2023 season predictions

[bills6969]

Ok,  it’s Memorial Day weekend which marks the beginning of my itch for football season to start.  As such,  here is my prediction with how the 2023 season will play out:

 

@Jets - L 

Raiders - W

@Commanders - W

Fish - W

Jags (London) - W

Gmen - W

@Pats - W

Bucs - W

@Bengals - L

Broncos - W

Jets - W

@Eagles - L

@Chiefs - L

Cowboys - W

@Chargers - L

Pats - W 

@Fish - L

 

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AFC East:

Jets

Bills

Fish

Pats

 

AFC North

Bengals

Ravens

Steelers

Browns

 

AFC South

Jags

Titans

Texans

Colts

 

AFC West

Chiefs

Chargers

Broncos

Raiders

 

NFC East

Eagles

Giants

Cowboys

Commanders

 

NFC North

Lions

Bears

Vikings

Packers

NFC South

Saints

Panthers

Bucs

Falcons

 

NFC West

Niners

Rams

Seahawks

Cardinals

 

Wildcard

 

AFC

Bills

Chargers

Ravens

 

NFC

Giants

Cowboys

Bears

 

Playoffs:

 

AFC

 

1. Chiefs

2. Jets

3. Bengals

4. Jags

5. Bills

6. Chargers

7. Ravens

Bills over Jags

Bengals over Chargers

Jets over Ravens

 

Bills over Chiefs

Jets over Bengals

 

AFCG:  Bills over Jets

 

NFC

 

1. Niners

2. Eagles

3. Lions

4. Saints

5. Giants

6. Cowboys

7. Bears

 

 

Giants over Saints

Lions over Cowboys

Eagles over Bears

 

Niners over Giants

Eagles over Lions

 

NFCG: Niners over Eagles

 

Super Bowl LVIII:

 

BILLS OVER NINERS

MVP: JOSH ALLEN

 

 

[entropyrules]

love the optimism but you left out the part where the Bills are winning at halftime and a world ending asteroid strike occurs at that moment

[1ManRaid]

So you have us losing to every good team, and every road division game aside from the Pats, but then going on to win the Super Bowl?  How do we win 4 straight playoff games after losing to every tough opponent in the regular season?

[Taro Nimbus]

hot take.  Chargers will finish last in their division.  Broncos will finish second.

Edited May 28, 2023 by Taro Nimbus

[MiltonWaddams]

1 hour ago, entropyrules said:

love the optimism but you left out the part where the Bills are winning at halftime and a world ending asteroid strike occurs at that moment

…and they cut to commercial…

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

after preseason and the 52 are set. then, a prediction can be made. they haven't even broke a sweat yet. 90 days or so to put it together for the season.

[Draconator]

It's still hockey season. 

[eball]

20-0, baby!!!

[Airseven]

Feels like a reset year coupled with a rough schedule. 10-7 is a fair expectation.

[Big Turk]

Way too early for this. Impossible to know what serious injuries will occur between now and week 1 for teams and who will have made leaps/fallen off.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

15 minutes ago, Airseven said:

Feels like a reset year coupled with a rough schedule. 10-7 is a fair expectation.

Silence, dolfan 

[SoCal Deek]

I always look at momentum. In this prediction the Bills would limp into the playoffs having won only two of the last six games in other words more or less just twice in the final two months. So while I love the optimism, it’s really hard to turn the winning momentum back on come playoff time. 

[TheWei44]

1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:

I always look at momentum. In this prediction the Bills would limp into the playoffs having won only two of the last six games in other words more or less just twice in the final two months. So while I love the optimism, it’s really hard to turn the winning momentum back on come playoff time. 

I actually feel that the term "momentum" is way overused (no offense to you personally).  It is really a "catch all" term to describe recent success a team has had "within game" or across games. But what does it really mean?  It's basically saying that the most recent results are the best predictors of the next results.  And when TV analysts say there's been a shift in momentum, they're just saying a big play or plays occurred which changed the fortunes of the teams!  Rant over - I guess that word is just a pet peeve of mine!  Carry on . . .

Edited May 28, 2023 by TheWei44

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Three absolutes:

 

Bills will lose and look flat in a game they should have no problems winning.

 

Bills will dominate in a game that should be much closer.

 

TSW will lose its collective mind in every instance of the latter two items.

😁

[1ManRaid]

7 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Three absolutes:

 

Bills will lose and look flat in a game they should have no problems winning.

 

Bills will dominate in a game that should be much closer.

 

TSW will lose its collective mind in every instance of the latter two items.

😁

 

Fourth absolute- the online collective of Bills haters will forever try to hold point 1 against us while moving the goalposts whenever point 2 is brought up to counter it.

[Simon Says]

You think Bills win 'only " 11 games but go on to win the Super Bowl? Getting past KC and the Bengals; after losing to them in the regular season?

[CincyBillsFan]

Bills will go 13 - 4

Win the AFC East by at least 2 games

Lose to the Bengals in the AFC Championship game.

 

 

[GunnerBill]

21 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

Bills will go 13 - 4

Win the AFC East by at least 2 games

Lose to the Bengals in the AFC Championship game.

 

This is closer to where I am. I still expect the Bills to win 12 or 13 games in the regular season, though I get it's a tough schedule. I think they'll win the East. I'm not sure I think they'll win the Superbowl but I do think we might see some of our younger players break out this year so that we are not looking at the roster and saying "hmm the risk here is our best players start ageing out". 

[Gregg]

One team that is getting overlooked is the Browns. I know Watson is a POS for all of the off-field stuff but he is one of the most talented QB's in the game. Now that he has had a year to shake off the rust I wouldn't be surprised if he starts to regain his old form. Their roster is pretty solid so I wouldn't be surprised if they challenge the Bengals and Ravens for the North. If I am the Browns, I would look to reunite Hopkins with Watson from their Texans days.

[MikeSpeed]

Maybe my whole outlook on life has changed but...

I honestly can't predict a single loss. I realize there's most likely one going to happen, but to tell you which game that will be, I simply cannot see it.