Alright, it’s time to put my name on some takes ahead of the NFL season.
As I do every year, I went through and predicted every game on the NFL schedule to find out which 14 teams will be playing in January and chasing a Super Bowl. Here is what the results yielded:
AFC North
- Cincinnati Bengals: 13-4 (2)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7 (7)
- Cleveland Browns: 7-10
AFC East
- Buffalo Bills: 12-5 (3)
- New York Jets: 10-7 (6)
- New England Patriots: 5-12
AFC South
- Houston Texans: 12-5 (4)
- Jacksonville Jaguars: 11-6 (5)
- Tennessee Titans: 6-11
AFC West
- Kansas City Chiefs: 14-3 (1)
- Los Angeles Chargers: 8-9
- Las Vegas Raiders: 5-12
NFC North
- Green Bay Packers: 13-4 (1)
- Detroit Lions: 11-6 (5)
- Chicago Bears: 9-8 (7)
- Minnesota Vikings: 6-11
NFC East
- Philadelphia Eagles: 10-7 (3)
- Dallas Cowboys: 9-8
- Washington Commanders: 5-12
- New York Giants: 2-15
NFC South
- Atlanta Falcons: 10-7 (4)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7-10
- New Orleans Saints: 5-12
- Carolina Panthers: 4-13
NFC West
- San Francisco 49ers: 11-6 (2)
- Los Angeles Rams: 11-6 (6)
- Arizona Cardinals: 7-10
AFC Playoffs
- Kansas City Chiefs: 14-3
- Cincinnati Bengals: 13-4
- Buffalo Bills: 12-5
- Houston Texans: 12-5
- Jacksonville Jaguars: 11-6
- New York Jets: 10-7
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7
NFC Playoffs
- Green Bay Packers: 13-4
- San Francisco 49ers: 11-6
- Philadelphia Eagles: 10-7
- Atlanta Falcons: 10-7
- Detroit Lions: 11-6
- Los Angeles Rams: 11-6
- Chicago Bears: 9-8
Super Bowl pick: Bills over Packers