The 2022 NFL season is upon us. Will the Rams repeat as Super Bowl champions? Is Josh Allen destined for MVP honors? Can anyone stop Dameon Pierce’s march to the Offensive Rookie of the Year trophy? These are just some of the questions you are probably asking yourself right now.
Check below for predictions from the MMQB staff for the award winners, division winners and entire playoff brackets, including the Super Bowl LVII champions. Plus, our bold predictions cover everything from Trey Lance to Von Miller to the rookie receiving class.
Albert Breer
Super Bowl: Bills 27, Packers 24; Josh Allen MVP To see also : The 12 (or maybe 13) teams that could actually win Super Bowl LVII.
MVP: Josh Allen OPOY: Davante Adams DPOY: Nick Bosa OROY: Chris Olave DROY: Aidan Hutchinson Returning: Christian McCaffrey Coach: Dennis Allen
Sometimes the chalk spikes are just right, and what I saw in Rochester, N.Y., on my tour of training camp stuck with me. The way the Bills looked the way they practiced was not unlike how I remember the 2007 Patriots or 2013 Seahawks looking in the summer, where it was clear how deep and competitive those rosters were, and how mechanical they became. their practices. . So you can call on the ghosts of Scott Norwood, Don Beebe and Thurman Thomas from previous Super Bowls, because I think these Bills will finally, all these years later, deliver an elite team that will deliver in its final act. And I think we’ll see that throughout the year, too, which is why Josh Allen became just the seventh player to sweep regular-season and Super Bowl MVP honors (alongside Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Emmitt Smith, Steve Young and Kurt Warner). And I think it will come true, in part, because the ultimate challenge will be winning it all against the best defense in the NFL in 2022, the one with seven first-round picks in its starting lineup in Green Bay.
Bold prediction: Trey Lance will become a star. And yes, I’m saying this right after the Niners took out a $7 million insurance policy on his position. But I think Lance is smart, tough, competitive, and talented enough to figure it out, and I don’t think Kyle Shanahan will fail to figure out the right way to use it. While health is a variable, to be sure, I have faith that the 49ers staff will have the scheme to highlight what Lance does best and hide where a work in progress is, and it’s easy enough to rely on a supporting cast. which has Trent Williams, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk in its ranks.
Conor Orr
Super Bowl: Ravens 28, Packers 24; Lamar Jackson Most Valuable Player See the article : College Football Playoff expansion: Board agrees to 12-team field with goal of implementing as soon as possible.
MVP: Justin Herbert OPOY: Cooper Kupp DPOY: Aaron Donald OROY: Chris Olave DROY: Travon Walker Returning: Daniel Jones Coach: Brandon Staley
You may have noticed that I changed my Super Bowl selection, and in fact, if I were to run for some kind of sports writing office, I could be accused of changing my mind. Well, guilty as charged. My 100 bold predictions were made 100 days before the season, back in May. It’s much closer to the season now, and I’d like to adjust my pick based on my affinity for the Ravens (and bird teams in general) offseason. The Bills are an all too common selection for the Super Bowl. There is no place in the cosmos for the hot air generated by 100 pseudo-connected sportswriters who puffed out their chests in late January talking about how they knew the Bills would pull it off, like drafting Josh Allen and Sean McDermott and a defense full of stars to succeed was some kind of bold stance. The earth simply cannot handle this type of vibration. Whichever deity you believe in would not accept a footballing haughtiness that would crush generations of freethinkers.
That’s why we’re taking the Ravens all the way, with the Eagles a racy NFC upstart destined to make some noise. Time to start taking chances around here. It’s time to start feeling things. It is time for all of us to reach a higher level of understanding. Say it with me: Super Bowl champion Lamar Jackson.
Bold prediction: I already gave you 100 of them, you greedy readers. Can’t a man keep any of his best shots anymore? If I have to pick one to put here (and I’ve been told I do), we’ll go with Von Miller breaking his career best with 3.5 sacks in a game … twice this year.
Greg Bishop
Super Bowl: Packers 34, Bills 31; Aaron Rodgers Most Valuable Player On the same subject : NFC East Preview and Predictions: Is Dak Prescott the Difference in Dallas?.
