Sports Take

The NFL kicks off the season tomorrow night and my curiosity is aroused as to how the season will play out, using https://v2.playoffpredictors.com/home I’m attempting to predict the entire 2025 NFL season. Starting with division standings, then setting up playoffs and eventual Super Bowl winner. Let’s start with the AFC and the AFC East Division

AFC East
Buffalo Bills – 15-2
Miami Dolphins – 7-10
New England Patriots – 6-11
New York Jets – 4-13

AFC West
Denver Broncos – 14-3
Kansas City Chiefs – 11-6
Las Vegas Raiders – 9-8
Los Angeles Chargers – 5-12

AFC North
Baltimore Ravens – 13-4
Cincinnati Bengals – 13-4
Pittsburgh Steelers – 8-9
Cleveland Browns – 3-14

AFC South
Houston Texans – 8-9
Indianapolis Colts – 8-9
Tennessee Titans – 4-13
Jacksonville Jaguars – 4-13

Playoff matchups in this scenario for the AFC would end up being:

1 Buffalo Bills
Bye

2 Denver Broncos
7 Las Vegas Raiders

3 Baltimore Ravens
6 Kansas City Chiefs

4 Houston Texans
5 Cincinnati Bengals

NFC is up next with the NFC East.

NFC East
Washington Commanders – 15-2
Philadelphia Eagles – 14-3
Dallas Cowboys – 5-12
New York Giants – 2-15

NFC West
Los Angeles Rams – 13-4
San Francisco 49ers – 11-6
Seattle Seahawks – 9-8
Arizona Cardinals – 7-10

NFC North
Green Bay Packers – 16-1
Detroit Lions – 12-5
Minnesota Vikings – 10-7
Chicago Bears – 4-13

NFC South
Atlanta Falcons – 11-6
New Orleans Saints – 7-10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 4-13
Carolina Panthers – 1-16

The NFC playoff structure looks like this:

1 Green Bay Packers
Bye

2 Washington Commanders
7 San Francisco 49ers

3 Los Angeles Rams
6 Detroit Lions

4 Atlanta Falcons
5 Philadelphia Eagles

My Wildcard round predictions are

AFC
Broncos over Raiders
Ravens over Chiefs
Bengals over Texans

NFC
Commanders over 49ers
Lions over Rams
Eagles over Falcons

The Divisional round picks are

AFC
Bills over Bengals
Ravens over Broncos

NFC
Packers over Lions
Eagles over Commanders

Conference Champions

AFC Champions
Buffalo Bills

NFC Champions
Green Bay Packers

Leading to a Super Bowl Championship for…

SUPER BOWL LX CHAMPIONS

BUFFALO BILLS