2022-2023 NFL Predictions and Awards

We are just over a week away from the NFL regular season kickoff between the Bills and the Rams! I am sure you are just as excited for the return of football as I am, so try to contain your excitement as much as possible. I released my power rankings for all 32 NFL teams two weeks ago, so I figured now was the ideal time to drop my season predictions. These predictions correlate similarly to my power rankings that were just released, but have a more personal touch on what I believe will happen rather than solely evaluating roster talent. Of course, there will be a lot of disagreeing with my takes, so I would love to hear your opinions in the comments or on Twitter. Enjoy!

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Make your own predictions here: Playoff Predictor

Regular Season Standings:

NFC East:

1. Philadelphia Eagles (10-7)*

2. Dallas Cowboys (10-7)*

3. Washington Commanders (7-10)

4. New York Giants (7-10)

NFC North:

1. Green Bay Packers (11-6)*

2. Minnesota Vikings (10-7)*

3. Detroit Lions (5-12)

4. Chicago Bears (4-13)

NFC West:

1. Los Angeles Rams (13-4)*

2. San Francisco 49ers (10-7)*

3. Arizona Cardinals (9-8)

4. Seattle Seahawks (4-13)

NFC South:

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14-3)*

2. New Orleans Saints (9-8)

3. Carolina Panthers (6-11)

4. Atlanta Falcons (5-12)

AFC East:

1. Buffalo Bills (13-4)*

2. Miami Dolphins (9-8)

3. New England Patriots (7-10)

4. New York Jets (5-12)

AFC North:

1. Baltimore Ravens (11-6)*

2. Cincinnati Bengals (10-7)*

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-10)

4. Cleveland Browns (7-10)

AFC West:

1. Los Angeles Chargers (12-5)*

2. Kansas City Chiefs (11-6)*

3. Denver Broncos (10-7)*

4. Las Vegas Raiders (8-9)

AFC South:

1. Indianapolis Colts (11-6)*

2. Tennessee Titans (9-8)

3. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-12)

4. Houston Texans (3-14)

Regular Season Awards:

MVP: Justin Herbert (QB), Los Angeles Chargers

All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, Justin Herbert 2021, CC BY-SA 2.0

Offensive Player of the Year: Justin Jefferson (WR), Minnesota Vikings

Defensive Player of the Year: Myles Garrett (DE), Cleveland Browns

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Chris Olave (WR), New Orleans Saints

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Aidan Hutchinson (DE), Detroit Lions

Comeback Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey (RB), Carolina Panthers

Coach of the Year: Nathaniel Hackett, Denver Broncos

Playoff Predictions:

Wildcard:

Baltimore Ravens (4) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (5)

Indianapolis Colts (3) vs. Denver Broncos (6)

Los Angeles Chargers (2) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (7)

Philadelphia Eagles (4) vs. San Francisco 49ers (5)

Green Bay Packers (3) vs. Dallas Cowboys (6)

Los Angeles Rams (2) vs. Minnesota Vikings (7)

Divisional:

Buffalo Bills (1) vs. Denver Broncos (6)

Los Angeles Chargers (2) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (5)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1) vs. Dallas Cowboys (6)

Los Angeles Rams (2) vs. San Francisco 49ers (5)

Conference:

Buffalo Bills (1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (5)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1) vs. Los Angeles Rams (2)

Super Bowl:

Buffalo Bills (1) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)

Buffalo Bills win 27-24!

All-Pro Reels, Josh Allen SEPT2021 (cropped2), CC BY-SA 2.0

Super Bowl MVP: Josh Allen