2023 Season Predictions

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Now that FA is winding down, the draft is over, and schedules have been released, its time to make predictions for the season. Based upon scheduling, I could see the season playing out like this:

NFC WEST
16-1 49ers*
8-9 Rams
6-11 Seahawks
4-13 Cardinals

NFC SOUTH
12-5 Saints*
5-12 Panthers
7-10 Falcons
7-10 Bucs

NFC NORTH
9-8 Vikings*
8-9 Bears
7-10 Lions
3-14 Packers

NFC EAST
15-2 Eagles*
13-4 Cowboys
9-8 Giants
3-14 Commanders

AFC WEST
15-2 Chiefs*
12-5 Chargers
7-10 Raiders
7-10 Broncos

AFC SOUTH
12-5 Jags*
12-5 Titans
3-14 Texans
1-16 Colts

AFC NORTH
13-4 Bengals*
12-5 Ravens
9-8 Steelers
5-12 Browns

AFC EAST
12-5 Jets*
10-7 Bills
8-9 Dolphins
3-14 Patriots

AFC PLAYOFFS:
(Wildcard Round)
1- Chiefs (bye)
2- Bengals vs 7- Titans
3- Jets vs 6- Chargers
4- Jaguars vs 5- Ravens

(Divisional Round)
1- Chiefs vs 6- Chargers
2- Bengals vs 5- Ravens

(Chamionship Round)
1- Chiefs vs 2- Bengals

AFC Champion: Bengals

NFC PLAYOFFS
(Wildcard Round)
1- 49ers
2- Eagles vs 7- Bears
3- Saints vs 6- Giants
4- Vikings vs 5- Cowboys

(Divisional Round)
1- 49ers vs 5- Cowboys
2- Eagles vs 3- Saints

(Championship Round)
5- Cowboys vs 2- Eagles

NFC Champion: Cowboys

Super Bowl Champion: Bengals
 
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NFC West 49ers 12-5
South Saints 10-7
North. Bears. 9-8
East. Eagles 13-4

AFC West. Chargers 12-5
South. Jags 11-6
North. Ravens 12-5
East. Bills 11-6

Super Bowl. Chargers over Eagles
 
LCL said:
Now that FA is winding down, the draft is over, and schedules have been released, its time to make predictions for the season. Based upon scheduling, I could see the season playing out like this:

NFC WEST
16-1 49ers*
8-9 Rams
6-11 Seahawks
4-13 Cardinals

NFC SOUTH
12-5 Saints*
5-12 Panthers
7-10 Falcons
7-10 Bucs

NFC NORTH
9-8 Vikings*
8-9 Bears
7-10 Lions
3-14 Packers

NFC EAST
15-2 Eagles*
13-4 Cowboys
9-8 Giants
3-14 Commanders

AFC WEST
15-2 Chiefs*
12-5 Chargers
7-10 Raiders
7-10 Broncos

AFC SOUTH
12-5 Jags*
12-5 Titans
3-14 Texans
1-16 Colts

AFC NORTH
13-4 Bengals*
12-5 Ravens
9-8 Steelers
5-12 Browns

AFC EAST
12-5 Jets*
10-7 Bills
8-9 Dolphins
3-14 Patriots

AFC PLAYOFFS:
(Wildcard Round)
1- Chiefs (bye)
2- Bengals vs 7- Titans
3- Jets vs 6- Chargers
4- Jaguars vs 5- Ravens

(Divisional Round)
1- Chiefs vs 6- Chargers
2- Bengals vs 5- Ravens

(Chamionship Round)
1- Chiefs vs 2- Bengals

AFC Champion: Bengals

NFC PLAYOFFS
(Wildcard Round)
1- 49ers
2- Eagles vs 7- Bears
3- Saints vs 6- Giants
4- Vikings vs 5- Cowboys

(Divisional Round)
1- 49ers vs 5- Cowboys
2- Eagles vs 3- Saints

(Championship Round)
5- Cowboys vs 2- Eagles

NFC Champion: Cowboys

Super Bowl Champion: Bengals
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Don't even need to play this year. We can just use your picks...
 
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LCL said:
Now that FA is winding down, the draft is over, and schedules have been released, its time to make predictions for the season. Based upon scheduling, I could see the season playing out like this:

NFC WEST
16-1 49ers*
8-9 Rams
6-11 Seahawks
4-13 Cardinals

NFC SOUTH
12-5 Saints*
5-12 Panthers
7-10 Falcons
7-10 Bucs

NFC NORTH
9-8 Vikings*
8-9 Bears
7-10 Lions
3-14 Packers

NFC EAST
15-2 Eagles*
13-4 Cowboys
9-8 Giants
3-14 Commanders

AFC WEST
15-2 Chiefs*
12-5 Chargers
7-10 Raiders
7-10 Broncos

AFC SOUTH
12-5 Jags*
12-5 Titans
3-14 Texans
1-16 Colts

AFC NORTH
13-4 Bengals*
12-5 Ravens
9-8 Steelers
5-12 Browns

AFC EAST
12-5 Jets*
10-7 Bills
8-9 Dolphins
3-14 Patriots

AFC PLAYOFFS:
(Wildcard Round)
1- Chiefs (bye)
2- Bengals vs 7- Titans
3- Jets vs 6- Chargers
4- Jaguars vs 5- Ravens

