NFL (2025 Season)

[Great Lakes Roads]

Predictions for each division's winner and wildcard spots (2025-26 season)

AFC East- Bills
AFC West- Broncos
AFC North- Ravens
AFC South- Texans

NFC East- Eagles
NFC West- Seahawks
NFC North- Packers
NFC South- Buccaneers

AFC Wildcards- Steelers, Chiefs, Chargers
NFC Wildcards- Lions, Commanders, Vikings

OOF, looks like I need to change these predictions, especially since it's week 9!

My midway predictions for each division's winner and wildcard spots (2025-26 season)

AFC East- Patriots
AFC West- Broncos
AFC North- Ravens
AFC South- Colts

NFC East- Eagles
NFC West- Seahawks
NFC North- Packers
NFC South- Buccaneers

AFC Wildcards- Bills, Chiefs, Chargers
NFC Wildcards- Lions, 49ers, Rams

Eliminated AFC teams: TEN, NYJ, MIA, CLE, LAS, CIN, HOU, JAX, PIT
Eliminated NFC teams: NO, NYG, ARI, WAS, MIN, ATL, DAL, CAR, CHI

[Max Rockatansky]

The Ravens have a pretty easy schedule coming up.  I would think now that Lamar Jackson is back that they are going to make a run at the division.

[Roadgeekteen]

Dolphins have fired GM Chris Grier following 9 years as GM. Mike McDaniel will stay on through the season.

[Great Lakes Roads]

Dolphins have fired GM Chris Grier following 9 years as GM. Mike McDaniel will stay on through the season.

I have a feeling that Mike McDaniel will get fired at the end of this season...

[Henry]

Hey, da Bears are 4-3, and hanging on to third in the NFC North! The next three games will be easy, but then lead to a very tough end stretch, with Cleveland the only winnable match, but stranger things have happened before, so I'm on board.

[NWI_Irish96]

Hey, da Bears are 4-3, and hanging on to third in the NFC North! The next three games will be easy, but then lead to a very tough end stretch, with Cleveland the only winnable match, but stranger things have happened before, so I'm on board.

Insane last 2 minutes in Cincy today. Bengals scored a TD, 2-pt conversion, then recovered an onside kick and scored another TD to turn a 14 point deficit into a 1 point lead. Then the Bears countered with a TD to win by 5.

[thspfc]

I have a feeling that Mike McDaniel will get fired at the end of this season...

I have . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4QK8RxCAwo

[jmacswimmer]

Hey, da Bears are 4-3, and hanging on to third in the NFC North! The next three games will be easy, but then lead to a very tough end stretch, with Cleveland the only winnable match, but stranger things have happened before, so I'm on board.

Insane last 2 minutes in Cincy today. Bengals scored a TD, 2-pt conversion, then recovered an onside kick and scored another TD to turn a 14 point deficit into a 1 point lead. Then the Bears countered with a TD to win by 5.

Phew...

The game-winner reminded me of the Minneapolis Miracle. Similar to Diggs, Loveland makes the catch on the edge of field-goal range, is surrounded by several defenders that should have tackled him and resulted in very little time left after a spike, but he somehow slips out assisted by defender errors and goes the distance untouched. Only minor nitpick is whether Loveland should have slid down just short of the end zone and allowed the offense to spike and kick a field goal as time expires (and thus eliminate any hail-mary possibility the other way), but I can't fault him if Loveland wasn't sure of the exact time left and/or whether the offense could run down and get set in time.

Shouldn't have even needed that if not for the defense+special teams implosion, but a win is a win and it's nice to see the Bears capable of handling a shootout.