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