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2024 NFL division predictions, Super Bowl predictions

Jess Root’s predictions for how each division will play out in 2024, who makes the playoffs and who wins the Super Bowl.

The NFL season starts tonight with the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens. Then there will be 15 more games in Week 1 to kick off the season.

The Chiefs are two-time defending champions looking to win a third consecutive Super Bowl, becoming the first team to do it.

Will it happen?

It is time for some predictions. Below, I will give my predictions for how the standings will go in each division and then what will happen in the playoffs.

AFC North

  1. Baltimore Ravens
  2. Cincinnati Bengals
  3. Pittsburgh Steelers
  4. Cleveland Browns

AFC South

  1. Houston Texans
  2. Indianapolis Colts
  3. Jacksonville Jaguars
  4. Tennessee Titans

AFC East

  1. Miami Dolphins
  2. Buffalo Bills
  3. New York Jets
  4. New England Patriots

AFC West

  1. Kansas City Chiefs
  2. Los Angeles Chargers
  3. Denver Broncos
  4. Las Vegas Raiders

NFC North

  1. Detroit Lions
  2. Green Bay Packers
  3. Chicago Bears
  4. Minnesota Vikings

NFC South

  1. Atlanta Falcons
  2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  3. New Orleans Saints
  4. Carolina Panthers

NFC East

  1. Dallas Cowboys
  2. Philadelphia Eagles
  3. Washington Commanders
  4. New York Giants

NFC West

  1. San Francisco 49ers
  2. Los Angeles Rams
  3. Arizona Cardinals
  4. Seattle Seahawks

AFC playoffs

  1. Dolphins
  2. Chiefs
  3. Texans
  4. Ravens
  5. Bills
  6. Colts
  7. Bengals

Wild Card round:

  • Chiefs over Bengals
  • Colts over Texans
  • Ravens over Bills

Divisional round:

  • Colts over Dolphins
  • Chiefs over Ravens

AFC Championship

  • Chiefs over Colts

NFC playoffs

  1. Lions
  2. 49ers
  3. Cowboys
  4. Falcons
  5. Packers
  6. Rams
  7. Eagles

Wild Card round

  • 49ers over Eagles
  • Rams over Cowboys
  • Packers over Falcons

Divisional round

  • Lions over Rams
  • Packers over 49ers

NFC Championship

  • Lions over Packers

Super Bowl

  • Chiefs over Lions

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ESPN FPI gives Cardinals likely 13-4 record in 2022

Using ESPN’s football power index win probability for each game, the Cardinals are the likely winner 13 times this coming season.

The Arizona Cardinals begin the 2022 NFL season this weekend with a game at home against the Kansas City Chiefs. They are hopeful to improve over last season.

In 2021, they went 11-6, made the playoffs for the first time since 2015 but were blown out in the first round by the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.

Entering 2022, they lost pass rusher Chandler Jones, receiver Christian Kirk and running back Chase Edmonds, but added receiver Marquise Brown and re-signed many of their key players from last season.

They are confident they can be good again, although there isn’t a ton of optimism for the team.

However, if we look at ESPN’s FPI probability each week for the Cardinals to win their individual games, you will be surprised to see they are expected to be good. Based on the most likely outcome of each game, per the football power index, the Cardinals could win at many as 13 games in the regular season.

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2022 NFL Draft: Final Two Round Mock Draft From The College Perspective

2022 NFL Draft: Final two round mock draft – from the college perspective – before all of the fun starts.

2022 NFL Draft: This is it. This is the final prediction. The two round mock draft with calls on the picks along with all the team needs.

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Enough speculation. This is it. This is what’s going to happen. This is exactly how the first two rounds of the 2022 NFL Draft are going to go. We can’t change the future, we can only see it …

Maybe. At least these are the best educated guesses possible.

As always, there aren’t any projected trades – do NOT project trades in your mock draft. This is about what should happen and not what the best fits are.

It’s NFL Draft time. Everything is okay.

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2022 NFL Draft Cornerback Rankings

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It’s one of the strongest years ever for cornerbacks with at least six worthy of first round consideration and a whole lot more who’ll be in the starting mix right away.

There’s high-end elite talent there for the taking, but it’ll be a question of who fits and what the pecking order is. No matter how it goes, a whole lot of teams are going to instantly fill a need.

From the college perspective, here are the best cornerback prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft.

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NFL Draft Safety Rankings 2022: From The College Perspective

2022 NFL Draft safety prospects – from the college perspective. How good are all the top players, what are the concerns, and where will they likely be drafted?

Who are the safeties who’ll matter in the 2022 NFL Draft, and what’s the college perspective on all of the top prospects?

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2022 NFL Draft Safety Rankings

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It’s the 2022 NFL Draft’s most underappreciated group at – maybe – the most underappreciated position in all of sports.

Everyone gushes all over the pass rushers, and the quarterbacks, and the big play receivers. Even the tight ends are glamorized now in the modern NFL.

Amazing safeties change everything, especially now, and this year’s crop is something special.

There’s incredible speed, a few intimidating forces, and a few talents who might just be among the best players in the entire draft.

It’s a loaded position full of guys who’ll drop – really, safeties just don’t get enough love – and will turn out to be amazing Day 2 and 3 gets.

From the college perspective, here are the best safety prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft.

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NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings 2022: From The College Perspective

2022 NFL Draft linebacker prospects – from the college perspective. How good are all the top players, what are the concerns, and where will they likely be drafted?

Who are the linebackers who’ll matter in the 2022 NFL Draft, and what’s the college perspective on all of the top prospects?

