100 Bold Predictions for the 2023 NFL Season

With any meal you cook at mass quantity, there are going to be some really delicious corners of the serving tray and some hard bits of pasta that were completely untouched by boiling water.

So went my first foray into 100 predictions 100 days out from the regular season, which debuted in May 2022.

 I correctly predicted that an Andrew Luck unretirement rumor would leak (there were two), and also projected the Panthers,

Texans and Bears would be in contention for the No. 1 pick, that Tom Brady would throw fewer than 35 touchdown passes,

the wide receiver market would crash and that the Browns would be disappointing.

This year, I’m back with 100 more predictions focused on love, lust, trades, busts,

Thanks for giving it a chance and not just looking for the hard bits of pasta.

1. The Bengals will defeat the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII 2. Mark Andrews will be the Ravens’ leading receiver 3. The Patriots will win the AFC East

4. The Packers will win 10 games 5. Anthony Richardson will win Offensive Rookie of the Year, but … 6. There will be nine head coaching vacancies at the end of the season

7. Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson will be the highest-graded rookie cornerback 8. Kenny Pickett will finish as a top-12 quarterback in terms of EPA+CPOE composite 9. Deshaun Watson will finish the season with a career high in rushing yards and touchdowns

10. The Colts’ Shane Steichen will win the Coach of the Year award 11. Rhamondre Stevenson will lead the NFL in rushing 12. Christian McCaffrey will become the first back since 2006 to surpass 20 rushing touchdowns

13. Tyler Allgeier will outrush Bijan Robinson 14. 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga will lead the NFL in interceptions 15. Tristan Vizcaino will lead NFL kickers in touchback percentage

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