Super Bowl Prediction

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* – Division Winner

+ – Wild Card Winner

AFC

1. Buffalo Bills*

2. Cincinnati Bengals*

3. Denver Broncos*

4. Houston Texans*

5. Kansas City Chiefs+

6. Baltimore Ravens+

7. Los Angeles Chargers+

NFC

1. Los Angeles Rams*

2. Philadelphia Eagles*

3. Chicago Bears*

4. Carolina Panthers*

5. Seattle Seahawks+

6. San Francisco 49ers+

7. Detroit Lions+

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NFC West

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1. Los Angeles Rams

You know they really want to win another Super Bowl when they go and get the best defensive player in Myles Garrett. Shoring up their secondary was a must and now there is talk that Aaron Donald might comeback from retirement (spoiler, he did). Oh and QB Matthew Stafford is coming off a MVP season as well.

2. Seattle Seahawks

The defending Super Bowl champions know that their task to repeat won’t be easy. They play in a tough division and they lost RB Kenneth Walker to free agency. That defense is stacked though and QB Sam Darnold has finally found a forever NFL home.

3. San Francisco 49ers

Like every team health is a major concern, but especially so for the Niners who have been so close to winning a Super Bowl title under this current regime.

4. Arizona Cardinals

They have some intriguing pieces on offense, but that defense needs a lot of work still. Will first time head coach Mike LaFleur have success in this role as opposed to his time as an offensive coordinator?

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NFC South

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1. Carolina Panthers

This isn’t to say I consider them a contender for the Super Bowl, however they did look a lot better last season than in previous ones. Another step forward is well within the cards for them.

2. New Orleans Saints

The biggest surprise of last season was the show QB Tyler Shough put on during his rookie season. The expectation is that he will be the guy going forward and they added some new weapons in the backfield and at receiver.

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

It’s been a letdown the last few seasons and the losses of franchise stalwarts, WR Mike Evans and LB Lavonte David to free agency and retirement respectively have put them in a state of flux.

4. Atlanta Falcons

I admire what they’re trying to do, but ultimately they are most likely going to have to look for a new quarterback after this season. QB Michael Penix hasn’t lived up to his billing and neither has QB Tua Tagovailoa from his previous time at Miami.

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NFC North

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1. Chicago Bears

If QB Caleb Williams tones down taking too many unnecessary chances, maybe this current roster will find success towards a possible run at a Super Bowl.

2. Detroit Lions

This is still a team that has so many weapons on offense and a solid front seven on defense. With improvements on the offensive line that should shore things up there, but that secondary is a glaring weakness.

3. Green Bay Packers

The late game collapses last season were prominent, but they decided to give head coach Matt LaFleur another chance. Mainly because of the early successes he had when he was first hired in 2019 and had three consecutive seasons of 13 wins in Green Bay.

4. Minnesota Vikings

There is plenty to like about this team, but QB J.J. McCarthy had a rough go in his first full season as the starter. And I don’t think bringing in former Cardinals first round pick QB Kyler Murray will be any better.

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