2023 NFL season predictions: Picking the Super Bowl winner, playoff matchups and final record for all 32 teams

rewrite this content material with complete duration and stay HTML tags The get started of the 2023 NFL season is simply days away, which means that it is time to make some predictions. One factor I’ve spotted whilst making NFL predictions over the years is that part the explanation why other people love studying predictions is in order that they throw them again to your face at the finish of the season, however let me simply say, that isn’t an issue for me. I’ve a baby, so I am getting issues thrown in my face all the time. If you do wish to make amusing of my predictions, you’ll be able to ship all your hate tweets to me on Twitter through clicking right here, and simply so you understand, Raiders fanatics, I’m already mentally getting ready for your hate tweets. Before we get to my predictions, let me give an explanation for how issues are going to paintings right here: I’m going to head via every department and expect every workforce’s final record. After that, I’ll be creating a daring prediction for every department. Once you roll via the divisional portion of those predictions, you can see my playoff alternatives and sooner or later the workforce I’m choosing to win the Super Bowl. In 4 of the previous 8 years I’ve as it should be picked the AFC workforce that ended up in the Super Bowl, and in two of the previous seven years my preseason Super Bowl select has ended up profitable it all, so you could wish to scroll down and take a look at my prediction for the Super Bowl to look if I’m choosing your favourite workforce. That being stated, I may also be an enormous jinx as a result of final yr I picked the Broncos to win it all. That select used to be so unhealthy that the NFL nearly banned me from making predictions this yr. Finally, in case you are questioning how I did final season, I picked the precise record or got here inside of one win of choosing the precise record of 9 other teams, together with the Dolphins, who I stated would pass 9-8. On the different hand, I utterly whiffed on the Giants. I had them going 5-12 and when you watched any soccer in 2022, then you recognize that the Giants did not pass 5-12. With a first-year trainer, they ended up going 9-7-1 and making the playoffs. I believe so unhealthy about whiffing on them final yr that I’m going to make it as much as them through choosing them to win the NFC East this yr…. or perhaps I would possibly not. I do not know, I’m no longer positive but. You do not care about final yr despite the fact that, so let’s get to the 2023 predictions.AFC East1. *Bills: 11-62. *Jets: 11-63. Patriots: 10-74. Dolphins: 9-8AFC East daring prediction: Dolphins end in final position Let me get started off right here through announcing that I in reality like the Dolphins, I identical to everybody in the AFC East slightly bit extra. My greatest downside with the Dolphins is that I feel there is a just right probability they may stumble out of the gate. Before they get to their Week 9 bye, they have got to stand the Chargers, Patriots, Bills, Giants and each Super Bowl teams from final yr. Also, I’ll want to see Tua Tagovailoa keep wholesome for a whole season ahead of I get started believing that he can in reality keep wholesome for a whole season.   AFC North1. *Bengals: 12-52. *Ravens: 11-63. *Browns: 10-74. Steelers: 9-8AFC North daring prediction: Every workforce in the department finishes above .500The AFC North is so loaded this yr that the complete department may finally end up making NFL historical past. Since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, there has NEVER been a season the place each and every unmarried workforce in a department completed with a profitable record. There had been a number of seasons the place the final position workforce completed 8-8 (that almost all not too long ago took place final yr in the NFC East), however there is by no means been an example the place each and every workforce completed ABOVE .500. With Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Deshaun Watson at quarterback, plus a reloaded Steelers workforce, it is arduous to believe any workforce on this department completing the yr with a shedding record (Note: I’m additionally choosing each and every AFC East workforce to complete with a profitable record, which I assume is further daring since since this hasn’t ever took place in NFL historical past and I’m predicting it to occur two times in 365 days). AFC South1. *Titans: 9-82. Jaguars: 8-9 3. Colts: 5-124. Texans: 4-13AFC South daring prediction: Titans win the departmentThis isn’t a typo, I’m choosing the Titans to win the department. It’s simple to disregard that the Titans actually got here one play clear of profitable the department final yr.  That fumble used to be through a participant (Joshua Dobbs) who began that recreation even supposing he had best been on the roster for 10 days. I repeat: With the department name on the line in Week 18, the Titans nearly beat the Jaguars with a quarterback who had 10 days to be told Tennessee’s offense. Basically, the Titans nearly gained the department final yr even supposing they’d an injured quarterback (Ryan Tannehill) and no receivers. This yr, Tannehill is again and they have made a significant improve at receiver through signing DeAndre Hopkins. That bumps Treylon Burks to the No. 2 slot, which will have to be higher for him. The Titans roster is relatively higher than it used to be final yr and Tennessee has Mike Vrabel, who remains to be one among the maximum underrated coaches in the NFL. Also, the Jaguars need to play the 49ers, Bills and Chiefs this yr whilst the Titans get to steer clear of all 3 of the ones teams, and I feel that might finally end up enjoying an enormous consider who wins the department. AFC West1. *Chiefs: 12-5 2. Chargers: 9-83. Broncos: 8-94. Raiders: 6-11AFC West daring prediction: Chargers leave out the playoffsSince the arrival of Brandon Staley in 2021, the Chargers had been on the cusp of greatness, however they have not reasonably been ready to recover from the hump and I feel that is principally as a result of any individual cursed this franchise to by no means recover from the hump. They are the Sisyphus of NFL franchises. If you did not take a Greek mythology elegance in faculty, that is the man who rolls the ball up the hill however by no means in reality makes it to the best. That’s the Chargers. They are endlessly rolling the ball up the hill, best to have it endlessly roll over their hopes and desires on its approach go into reverse the hill. The final time we noticed them on the box the Chargers have been blowing a 27-0 result in the Jaguars in the playoffs and I believe like that loss may result in a hangover in 2023. Not a foul hangover, however simply nagging sufficient that they take numerous Advil and leave out playoffs.  NFC East1. *Cowboys: 12-52. *Eagles: 12-53. Giants: 8-94. Commanders: 7-10NFC East daring prediction: Dak Prescott wins NFL MVP. With CeeDee Lamb and Brandin Cooks each in the fold, Dak Prescott in any case has two best receivers who can each publish giant numbers and when you mix that with the undeniable fact that the Cowboys operating recreation is a huge query mark this yr with Tony Pollard coming off a significant damage, I feel shall we see a profession yr from Dak. The daring phase here’s that I’m choosing Dak to win MVP even supposing he is coming off a yr the place he become the first participant in NFL historical past to steer the league in interceptions in a season the place he overlooked a minimum of 5 video games. Last yr, I picked the Eagles to win the department and despite the fact that I feel they’re going to as soon as once more be just right, I’m rolling with the Cowboys this yr. That being stated, do not ship me any hate mail simply but Eagles fanatics, as a result of I do have your workforce advancing to the NFC name recreation for the 2nd immediately yr the place they lose to the… you understand what, I’m no longer going to mention. You’re going to need to stay studying to determine. NFC North1. *Vikings: 9-82. *Lions: 9-83. Packers: 7-104. Bears: 6-11NFC North daring prediction: Lions finish their 32-year drought with no playoff win.  Although I’m no longer choosing the Lions to win the department this yr, fanatics in (*32*) may no longer hate me for that since I AM choosing the Lions to finish their 32-year drought with no playoff win. For the ones of you who’ve misplaced monitor or were not born but, the Lions have not gained a playoff recreation since January 1992 once they beat the Cowboys in the divisional spherical to advance to the NFC Championship for the first and best time in…