(Divisional Round)
1- Chiefs vs 6- Chargers
2- Bengals vs 5- Ravens

(Chamionship Round)
1- Chiefs vs 2- Bengals

AFC Champion: Bengals

NFC PLAYOFFS
(Wildcard Round)
1- 49ers
2- Eagles vs 7- Bears
3- Saints vs 6- Giants
4- Vikings vs 5- Cowboys

(Divisional Round)
1- 49ers vs 5- Cowboys
2- Eagles vs 3- Saints

(Championship Round)
5- Cowboys vs 2- Eagles

NFC Champion: Cowboys

Super Bowl Champion: Bengals
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I would be willing to bet any sum of money that you would like on these things:
- The 49ers will not go 16-1. Probably 12 or 13 wins at best. Great roster but Darnold/Lance/injured Purdy is not getting 16 wins.
- Jets will not win that division. Bills and Dolphins are both stronger and Rodgers is about done.
- Browns will not finish 4 games behind the Steelers. Sure, I'm a Browns fan, but NFL.com Greg Rosenthall says "If Watson is even a little above average, the Browns have the roster to win 10 games".
 
wolves82 said:
I would be willing to bet any sum of money that you would like on these things:
- The 49ers will not go 16-1. Probably 12 or 13 wins at best. Great roster but Darnold/Lance/injured Purdy is not getting 16 wins.
- Jets will not win that division. Bills and Dolphins are both stronger and Rodgers is about done.
- Browns will not finish 4 games behind the Steelers. Sure, I'm a Browns fan, but NFL.com Greg Rosenthall says "If Watson is even a little above average, the Browns have the roster to win 10 games".
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I think the AFC North is the best in the league. I wouldn’t be surprised if all 4 went 3-3. I don’t think anyone is going to finish with more then 11 wins.
 
Injuries and a teams health heading into the playoffs is the X factor.

NFC WEST
12-5 49ers* - Best 53 man roster
11-6 Seahawks - Young & talented
7-10 Rams - Stars are old and brittle
3-14 Cardinals - No one wants to be there

NFC SOUTH
10-7 Saints* - Someone has to win the division
8-9 Panthers - Played well second half of the season
7-10 Bucs - Baker, Baker TD Maker
5-12 Falcons - No sure how they win 5 games

NFC NORTH
10-7 Lions - Horrible franchise but maybe…
8-9 Packers - I think Love is average
7-10 Bears - Just not a lot of skill talent
7-10 Vikings - Fire sale and Kirk Cousins

NFC EAST
12-5 Eagles* - Losing Hargrave will hurt
11-6 Cowboys - Dak will yak in playoffs
9-8 Giants - Barkley will carry them
4-13 Commanders - The Snyder Fallout will last years….

AFC WEST
13-4 Chiefs* - Mahomes is the best player in football
12-5 Chargers - At some point the talent will rise
9-8 Broncos - Peyton will figure things out
4-13 Raiders - At least they are in Vegas!

AFC SOUTH
12-5 Jags* - Sunshine is the real deal
7-10 Titans - No qb & old rb
6-11 Texans - Strout will run…or get killed
4-13 Colts - Owner is nuts

AFC NORTH
12-5 Bengals* - Burrow, best NFL player not named Mahomes
10-7 Steelers - Great culture & TJ Watt
9-8 Ravens - Great culture but qb can’t finish
7-10 Browns - Until they prove otherwise….basement baby

AFC EAST
12-5 Bills* - Allen is just better than most
10-7 Jets - Rodgers still good, oline still bad
7-10 Dolphins - Tua can’t stay healthy
6-11 Patriots - Bill has a losing record if his starting qb isn’t named Brady

AFC PLAYOFFS:
(Wildcard Round)
1- Chiefs (bye)
2- Bengals vs 7- Jets
3- Bills vs 6- Steelers
4- Jaguars vs 5- Chargers

AFC Champion: Chiefs

NFC PLAYOFFS
(Wildcard Round)
1- 49ers
2- Eagles vs 7- Giants
3- Lions vs 6- Seahawks
4- Saints vs 5- Cowboys

NFC Champion: 49ers

Super Bowl Champion: Chiefs
 
LCL said:
Now that FA is winding down, the draft is over, and schedules have been released, its time to make predictions for the season. Based upon scheduling, I could see the season playing out like this:

