Season predictions nfl

Sportsnaut is looking at each team and evaluating how they will perform during the regular season. Related: Unlock Fantasy Sports Success! Related: NFL Top players

Blame Pete Prisco. His point: Look at the schedule. Two things here. Strength and weakness of schedules can look much different in November than September. And Kansas City is certainly, absolutely a better team. The last eight weeks include Eagles, Bills, Bengals all home and post-Thanksgiving road shootouts with the Raiders and Chargers.

Season predictions nfl

The NFL season is finally here. Of course, we have to play regular season games and 13 more playoff contests between now and then, starting with the Kansas City Chiefs defending their title against the Detroit Lions on Thursday night. How will things shake out during the regular season? We're glad you asked. By Jared Dubin. Getty Images. Here are a few notes before we get to the predictions: There was less agreement among our panelists this year than ever before, and it's not even close. We did not have a single unanimous division winner, and in three of the league's eight divisions, our voters picked three different teams to finish in first. That means 19 of the 32 teams received at least one vote to win their division. Only eight didn't receive a single vote. The one place there was unanimous agreement: the Rams finishing third in the NFC West and the Cardinals finishing last. All six voters had them finishing in the exact same order. Also, everyone had the Texans and Colts finishing either third or fourth in the AFC South, with an even split for both teams. None of the six panelists picked the same Super Bowl matchup or the same Super Bowl winner.

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The NFL's schedule has been released. While a lot is bound to change from early May to the start of each game, our experts broke down every team's schedule, predicting game-by-game results and their final record based on what we know now. Arizona Cardinals. Final record prediction: The Cardinals have no Thursday night game or international game after playing in Mexico City against the 49ers last year. Atlanta Falcons.

How this works: This forecast is based on 50, simulations of the season and updates after every game. Our quarterback-adjusted Elo model incorporates news reports to project likely starters for every upcoming game and uses our quarterback Elo ratings to adjust win probabilities for those games. Full methodology ». Game metrics are on a scale. Design and development by Jay Boice.

Season predictions nfl

Will the Chiefs become the ninth team ever to repeat as champions? Are the 49ers poised to hoist their first Lombardi Trophy in nearly three decades? Who's set to win game MVP honors? NFL Media analysts make their picks for eight of the individual awards. Which team is poised to lift the Lombardi Trophy? At the midway point of the NFL season, our analysts provide their picks -- with eight different winners! Which eight NFL teams will be crowned division champions this season? Who'll nab the six wild-card slots?

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Will Baker Mayfield return to the Buccaneers or cash in somewhere else in free agency? Big West. Baltimore Ravens. Washington Commanders. While the Rams are in rebuild mode, they still have one of the best coaches in the business in a motivated Sean McVay looking to rebound from an embarrassing season. Each of their last eight games come against legitimate playoff contenders. Europa Conf. Are Patriots under more pressure this offseason than Steelers? Saudi King Cup. The Chiefs are mostly predictable when it comes to wins and losses. San Francisco has five prime-time games, including contests on Thanksgiving and Christmas for the first time in franchise history. Allen was the second-most-deserving candidate for the award this past season, and I expect him to be at the front of the chase next year.

Both are among the prime contenders to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the conclusion of the season.

Gold Cup. Jim Jackson. Yes, even at this late juncture of the season. Jets over Baltimore, Buffalo over Cincinnati. That's easy street compared to the Cowboys' remaining slate: at Bills , at Dolphins , vs. This is the toughest year for the Bills in the Josh Allen era. Kansas City Royals. Tampa Bay Rays. Going all-in on the Jags. Two things here.