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2022 NFL Draft Linebacker Rankings

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It’s an interesting group of linebackers.

In the new world of the NFL, several of the normal top outside linebacker prospects have morphed into true edge rushers in a hybrid way. Most of the guys in this group are run stoppers for the inside, but there are a few who can do a little bit of everything.

From the college perspective, here are the best linebacker prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft.

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NFL Draft Defensive End, Edge Rusher Rankings 2022: From The College Perspective

2022 NFL Draft Defensive End and Edge Rusher prospects – from the college perspective. How good are all the top players, what are the concerns, and where will they likely be drafted?

Who are the defense ends and edge rushers who’ll matter in the 2022 NFL Draft, and what’s the college perspective on all of the top prospects?

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2022 NFL Draft Defensive End & Edge Rusher Rankings

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You want the big position in the 2022 NFL Draft? You want the stars, the value, the depth, and the best talent? Here you go …

Defensive ends and edge rushers. If you need one, you’re in luck. If you don’t need one, you could always use another.

There’s a solid chance that defensive ends/edge rushers take up at least three of the top five overall picks, and maybe even the first three choices off the board. But there’s more than just the top guys, with big run stoppers, pass rushing specialists, and everything in between.

These are the guys who’ll make the lives miserable for NFL quarterbacks over the next several years.

From the college perspective, here are the best defensive end and edge rusher prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft.

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2022 NFL Mock Draft: Big Trades, Big Pro Days, Big Predictions

The latest 2022 NFL Mock Draft after a big trade – and a few Pro Days – changed up the dynamic of how the first round should go

2022 NFL Draft: The latest first round mock draft after some big trades, Pro Days, and key moves just a few weeks before this all gets going.

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2022 NFL Mock Draft: First Round Prediction After Big Trades

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Well this just got even more interesting.

Philadelphia was the big power player in the first round, and then it traded away the 16 and 19 in the first round – along with a late round pick – to New Orleans for the 18, a first rounder in 2023, and a second rounder in 2024, along with a few later picks this year thrown in.

This might not be the end of the trading fun for New Orleans, but for now, it positioned itself to work even more deals depending on who it’s targeting.

Combine that with Tyreek Hill going to Miami, Davante Adams off to Las Vegas, and with some big Pro Days – LSU CB Derek Stingley just ripped it up – and the first round Mock Draft takes on a different look.

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Los Angeles vs Cincinnati Prediction, Super Bowl Game Preview

Super Bowl LVI: Los Angeles vs Cincinnati prediction, game preview, how to watch

Los Angeles vs Cincinnati prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for the Super Bowl, Sunday, February 13

Los Angeles vs Cincinnati Super Bowl How To Watch

Date: Sunday, February 13
Game Time: 6:30 ET
Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Cincinnati (11-7), Los Angeles (12-5)
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Why Cincinnati Will Win the Super Bowl

No one likes or buys into the idea of “playing with house money” once you get to the Super Bowl, but that’s what Cincinnati is doing.

You never, ever know when you’re going to get back to this thing, and it’s hardly a guarantee that Joe Burrow and company will have more than just this one shot, but there’s a general belief and feeling that this whole thing is just getting going.

Young superstar quarterback, young superstar receivers, young rising head coach, and fixable issues – like the offensive line – that can only make everything stronger.

In other words, the pressure is off as much as can possibly be.

The game is in Los Angeles, the Rams have been in the Super Bowl relatively recently, the 2021-2022 was built to win right now with the future mortgaged away, and with a 34-year-old Matthew Stafford just about to be on the other side of his prime.

On the field, it starts with takeaways. Both teams can crank up the offense, Cincinnati can’t do this, though, without winning the turnover battle.

That was what ended up undoing Kansas City – with several close calls before the overtime interception that changed everything – and it’s going to take at least two to stay alive.

For all the great things Cincinnati has done over the second half of the season and the playoff run, being careful with the ball is at the top of the list.

There was an interception against the Chiefs and one giveaway against Tennessee, and that’s been it. The Bengal offense has been totally clean outside of that since early December with a grand total of zero turnovers over a five-game stretch before the win over the Titans.

On the other side, the defense that was feast-or-famine in takeaways has come up with two or more in each of the last four game with the three against Tennessee making the difference.

The Rams didn’t give it away against Arizona, but they almost gave up the Tampa Bay game with four turnovers. There was just the one in the NFC Championship against the 49ers, but the O had a whole slew of problems over the final stretch of the season with eight turnovers in the final three games.

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Super Bowl Expert Picks, Predictions, Lines: Cincinnati vs Los Angeles

NFL expert picks, predictions, lines for the 2022 Super Bowl LVI: Cincinnati vs Los Angeles

NFL expert picks, predictions, lines for Super Bowl LV: Cincinnati vs Los Angeles

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Super Bowl Expert Picks
Cincinnati vs Los Angeles | Point Total o/u: 48.5
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Super Bowl: Cincinnati vs Los Angeles Rams

6:30, NBC
Line: Los Angeles -4.5 o/u: 48.5

Gill Alexander, VSIN: Los Angeles*
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Los Angeles
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Los Angeles
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Los Angeles
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Los Angeles
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com: Los Angeles
Zac Neel, DucksWire.com: Los Angeles
Tyler Nettuno, GatorsWire.com: Los Angeles
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: Los Angeles
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: Cincinnati
CONSENSUS PICK Los Angeles

Super Bowl Expert Picks
Cincinnati vs Los Angeles | Point Total o/u: 48.5
MVP Prediction | More Passing Yards: Burrow or Stafford

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