With the NFL season kicking off this week, it’s time for something we all love: PREDICTIONS.
Sure, most people like to read the predictions so they can tease everything they did wrong at the end of the season, but that’s not a problem for me. .
Before I get into my predictions, let me explain how things work here: I go through each division and predict the final record for each team. I will continue. Rolling out the split pieces of these predictions shows his playoff picks and, ultimately, his Super Bowl champion. In his 4 of the last 7 years, I made the right choice of the AFC team that finally made it to the Super Bowl. Scroll down to see our Super Bowl predictions and see if you’ve picked your favorite team.
Also, since we all know that making fun of someone’s predictions is half the fun of reading them, Click here to hate tweet me on Twitterand as you know, Cardinals fans, I’m already mentally preparing your hate tweets.
Lastly, how was your performance last season? Predicted exact win totals for 5 different teamsIt also correctly predicted the entire NFC divisional round of the playoffs. Not only did the Packers predict he would face the 49ers, but the Rams predicted he would face the Buccaneers. On the other hand, I made Philadelphia a total whim. The Eagles he was 5-12. Anyone who’s watched football in 2021 already knows the Eagles aren’t 5-12. In their first year as coach, they ended up going 9-8 and making the playoffs. I’m so frustrated that I cheated on them last year, so this year I’m thinking of picking them to win this year’s division….or maybe I won’t.
Forget about last year, let’s move on to predictions for 2022.
AFC East
1. *Building: 13-4
2. Dolphin: 9-8
3. Patriots: 7-10
4. Jet: 5-12
AFC East Japan Bold Forecast: Source Gardner named Defensive Rookie of the Year
I don’t have high hopes for the Jets this year, but I have high hopes for rookie corner Sauce Gardner, the 4th overall pick in the NFL Draft. Gardner plays in a division where cornerbacks can thrive. That’s because all the first quarterbacks he faces in the AFC East like to throw interceptions. Josh Allen, Mack Jones and Tua Tagovailoa all had double-digit picks last season (Allen had the third-most interceptions in the NFL with 15, Jones 13 and Tua 10). Of course, even if he doesn’t win the Rookie of the Year no one will ever surpass “Sauce Sauce”, so I fully expect him to get the coolest endorsement of the year.
A Jets player doing business with a company that has “Buffalo” in the title only implies that Gardner is going to torture the Bills this season….or Buffalo is going to torture him. either.
AFC North
1. *Ravens: 12-5
2. *Bengals: 11-6
3. Steelers: 8-9
4. Browns: 6-11
AFC North Bold Predictions: Ravens from worst to first
Every year, the NFL seems to produce at least one worst-to-first team. Last year it was the Bengals, but this year he from Baltimore will come again from the AFC North. Although the Ravens finished last last year, their 8-9 record was definitely impressive considering how many players they lost to injuries. I could list them all here, but my keyboard might explode if I try to list that many names (there are a lot). Not only did they lose Lamar Jackson in five games, they also lost key starters like cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Marlon Humphrey, and running backs JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards. I think they can win the division as long as they are.
AFC South
1. *Colts: 10-7
2. Titans 8-9
3. Jaguar: 6-11
4. Texans: 5-12
AFC South Bold Predictions: Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor both recorded 1,900 rushing yards
The AFC South has arguably the two best running backs in the NFL, Henry and Taylor, so I’m predicting them collectively. The reason this qualifies as a bold prediction is because it never happened in the history of the NFL. Two runners he back never had a season in which he ran more than 1,900 yards. It came closest in 2003 when Baltimore’s Jamal Lewis (2,066 yards) and Green Bay’s Arman Green (1,883 yards) both ran for more than 1,880 yards on him. Henry was one of the best running backs in the NFL during his six-year career, but he only exceeded 1,900 yards once. As for Taylor, his career high was last season when he led the NFL with 1,811 yards. This year, both he predicts over 1,900.
AFC West
1. * Charger: 12-5
2. *Chief: 11-6
3. Broncos: 10-7
4. Raiders: 9-8
AFC West Bold Predictions: All teams in the division finish .500 or better
The AFC West has so many players this year that the entire division could make NFL history. Not since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger has every team in the division won a season. While there have been a few seasons where the bottom team finished 8-8 on him (most recently in the 2008 NFC East), there has never been an instance where every team finished above .500. With Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Justin Herbert and Derek Carr at quarterback, it’s hard to imagine him finishing the year with a losing record for any team in the division.
NFC East
1. *Eagles: 11-6
2. *Cowboy: 10-7
3. Commander: 6-11
4. Giants: 5-12
Bold predictions for NFC East: Micah Parsons wins Defensive Player of the Year award
I thought I would pick the Giants and win the division, but I was kidding, I didn’t. I just wanted the Giants fans to feel a little better. Anyway, my bold prediction at the NFC East is Micah Parsons defensively taking home his Player of the Year award. Parsons has had one of the most shocking rookie seasons in NFL history. The Defensive Player of the Year award is usually given to someone with the surname Aaron Donald or Watt, but this year Parsons has broken through.
