From the Chargers to the Colts and Falcons, which of the NFL's eight winless teams are already in panic mode

That's because the season offers only 17 games and losing the first two is, well, a major problem. Forty teams have started a season 0-2 since 2021 when the league went to a 17-game schedule.

Of those 40 teams, only eight rallied to make the playoffs. That means 20% of the teams starting 0-2 since 2021 made the postseason.

And 80% did not.

If the math holds, that means maybe only one of the eight teams that started the season with a 0-2 record will make it to the postseason.

So, yeah, fanbases are panicking. Pundits invested in their opinions looking good are panicking.

And teams are trying to resist the urge to panic.

But which of the NFL's eight winless teams legitimately should panic? Here are the answers:

Los Angeles Chargers: Definitely time to panic. John Harbaugh has never been 0-2 in his life and there is nothing that suggests he knows how to handle the crisis. He handed the reins of the offense to new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, who is busy ruining quarterback Justin Herbert. McDaniel flipped Herbert's shotgun stance, gave him an offense built to have Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle but lacks both, and isn't known for making adjustments. Oh, yeah, check out the killer schedule for the next seven games.

Tennessee Titans: It's not correct to say they're panicking because it's a first-year coaching staff and quarterback Cam Ward is only in his second NFL season. But owner Amy Adams Strunk in recent years has not blinked at getting rid of a couple of highly touted QBs while they were still on their rookie contracts, and a coach who lasted less than two seasons. This is not a stable or patient franchise, so panic is not far off barring a change of direction.

Atlanta Falcons: They're not panicking yet because Michael Penix Jr. will start his first game of the season on Thursday. Any team getting its presumptive starting quarterback back in the lineup for the first time is actually upbeat rather than panicking. But Penix Jr. better perform, and the results must change.