Super Bowl predictions already? NFL teams without Lombardi trophies square off in this way-too-early playoff preview originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Offseason Super Bowl picks are a frivolous exercise but with Memorial Day in the rearview, now seems just as good a time as any to unleash a batch of NFL perspectives that are almost certainly to change over the next seven months.
The NFL playoffs are that far off on the calendar, and yet they seem to demand our attention at all times. Is the regular season ever really a success if you’re not one of the final 14 teams remaining when Week 18 ends?
Most would say no — rather than squabble, let’s hit fast forward on the NFL season and envision who the two conference winners are this upcoming year and the other dozen teams who qualify for postseason berths.
Teams with the best records first, then playoff picks and finally who gets to play for the Lombardi Trophy in New Orleans.
Division: The Bills have the clearest path to a division title of any of the four AFC divisional favorites this season, with New England in the first year of a rebuild and Miami shedding some of its top talent to make way for the inevitable Tua extension contract.
We’ll get to New York a bit later as they do make it into the NFL’s “Big Dance” but the Jets are not equipped to take the AFC East crown from Buffalo despite winning without Aaron Rodgers in Week 1 against the 2023 division champs.
MVP candidate: Speaking of Allen, there’s no reason to believe he doesn’t continue to ascend with James Cook providing a formidable 1-2 punch out of the backfield in upstate New York. The losses of Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis outside should allow them to be more creative with the talent they are bringing back (and welcoming in) this upcoming season.
The offense was trending upward throughout the second half of the season without much contributions from the two top wideouts in the locker-room. Why is the expectation of a drop-off?
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Publish date : 2024-05-28 17:01:03
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