NFL Season 2026-27

[Birdman]

Are you ready for some football??? I know I am! Made this thread for the season. Any predictions folks?

[Birdman]

My predictions:
AFC:
East: Buffalo
North: Cincinnati
South: Houston
West: Denver
Wild card: Kansas City, Baltimore, Jacksonville

NFC:
East: Philadelphia
North: Detroit
South: Carolina
West: Rams
Wild card: Dallas, Chicago, Seattle

Super Bowl:
Cincinnati over Rams

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

TP for the thread!

I'm terrible at predictions, especially when it comes to teams I don't pay much attention to, but:

• I think the Patriots will have a good season and make the playoffs, though probably will have a worse record than they did last year.
• I think Brown makes a huge difference for the offense.
• I think Henderson has a great season.
• Once again the key factor in determining how far the Pats go will be the O-line, which should be better than it was last season, but I'm still not convinced it's a great line.

[SparzWizard]

AFC East: New England
AFC North: Baltimore
AFC South: Jacksonville
AFC West: Denver

NFC West: LA Rams
NFC North: Green Bay
NFC East: Philadelphia
NFC South: Carolina

I think with a healthy and bolstered OL and Drake Maye, threatening offense in AJ Brown/Romeo Doubs/Kayshon Boutte, and a massive defense the Pats might just have the same record as last season.

[Donoghus]

This is fantastic news.

The Athletic
@TheAthletic
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BREAKING: The NFL Pro Bowl is being eliminated.

On Wednesday, league executives presented to team owners the future of the Pro Bowl, which will no longer have a standalone game ? be it tackle or flag football ? or games.

Eighty-eight players will receive the Pro Bowl honor with no alternates, corralling a key aspect of the all-star event that had gotten out of whack in recent years.

[Neurotic Guy]

This is fantastic news.

The Athletic
@TheAthletic
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24m
BREAKING: The NFL Pro Bowl is being eliminated.

On Wednesday, league executives presented to team owners the future of the Pro Bowl, which will no longer have a standalone game ? be it tackle or flag football ? or games.

Eighty-eight players will receive the Pro Bowl honor with no alternates, corralling a key aspect of the all-star event that had gotten out of whack in recent years.

Best move by one of the major pro sports leagues in a long time.  Next, the NBA should eliminate the NBA cup. 

[Birdman]

About time, yes the NBA cup is a joke

[BitterJim]

This is fantastic news.

The Athletic
@TheAthletic
?
24m
BREAKING: The NFL Pro Bowl is being eliminated.

On Wednesday, league executives presented to team owners the future of the Pro Bowl, which will no longer have a standalone game ? be it tackle or flag football ? or games.

Eighty-eight players will receive the Pro Bowl honor with no alternates, corralling a key aspect of the all-star event that had gotten out of whack in recent years.

No alternates? That's bad news for anyone looking to follow in the footsteps of former Pro-Bowlers Shedeur Sanders and Mac Jones

The game and roster have been a joke for years, so this is great news. Maybe now Pro Bowl selections will mean something

[SparzWizard]

About time, yes the NBA cup is a joke

As long as it brings revenue and also foreshadows usually who the two best teams are that will represent in the NBA Finals they won't do it away.

Spurs/Knicks was last season's and the Knicks won both championships lol

[slamtheking]

This is fantastic news.

The Athletic
@TheAthletic
?
24m
BREAKING: The NFL Pro Bowl is being eliminated.

On Wednesday, league executives presented to team owners the future of the Pro Bowl, which will no longer have a standalone game ? be it tackle or flag football ? or games.

Eighty-eight players will receive the Pro Bowl honor with no alternates, corralling a key aspect of the all-star event that had gotten out of whack in recent years.

Best move by one of the major pro sports leagues in a long time.  Next, the NBA should eliminate the NBA cup.

NBA and MLB All-star games should be canned as well

[Roy H.]

This is fantastic news.

The Athletic
@TheAthletic
?
24m
BREAKING: The NFL Pro Bowl is being eliminated.

On Wednesday, league executives presented to team owners the future of the Pro Bowl, which will no longer have a standalone game ? be it tackle or flag football ? or games.

Eighty-eight players will receive the Pro Bowl honor with no alternates, corralling a key aspect of the all-star event that had gotten out of whack in recent years.

Best move by one of the major pro sports leagues in a long time.  Next, the NBA should eliminate the NBA cup.

NBA and MLB All-star games should be canned as well

I still like the MLB game.  The NBA game is an embarassment.

[Donoghus]

This is fantastic news.

The Athletic
@TheAthletic
?
24m
BREAKING: The NFL Pro Bowl is being eliminated.

On Wednesday, league executives presented to team owners the future of the Pro Bowl, which will no longer have a standalone game ? be it tackle or flag football ? or games.

Eighty-eight players will receive the Pro Bowl honor with no alternates, corralling a key aspect of the all-star event that had gotten out of whack in recent years.

Best move by one of the major pro sports leagues in a long time.  Next, the NBA should eliminate the NBA cup.

NBA and MLB All-star games should be canned as well

I actually don't mind the MLB all star game.  The NBA has tinkered way too much with the ASG formats. Just go back to East versus West.  The game itself usually isn't great until the 4th quarter but I think the majority of people aren't exactly expecting the '84 Finals there either.  And cut back on all the off the court stuff too.  It's become a bloated spectacle.