A version of this story appears in ESPN The Magazines September 19 NFL Preview II Issue. Subscribe today!Not every team has Super Bowl aspirations to start the season. The Browns just want to develop their young talent and get something out of Robert Griffin III. The Cowboys, meanwhile, need rookie signal-caller Dak Prescott to hold his own and steady the team until Tony Romo returns, and maybe -- just maybe -- they can get into the playoffs in a seemingly weak NFC East. And anything less than a deep playoff run for the talent-rich Cardinals would be a failure.Those are the things I had in mind when I tried to figure out what constitutes a realistic success and failure for every team in 2016. Here are my best- and worst-case scenarios by division. AFC East | AFC North| AFC South | AFC West NFC East | NFC North | NFC South | NFC WestAFC EASTBuffalo BillsBest case: Ryan brothers Rex and Rob nudge the defense into the top 10, and QB Tyrod Taylor continues to evolve. The D, which disappointed in 15 (22.4 points per game allowed) after the team spent heavily in free agency and with trades, figures out how to play together. Rookie DT Adolphus Washington fills in for the suspended Marcell Dareus, and the Bills survive against three top-10 offenses in the first four weeks.Worst case: After cutting troubled big back Karlos Williams, Buffalo cant match 2015s ground attack (NFL-best 2,432 yards). Taylor (104 carries, second most among QBs) doesnt hold up and cedes the reins to EJ Manuel as the Bills miss the playoffs. Rex rides his hot seat.Miami DolphinsBest case: Coach Adam Gase makes good on giving Ryan Tannehill more authority at the line of scrimmage, and the QB returns to completing 66 percent of his passes and throws 30 TDs for the first time. Second-year RB Jay Ajayi makes the most of his chance, 30-year-old Arian Foster proves resurgent and the Fins compete for a postseason spot.Worst case: DT Ndamukong Suh still doesnt earn his QB money, and new LB Kiko Alonsos twice-injured left ACL prevents him from returning to his stellar rookie form of 2013. The Dolphins are sunk by a defense that cant improve on last season (376.2 yards and 24.3 points allowed per game). http://www.bearsrookiestore.com/Bears-Mark-Sanchez-Jersey/ . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. http://www.bearsrookiestore.com/Bears-Sam-Acho-Jersey/ . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. http://www.bearsrookiestore.com/Bears-Prince-Amukamara-Jersey/ . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. http://www.bearsrookiestore.com/Bears-Kendall-Wright-Jersey/ . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. http://www.bearsrookiestore.com/Bears-Dion-Sims-Jersey/ .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Santa Clara guard Jared Brownridge scored 44 points against Arizona last season. He gets another bite at the Wildcats on Thursday night.The eighth-ranked Wildcats (4-0) will try to find a way to slow down Brownridge when the teams meet in the bracketed part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at 10:30 p.m. ET.Arizona escaped with a 75-73 overtime win over the Broncos last season in a tournament in Fullerton, Calif.They should have beaten us last year, Arizona coach Sean Miller said. No one knows that more than them.That was a career game for Brownridge, but it was no fluke. The senior earned first-team All-West Coast Conference honors last season, finishing 21st nationally in scoring at 20.3 points per game. He is averaging 16.8 points this season and is coming off a 32-point effort Monday night, when Santa Clara (3-2) beat visiting Sacred Heart 84-74.Miller will likely turn to senior guard Kadeem Allen, the teams best perimeter defender who has made his way back from a left knee sprain. He played 35 minutes Monday night as Arizona finally pulled away to beat Northern Colorado 71-55.I think hes back, Miller said after the game. He was clearly better tonight. And we needed him.Brownridge drains 41 percent of his shots from behind the arc over his career, but he started this season just 4 of 29. He was 7 of 15 on 3-pointers Monday night.It was so great to see Jared shoot the basketball and score like we all know hes capable of, Broncos coach Herb Sendek said. He was really hitting his sshots and that really helped us get going on offense.ddddd