MVP: Aaron Rodgers OPOY: Jonathan Taylor DPOY: Aaron Donald OROY: Chris Olave DROY: Aidan Hutchinson Returning: Baker Mayfield Coach: Matt LaFleur
Maybe it’s novelty bias, but choosing the course this year felt a bit more like guesswork than usual. It definitely looks like a lot could change during the season, with many contenders clustered near the top and all healthy, for now.
The NFC in particular seems wide open. I like the Bays for the obvious reason: the quarterbacks. But while I think something special is brewing with Rodgers in Green Bay, I think Brady’s age and retirement will catch up with Tampa Bay in the playoffs. The 49ers, with one of the most complete rosters in pro football, make sense for a January upset as long as their biggest question mark, the development of Trey Lance, proceeds as Kyle Shanahan’s story with the development of quarterbacks suggests. signals. But I’ll take Rodgers over Lance in the conference title game, easy.
As for the AFC, the depth is quite remarkable. For my money, the Bills, Chiefs and Chargers are the top three teams, but the top six teams in my bracket are all capable of making a deep playoff run. Just ask the Bengals from last season. I see the Chiefs as a level below their level of previous seasons, and I see the Chargers as an elite team that is on the rise. I probably like them better than most. But here’s how I approached the AFC playoffs: The Bills roll and the Chargers beat the Chiefs, only to lose to the most experienced team in the conference title hunt. The Bills, the Bills!, return to the Super Bowl on this stage. But more heartbreak awaits.
Why? I just have a feeling about Rodgers this season. Yes, Davante Adams is gone. But we, the media, the analysts, the fans, continue to doubt the LaFleur-Rodgers partnership, which has produced “only” a couple of MVP awards. This season, both will thrive, and in part because of a counterintuitive notion: Without Adams, Rodgers won’t need to force the ball his way. He’ll spread it out, they’ll run more, and his defense seems to be elite. Hence Rodgers for (another) MVP and LaFleur for Coach of the Year.
As for the other awards, I see Jonathan Taylor at the beginning of a streak of dominance that we haven’t seen in a running back since Todd Gurley before injuries. I see Aaron Donald nearing the end of his high-level shock offense career. He could play for 10 more seasons if he wanted to, but this year, he’ll call another season-changing performance.
Bold prediction: Baker Mayfield will lead Carolina to the playoffs, win Comeback Player of the Year and make the Pro Bowl.
This relates to my prize predictions. Because among the typical candidates for Returning Player of the Year (Chase Young, Derrick Henry, Michael Thomas, Christian McCaffrey, Jameis Winston, etc.), a less popular candidate is the new Panthers quarterback. While it’s fair to criticize Mayfield’s uneven career thus far, for me the biggest concerns in that calculation are his impact in the locker room, which can be negative, and his leadership, which has been praised and criticized in equal measure. But when he’s healthy, Mayfield is an elite shooter on the ball. And in Carolina, he has Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard and D’Onta Foreman to hand them the ball, along with a bevy of targets: D.J. Moore, Rashard Higgins, Robbie Anderson, Terrace Marshall Jr., etc., to throw the ball to them. Will the offensive line hold? Who knows. But the bet here is that a healthy and motivated Mayfield, combined with a healthy and motivated McCaffrey, pushes Carolina toward a surprise playoff breakthrough. If they do get in, after all, Mayfield slips into the conversation for the prize. Could this be terribly wrong? Of course. Disaster or euphoria, that’s the bet here. But let’s go with everything.
Michael Rosenberg
Super Bowl: Packers 27, Bills 23; Aaron Rodgers Most Valuable Player
MVP: Russell Wilson OPOY: Ja’Marr Chase DPOY: Myles Garrett OROY: Chris Olave DROY: Aidan Hutchinson Returning: Christian McCaffrey Coach: Brian Daboll
The worst quarterback situation in the league belongs to the Seahawks, who will start Geno Smith in Week 1 and back him up with Drew Lock. I see no hope there. This means that A) Seattle will probably be terrible and B) Russell Wilson’s narrative train will put him in the MVP conversation as long as the Broncos are good, which I think they will be, although the Bills will be a little better. . In the NFC, the Packers will have a much duller season than last year. There will be no Aaron Rodgers drama. They will win their division, but the division will be lousy and people will reserve judgment until the playoffs. But Rich Bisaccia will fix Green Bay’s special teams. I gave the Packers a goodbye and then a showdown with old coach Mike McCarthy to help them get over their playoff failures. Then I have them going to the Super Bowl as underdogs to the Bills and winning it.
