With the 2020 opening slated to kick off in eight days in Kansas City, it’s time to get on the record with some bold (and not-so-bold) predictions.
From record performances to a Super Bowl champion to the 2021 draft, here’s one for every team.
Numbers are courtesy of Sportradar, unless otherwise noted.
New England Patriots: They won’t make the playoffs.
The betting market is still bullish on the Patriots. They are -200 to make the playoffs and +170 to miss. New England have missed the playoffs twice (2002 and 2008) in the past 19 years under Bill Belichick. And even during those seasons, they finished with winning records. There’s a scenario where Belichick delivers a practice masterpiece, and we all sit down in December and wonder how the other 31 teams got the Patriots to land a motivated Cam Newton. But with the hole in the right tackle (starter Marcus Cannon retired), the lack of firepower off …
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