

5. Outright panic: Where is the hope? (There isn't much)
4. On the brink: A couple more losses and it's time to think about the draft
3.