Someone at the USA Today is on drugs

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/nate-davis/2023/07/24/nfl-records-projected-2023-teams-win-loss-aaron-rodgers/70454812007/

An abbreviated summary:

Bills 13-4 Jets 12-5 Dolphins 11-6 Lions 11-6 Chiefs 11-6 Ravens 11-6 Steelers 11-6 Cowboys 9-8 Raiders 3-14

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Nusm@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I always have to remember this time of year that nobody knows anything.

ToastyWaffles@lemmygrad.ml · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

And just how much can change with unexpected player injuries, players playing above expectations, players playing below expectations. There is never a time where you can accurately guess how a season is gonna go.

Nusm@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

And if they don't try to predict how the season will go, many of these people would have nothing to write about!

SirSnufflelump@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y (2 replies)

RIP Patriots if he's right tho. Three 11+ win teams in your division is rough

garrett@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

As a Pats fan, there’s not much to get excited for right now. I’m just hoping we can somehow perform acceptably but I’m not holding my breath.

sarcasticsunrise@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y

Bucs fan with the same feel. If we're able to keep out 5 dubs, I'd be alright with that

Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (5 replies)

Any reason you decided to throw the Raiders in your summary? Just for shade?

Ocelot@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Not at all. The Raiders may struggle this year, but they are way better than a 3 win team.

Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

If Jimmy G goes down early in the season, I could see it. Also it's the Raiders, they're almost always worse than the sum of their parts.

-A Raiders Fan

Astroturfed@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I assume because three wins is laughable. I don't think the raiders are in great shape by any means, buts it's almost hard to only win 3 games.

Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Since '02 we've had two sub-4-win seasons. And eight seasons of 4 or fewer wins, including the year after we went to the Super Bowl.

We've been on the cusp of 3-wins for a third of our seasons over the last 2 decades. Last year we had 6 wins with a playoff team before downgrading.

Maybe 3-wins is a bit of a stretch for expectations. But it would not be at all surprising.

Astroturfed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

I agree it's possible they end up with three wins. I just don't think it's likely at all.

Jeff@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y (5 replies)

Chiefs back down to normal this year it seems. Where are the Bengals. Guess I’ll have to go read.

Nusm@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Where are the Bengals

12-5 and winning the division according to the article. They just didn’t list them in the tldr.

And to me that’s iffy depending on Burrow & his injury and the length of time to recover.

Iamdanno@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Every year is the same prediction for the chiefs: "regress to the mean"; if you put any stock in any sports reporter, you're dumber than they are.

Ocelot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Hard agree. The AFC West is so hard to make look like a race. The only way to try to stir up interest is to talk about the Chiefs losing ground.

moeggz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Which works out great for the Chiefs and their fans, as we get another year of “they doubted us” bulletin material.

Jeff@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y

Never do myself :) As a ‘Dotte native have heard it for a almost 5 decades :)

dhork@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

This Bills fan sees no problem at all with this analysis....

stinkypoopsalot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Jets to the Superbowl?

Noted with thanks.

Crl@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Cardinals at 2-15? That's a W for us, looking forward to 2024 and beyond!

itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

I'm pretty sure 3 teams with the same record in 1 division is possible but it SOUNDS impossible.