Bold prediction: It will be a good year for quarterbacks named Jones. In New York, Daniel will prove the Giants right about him: With the right training and infrastructure, he can be a winning NFL quarterback. A smooth schedule will also help. Meanwhile, in New England, Mac will continue to make fools of skeptics. I suspect all the concerns about who will call the plays in New England don’t quite get it: The Patriots have a brilliant and talented quarterback who can handle more scrimmage responsibilities than anyone else in the league, and Bill Belichick knows it.
Andrew Brandt
Super Bowl: Packers 37, Chargers 27; Aaron Rodgers Most Valuable Player
MVP: Aaron Rodgers OPOY: Jonathan Taylor DPOY: Myles Garrett OROY: Christian Watson DROY: Aidan Hutchinson Returning: Jameis Winston Coach: Nick Sirianni
I’m going to be right about the Packers one of these years with Aaron Rodgers at the helm (and I think this will be his last year there). I am less concerned than most about the loss of Davante Adams; with Rodgers there, the passing game won’t suffer much, and the running game and defense will thrive. The NFC team I see making a big jump is the Eagles, now with an explosive No. 1 receiver in A.J. Brown and who has the best offensive and defensive lines. Going through the NFC, my feeling is that there aren’t many good teams, and the conference is clearly the least in terms of the best teams. As for the AFC, I don’t see any weaknesses in the Chargers right now, and I see weaknesses in every other team. Justin Herbert is this year’s Joe Burrow, with a bigger arm. I like the Dolphins better than most, despite mediocrity at quarterback, and I think they’ll challenge the Bills for that division. In the end, however, it will be little Green Bay that kills the giant of Los Angeles (in Phoenix).
Bold prediction: Deshaun Watson won’t play in 2022. The NFL didn’t get what it initially wanted, a full-year suspension for Watson, but it will prevent him from seeing the field this year. Why? The most likely reason is acclimatization to “real” football and that training camp replays and some sloppy shooting against Jacksonville in the preseason aren’t quite ready enough to play, especially after a three-month layoff (the idea that he will play again). facing his old team, the Texans, after a 15-week layoff is, to me, crazy). The other reason? Watson needs counseling and treatment approval to resume play. Certainly he has shown no remorse or acceptance of responsibility at this point. Will it change more than just telling councilors (and the public) what they want to hear? A counselor could easily see through that; I see a decent chance that he is not “cleared” to resume football because he continues to believe, as he has for over a year, that he did nothing wrong.
John Pluym
Super Bowl: Buccaneers 31, Bills 28; Tom Brady Most Valuable Player
MVP: Josh Allen OPOY: Justin Jefferson DPOY: Joey Bosa OROY: George Pickens DROY: Sauce Gardner Returning: Jameis Winston Coach: Brandon Staley
This will be Tom Brady’s final season, and he will lift the Lombardi Trophy for the eighth time. What is the meaning of an eighth championship for Brady? Well, he’ll tie him with his former coach, Bill Belichick. Two years ago, no one gave Brady and the Buccaneers a chance against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. And we know what happened in that game. This time around, he will leave no doubt that he is the greatest quarterback of all time with a win over Josh Allen and the Bills. It should be a dynamic season, with Justin Herbert and the Chargers finally living up to their potential. We’ll also see Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson, 23, become the first player to catch passes for more than 2,000 yards. And one last prediction: Joey Bosa will break the all-time sack record of 22.5 held by T.J. Watt and Michael Strahan. Bosa will finish with 25 sacks and can thank the presence of Khalil Mack for putting him over the top.
Bold prediction: The Lions will make the playoffs.
