Tom Brady, AFC West among NFL's seven biggest September disappointments | Opinion

There's still a ton of football to be played, but these players and teams disappointed in the first month of the 2022 NFL season.

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The Cincinnati Bengals' disturbing 27-15 defeat of the Miami Dolphins on Thursday marked the end of the NFL's September slate for 2022. And even though 30 teams still have more than 80% of their schedules ahead of them, the first month of the season left its share of indelible impressions.

For every pleasant surprise – if you're a Dallas Cowboys fan, you're both amazed and grateful QB Cooper Rush has stepped in to win two games while Dak Prescott convalesces from surgery on his throwing thumb – there has been a major disappointment elsewhere.

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