Predicting the future in the NFL is often an exercise in futility ... or maybe hilarity.
For every forecast that pans out -- the Chiefs were pretty smart favorites going into the 2023 season -- there are plenty that look less prescient than preposterous.
Remember how the Bengals were supposed to vie for Super Bowl LVIII ... until quarterback Joe Burrow missed the second half of the season with a wrist injury? (They ended up missing the playoffs instead.) Or how elite the Eagles looked last midseason .