The task was to be bold and think outside the box. Well, for the Lions to make the playoffs is definitely audacious. I love Dan Campbell as long as I can stay away from him and protect my kneecaps. Seriously, I wouldn’t be surprised if Jared Goff had a breakout season, especially if Jameson Williams lives up to his potential after returning midseason from a torn ACL. And Amon-Ra St. Brown could be a future star pairing with Williams. Campbell’s team will never give up, and with Aidan Hutchinson on the defensive, this team definitely has the right attitude to compete week in and week out. Winning nine or 10 games is not out of the question and should get the Lions into the playoffs.
Gary Gramling
Super Bowl: Chargers 31, Packers 28; Justin Herbert MVP
MVP: Justin Herbert OPOY: Justin Jefferson DPOY: Jalen Ramsey OROY: Garrett Wilson DROY: Derek Stingley Jr. Returning: Saquon Barkley Coach: Brandon Staley
Why are the Chargers a stone-cold lock to win the Super Bowl, you ask? For one thing, Justin Herbert is going to establish himself as the best quarterback on the planet, this season and probably for the next decade. On the other hand, Brandon Staley’s defense, while flawed (I beg you, improve those linebackers), is designed to wreak havoc and create matchups. As we all remember from high school health class, the best defenses in the NFL come about when a top-tier pass rush and opportunistic DB secondary with elite ball skills love each other a lot and make 30-plus turnovers. ball. And third, it’s easier for everyone involved if the Lombardi Trophy stays in Los Angeles: No one in the NFL wants to incur those shipping costs, and Roger Goodell doesn’t have room to fit it in his suitcase, with his insistence on pack all her Pokémon plushies whenever she travels (I take Charizard and Psyduck, but who needs a Wurmple?).
Other than that, the Lions are going to make the playoffs; there are only six good teams in the conference but, by rule, an NFC seventh team has to make it. Jared Goff, as he continues to relearn life outside of Sean McVay’s highly plotted offense, will revive his career with his best season as a pro (even if it doesn’t match his statistical output from 2018).
Everything else I am predicting is correct and self explanatory.
Bold prediction: This is the year that football fatigue, however slightly, sets in. For some it will be the watered-down 18-week schedule, for others the grossness of Deshaun Watson returning to the field after another round of foul-mouthed non-apologies, and for many it’s the relief from the pandemic (hopefully), creating opportunities to do things with family and/or friends that doesn’t involve staring dead-eyed at a screen hoping Kenneth Gainwell picks up 11 yards in the fourth quarter of a December game at the Meadowlands to keep you in playoff contention in your fantasy league .
I’m not talking about millions of people tuning out – the vast majority of the NFL fanbase will continue to gasp, you might say ritually, consume The MMQB’s world-class NFL coverage on an hourly basis (tell your board local school: My podcast is an essential part of any public school curriculum), but for perhaps the first time in a while, we won’t be getting the torrent of press releases gleefully citing record ratings for every national game.
Mitch Goldich
Super Bowl: Ravens 36, Packers 31; Lamar Jackson Most Valuable Player
MVP: Josh Allen OPOY: Ja’Marr Chase DPOY: Micah Parsons OROY: Dameon Pierce DROY: Kayvon Thibodeaux Returning: Raheem Mostert Coach: John Harbaugh
I’ve been excited all summer to pick the Ravens as my Super Bowl champions, and I’ll never forgive Conor for stealing my pick. But yes: the Ravens. They are well trained and on the hunt every year. With improved health and near-statistical certainty, they’re a no-brainer for a turnaround season. Lamar Jackson poses unique problems for defenses, John Harbaugh will continue to score 2-point conversion attempts whenever possible, Mark Andrews is chasing his career octopus record. Win it for Poe. Everything that.
The rest of my picks are…pretty boring, with most teams that are supposed to be good winning their divisions. I picked the Packers, but I admit I don’t feel too good about it. I think the Rams are going to find out how hard it is to repeat, Trey Lance is still a year away, and he couldn’t in good conscience pick an NFC East team. So between the Packers and the Bucs, I stuck with Green Bay.