NFC WEST
16-1 49ers*
8-9 Rams
6-11 Seahawks
4-13 Cardinals

NFC SOUTH
12-5 Saints*
5-12 Panthers
7-10 Falcons
7-10 Bucs

NFC NORTH
9-8 Vikings*
8-9 Bears
7-10 Lions
3-14 Packers

NFC EAST
15-2 Eagles*
13-4 Cowboys
9-8 Giants
3-14 Commanders

AFC WEST
15-2 Chiefs*
12-5 Chargers
7-10 Raiders
7-10 Broncos

AFC SOUTH
12-5 Jags*
12-5 Titans
3-14 Texans
1-16 Colts

AFC NORTH
13-4 Bengals*
12-5 Ravens
9-8 Steelers
5-12 Browns

AFC EAST
12-5 Jets*
10-7 Bills
8-9 Dolphins
3-14 Patriots

AFC PLAYOFFS:
(Wildcard Round)
1- Chiefs (bye)
2- Bengals vs 7- Titans
3- Jets vs 6- Chargers
4- Jaguars vs 5- Ravens

(Divisional Round)
1- Chiefs vs 6- Chargers
2- Bengals vs 5- Ravens

(Chamionship Round)
1- Chiefs vs 2- Bengals

AFC Champion: Bengals

NFC PLAYOFFS
(Wildcard Round)
1- 49ers
2- Eagles vs 7- Bears
3- Saints vs 6- Giants
4- Vikings vs 5- Cowboys

(Divisional Round)
1- 49ers vs 5- Cowboys
2- Eagles vs 3- Saints

(Championship Round)
5- Cowboys vs 2- Eagles

NFC Champion: Cowboys

Super Bowl Champion: Bengals
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Browns 5 12 lmao
 
brian1227 said:
Browns 5 12 lmao
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AFC North cross overs are with the NFC West and the AFC South. There is a legitimate chance that they go 0-6 going into Week 7 against the Colts. They play Cincy, at Pit, host Bal and Ten, then have a bye before SF.Thats going to be a rough start to the year.Following Indy, they travel to Seattle, which is a tough place to play. Host the Cardinals next, might eek out a win? On the road again at Bal, then host Pit. Travel out west to Denver, who most likely will improve by then, then travel to LA to play the Rams. Next, they JAX, who won the AFC South last year. The next two games are against Houston and Chicago, so they'll probably win those. Then they host the Jets, and presumbaly a better team with Aaron Rodgers, then finish the year traveling to Cincy.

They have one of the earliest bye weeks in the league. I think they'll go 0-4 against the West opponents (maybe beat Ari). 2-2 against the South beating Hou & Ind). Then go 1-1 against non-crossover opponents (beating the Bears and losing to the Jets). Then go 1-5 against Division opponents. I dont know they can beat Bal or Cincy yet, but I think they can split the Steelers series. Maybe they split another series in the North and beat Ari, leaving them at 7-10. They just play the tougher opponents on the road. The AFC South is the weaker of the two crossover division match-ups, even then who knows how much Hou and Indy improved
 
wolves82 said:
I would be willing to bet any sum of money that you would like on these things:
- The 49ers will not go 16-1. Probably 12 or 13 wins at best. Great roster but Darnold/Lance/injured Purdy is not getting 16 wins.
- Jets will not win that division. Bills and Dolphins are both stronger and Rodgers is about done.
- Browns will not finish 4 games behind the Steelers. Sure, I'm a Browns fan, but NFL.com Greg Rosenthall says "If Watson is even a little above average, the Browns have the roster to win 10 games".
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I think anyone who thinks Watson will play like he did last year after that long layoff will be mistaken.

The biggest question mark for the Browns will be the defense, until they prove it on the field.
 
LCL said:
AFC North cross overs are with the NFC West and the AFC South. There is a legitimate chance that they go 0-6 going into Week 7 against the Colts. They play Cincy, at Pit, host Bal and Ten, then have a bye before SF.Thats going to be a rough start to the year.Following Indy, they travel to Seattle, which is a tough place to play. Host the Cardinals next, might eek out a win? On the road again at Bal, then host Pit. Travel out west to Denver, who most likely will improve by then, then travel to LA to play the Rams. Next, they JAX, who won the AFC South last year. The next two games are against Houston and Chicago, so they'll probably win those. Then they host the Jets, and presumbaly a better team with Aaron Rodgers, then finish the year traveling to Cincy.

They have one of the earliest bye weeks in the league. I think they'll go 0-4 against the West opponents (maybe beat Ari). 2-2 against the South beating Hou & Ind). Then go 1-1 against non-crossover opponents (beating the Bears and losing to the Jets). Then go 1-5 against Division opponents. I dont know they can beat Bal or Cincy yet, but I think they can split the Steelers series. Maybe they split another series in the North and beat Ari, leaving them at 7-10. They just play the tougher opponents on the road. The AFC South is the weaker of the two crossover division match-ups, even then who knows how much Hou and Indy improved
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Its really hard to go 0-6 when you only play 5 games before week 7, you even mentioned the bye. Perhaps get a clue? Maybe use your brain instead of your bias to make predictions?
 
A sane Browns prediction:
- 3-3 in AFC North
- likely losses: San Fran, @ Seattle, @ Denver
- likely wins: Arizona, Chicago, @ Houston, @ Indy

So that is 7-6 with four games too close to call Jets, Titans, @ Rams, Jags. Splitting those is 9-8.
 
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