NFC North
1. *Packer: 12-5
2. *Viking: 10-7
3. Lions: 6-11
4. Bears: 4-13
Bold predictions for NFC North: Romeo Dubs named Offensive Rookie of the Year
During last year’s MVP season, Aaron Rodgers targeted Davante Adams 169 times, but with Adams off the roster, those targets had to move elsewhere, many of them going to Dubs. think. The rookie receiver made his camp an impressive training. He suffered a bit from the drop, but I’m not too concerned about that. in short, there was a drop concern It seemed like everything was going well for him during last year’s preseason with Jamar Chase, which is a bold prediction as Doubs are a bit far from winning an award at this point. At 14 to 1, he has four players with better odds.
NFC South
1. *Buccaneer: 10-7
2. *Saints: 9-8
3. Panthers: 7-10
4. Falcon: 4-13
Bold predictions for NFC South: Tom Brady sets single-season passing yards record
Tom Brady already holds nearly every NFL passing record, but why not add one more? was the sum of Brady was impressive last year, and he looks even better this year.
Not even an 11-day vacation can slow him down.
If Brady is throwing better than ever, the NFL should cancel the season because they can’t let Tampa Bay lose a single game. If he does, I wouldn’t be surprised if he surpasses Peyton Manning’s 2013 passing record of 5,477 yards. .
NFC West
1. *Ram: 11-6
2. *49ers: 10-7
3. Seahawks: 6-11
4. Cardinals: 6-11
Bold predictions for NFC West: Cardinals finish last
After seeing the Cardinals make it to the playoffs last season, we predict a complete collapse this year. The two things I worry about the most about him are the loss of DeAndre Hopkins (his six-game suspension in the first) and his depth in their corners. On Hopkins’ side, since acquiring him in March 2020, the Cardinals’ offense has struggled whenever he’s off the field and could struggle to score points early in the season. . Also, with Antonio Hamilton missing at least his first four games of the season, they’ll be shorthanded in the corners. An inability to score and stop a pass could pose a problem early in the season as the Card enters the year with back-to-back games against three strong offenses: the Chiefs, Raiders and Rams. . If the Cardinals started his 0-3, I could see him completely implode from there.
NFC playoff
team: 1. Packers 2. Rams 3. Eagles 4. Buccaneers 5. Cowboys 6. Vikings 7. 49ers
Wildcard
(7) 49ers 22-19 Over (2) Rams
(6) Vikings 30-27 vs. (3) Eagles
(4) Buccaneers 34-31+ (5) Cowboys
Departmental
(1) Packers 20-17 Over (7) 49ers
(4) Buccaneer 30-23+ (6) Viking
NFC Championship
(1) Packers 27-24 Overs (4) Buccaneers
AFC Playoffs
team: 1. Bills 2. Chargers 3. Ravens 4. Colts 5. Chiefs 6. Bengals 7. Broncos
Wildcard
(7) Broncos 27-20 Over (2) Charger
(6) Bengals 34-27 vs. (3) Ravens
(5) Chiefs 31-23 Over (4) Colts
Departmental
(7) Broncos 26-23 Over (1) Bills
(5) Chiefs 37-30 Over (6) Bengals
AFC Championship
(7) Broncos 23-20 Over (5) Chiefs
Phoenix Super Bowl LVII (Fox)
Broncos 31-24 Over Packers
Bold playoff predictions: The Broncos shock everyone with their 4th Super Bowl win
Both of the last two Super Bowls have been won by first-year quarterbacks with new teams (Tom Brady, Matthew Stafford). , so I’m going to win all the way this season with Russell Wilson and the Broncos.
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from watching Wilson over the past decade, it’s that if you give him a good defense, a solid running game and a decent receiver, he has a good chance of making it to the Super Bowl. The Broncos have it all.
During Super Bowl week, we can talk about the fact that the Broncos are being coached by the man (Nathaniel Hackett) who spent the past three seasons in Green Bay as Matt Ruffler’s offensive coordinator.
The prediction here is that Wilson and Hackett The Broncos will beat the Packers 31-24. The win is somewhat poetic, as it comes 25 years after the Broncos beat the Packers 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII. I fully expect this game to be a thriller, as it happens basically any time Wilson and Aaron Rodgers face off (see Fail Mary and/or the 2014 NFC title game).
If the Packers lose, I’m guessing Aaron Rodgers will spend the entire offseason on South American psychedelic drug vendors.
On the other hand, if the Broncos were to win the Super Bowl, Russell Wilson would almost certainly spend the entire offseason transforming one of the 12 bathrooms in his new Denver home into a Lombardi Trophy Room. increase.
To be honest, I don’t need 12 bathrooms.
As a final note, please know that I only picked the Broncos to win the Super Bowl. Once again since working for CBS Sports in 2015The good news is that I was right in the end. The bad news is that I didn’t end up moving to Barbados.
Finally, if all my season predictions work out, and I’m pretty sure they will, here’s the top NFL draft orders for next April.
The order of the first five picks in the 2023 NFL Draft.
1. Falcons
2. Texans
3. Giants
4. Bear
5. Jet