As for my award picks, I think Josh Allen and the Bills will have the regular season everyone’s been waiting for, and that tidy narrative will help him get his first MVP award. (And boy, will the people of Buffalo freak out when they lose another playoff shootout at the last second, this time one round further down the bracket and at home.) And I think you’ll regret filling your fantasy team’s bench with irrelevant nobodies instead of nabbing Raheem Mostert when you had the chance.
Bold prediction: The vaunted rookie class of receivers will disappoint. I’m not calling them all draft busts; I just think in the last couple of years we’ve been spoiled a bit by guys like Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase. It’s not supposed to be that easy! Only one of them will top the vaunted 1,063-yard mark (that’s what we used to think of as 1,000-yard production, prorated over a 17-game season). Last year, five rookies topped 900 yards: Chase, Jaylen Waddle, DeVonta Smith, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Kyle Pitts (who, I know, is actually a tight end). This year only two will reach that high. If that. Don’t worry, many of them will have good careers. This prediction is valid only until 2022.
The Bills are the favorites to win Super Bowl LVII, as Caesars Sportsbook New York has Buffalo listed at +600 odds to claim the Lombardi Trophy in the 2022 season. Those favorable odds also extend to the AFC Championship, as the Bills have a +300 chance of earning that honor.
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Will Bengals make it back to Super Bowl?
Despite their success in 2021, the Cincinnati Bengals enter the upcoming season with a cloud of uncertainty surrounding their Super Bowl hopes and dreams.
Can the Bengals repeat? After winning the AFC last year, the Bengals are 11-1 to repeat the feat this coming season.
What are the chances of the Bengals going to the Super Bowl?
Tipico Sportsbook lists the Bengals at 1,300 to win the Super Bowl. That ties them with the Green Bay Packers for the fifth-best odds.
What were the odds for the Bengals to make it to the Super Bowl at the beginning of the season?
At the start of the season, the Bengals were 100-1 (or 10,000) to win Super Bowl LVI on FOX Bet, which meant Joe Burrow & Co.
Who is favored to win the Bengals game?
The Bengals are 6.5-point favorites, according to Tipico Sportsbook. Cincinnati has -280 on the money line in the game, which will be played at Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers are +220. The over/under of the game is set at 44.5 points.
What are the odds of the Bengals winning the Super Bowl? Cincinnati is tied for the ninth-lowest chance of winning it all. The Buffalo Bills (600) are the favorites, followed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (700). In 2000, Cincinnati has an implied probability of winning the Super Bowl of 4.8% or 20/1 fractional odds.
Who is favored in Bengals game?
Since the odds were published, the Los Angeles Rams have been the favorites against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. The Rams opened as 3.5-point favorites over the Bengals, but the line has now moved to 4.5. On Thursday morning, several books moved from 4.5 to 4 as more money continues to be wagered on the Bengals to win.
Who is favored to win Bengals vs Chiefs?
Kansas City is a seven-point favorite in the latest Bengals vs. Caesars Sportsbook Chiefs, while the over-under for total points scored is 54.5.
Who is predicted to win the Super Bowl 2022?
Betting Lines The Buffalo Bills (650, or 13-2 at BetMGM) are the favorites to win the Super Bowl this season. They are followed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (750), Kansas City Chiefs (900) and Los Angeles Rams (1,100). These teams are obviously the best in the NFL.
Who is the favorite to win this year’s Super Bowl? Bills favorites of the Bucs as the NFL regular season approaches Who has the best odds to win the Super Bowl? As the NFL preseason continues, the Buffalo Bills (550) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (700) are the favorites to win Super Bowl 57.
Who’s going to the Super Bowl 2022 bracket?
Rams Time, Live Streaming, TV, NFL Playoff Results, Support. The Super Bowl is finally here after one of the most exciting postseasons in NFL history. It will all come down to the Los Angeles Rams versus the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in California.
Who is predicted to win the Super Bowl 2023?
Best Super Bowl 2023 Picks Buffalo was one of the best teams in the NFL on both sides of the ball last season, but still fell short against Kansas City in the postseason. The Bills are now the favorites to win Super Bowl 57 and quarterback Josh Allen is the 7-1 favorite to win Super Bowl MVP.
