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The NFC was the San Francisco 49ers invitational last season, a conference that showed the 49ers supremacy over the course of the year. Of course, San Francisco was challenged by the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round and the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game, setting the stage for a wide-open conference in 2024.
Is the 49ers’ window closing? Will this be their last shot to win a Super Bowl with this core? Are the Lions ready to make their first Super Bowl appearance ever? Can the Packers take the next step after a surprising 2023? What about the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys? Are the NFC East powerhouse teams still Super Bowl contenders?
Our CBS Sports NFL experts have provided their picks and predictions for the NFC ahead of the 2024 season.
Most overrated team
Cody Benjamin (Falcons): Can they win the NFC South? Absolutely. Will they? Probably. Yet they’ve been pretty widely crowned the favorites despite their 36-year-old quarterback coming off a major injury — a quarterback, we might add, who doesn’t exactly have the resume of a big-game juggernaut. This team should be good, but even in a weak division, it’s hard to call them a slam dunk.
John Breech (Saints): This feels like it could the final year for both Derek Carr and Dennis Allen in New Orleans.
Jordan Dajani (Bears): Vegas is expecting the Bears to have their first winning season since 2018 with a rookie quarterback and new offensive coordinator. Let’s chill out a bit here.
Bryan DeArdo (Cowboys): Full disclosure, I don’t think the Cowboys are that overrated. But given all the media attention they receive, it’s hard not to give them said title. They also did little this offseason to improve a defense that got torched by Green Bay in last year’s playoff upset.
Jared Dubin (Falcons): I’m not sure why I should have a ton of confidence in a team whose…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-09-05 11:41:28
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