The season starts today with the Chiefs and the Texans squaring off in Kansas City. To share my vast excitement, here are my full predictions for this NFL season!!

Standings

AFC East

Buffalo Bills (#4)	9-7
New England Patriots	6-10
Miami Dolphins	6-10
New York Jets	3-13

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens (#1)	13-3
Pittsburgh Steelers (#5)	11-5
Cleveland Browns (#6)	10-6
Cincinnati Bengals	4-12

AFC South

Indianapolis Colts (#3)	10-6
Tennessee Titans (#7)	9-7
Houston Texans	8-8
Jacksonville Jaguars	2-14

AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs (#2)	12-4
Los Angeles Chargers	8-8
Denver Broncos	8-8
Las Vegas Raiders	5-11

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys (#3)	11-5
Philadelphia Eagles	8-8
New York Giants	6-10
Washington Football Team	2-14

NFC North

Chicago Bears (#4)	10-6
Green Bay Packers	9-7
Minnesota Vikings	8-8
Detroit Lions	5-11

NFC South

New Orleans Saints	13-3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11-5
Atlanta Falcons	9-7
Carolina Panthers	3-13

NFC West

Seattle Seahawks (#2)	11-5
San Francisco 49ers (#6)	11-5
Arizona Cardinals (#7)	10-6
Los Angeles Rams	7-9

Playoffs

*Winner indicated in bold

AFC

Wild Card:

#2 Kansas City Chiefs v.s. #7 Tennessee Titans

#3 Indianapolis Colts v.s. #6 Cleveland Browns

#4 Buffalo Bills v.s. #5 Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional:

#1 Baltimore Ravens v.s. #5 Pittsburgh Steelers

#2 Kansas City Chiefs v.s. #3 Indianapolis Colts

Conference Championship:

#1 Baltimore Ravens v.s. #2 Kansas City Chiefs

NFC

Wild Card:

#2 Seattle Seahawks v.s. #7 Arizona Cardinals

#3 Dallas Cowboys v.s. #6 San Francisco 49ers

#4 Chicago Bears v.s. #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional:

#1 New Orleans Saints v.s. #6 San Francisco 49ers

#2 Seattle Seahawks v.s. #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Conference Championship:

#1 New Orleans Saints v.s. #5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

SUPER BOWL PREDICTION: New Orleans Saints beat Baltimore Ravens 24-21

Awards

MVP: Kyler Murray

OPOY: George Kittle

DPOY: Myles Garrett

OROY: Joe Burrow

DROY: Isaiah Simmons

Comeback: Cam Newton

Coach: Kevan Stefanski

Mock Draft

*Order based off my standings predictions

1. Jacksonville Jaguars – Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
2. Washington Football Team – Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
3. Carolina Panthers – Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
4. New York Jets – Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU
5. Cincinnati Bengals – Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
6. Detroit Lions – Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
7. Las Vegas Raiders – Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama
8. Miami Dolphins – Gregory Rousseau, Edge, Miami
9. New York Giants – Marvin Wilson, DT, Florida State
10. New England Patriots – Jaylen Twyman, DT, Pittsburgh
11. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Los Angeles Rams) – Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State
12. Denver Broncos – Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama
13. Minnesota Vikings – Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama
14. Miami Dolphins (from Houston Texans) – DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
15. Los Angeles Chargers – Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama
16. Philadelphia Eagles – Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech
17. Green Bay Packers – Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
18. Atlanta Falcons – Shaun Wade, CB, Ohio State
19. Tennessee Titans – Quincy Roche, Edge, Miami
20. Buffalo Bills – Tyson Campbell, CB, Georgia
21. Arizona Cardinals – Creed Humphrey, IOL, Oklahoma
22. Cleveland Browns – Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
23. Chicago Bears – Wyatt Davis, IOL, Ohio State
24. Dallas Cowboys – Hamsah Nasirildeen, S, Florida State
25. Indianapolis Colts – Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford
26. San Francisco 49ers – Trey Smith, IOL, Tennessee
27. Pittsburgh Steelers – Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas
28. New York Jets (from Seattle Seahawks) – Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
30. Kansas City Chiefs – Josh Myers, IOL, Ohio State
31. Baltimore Ravens – Aidan Hutchinson, Edge, Michigan
32. New Orleans Saints – Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida

So there you have it, my standings, playoffs, awards, and draft predictions for football. It’s gonna be a fun year. Cheers to football season!!

-Sam