1 seed in the AFC last year, looking more like a rebuilding team than a team that’s trying to get to the Super Bowl. MDS’s take: The Titans have had a strange offseason for a team that was the No. The Texans, meanwhile, continue to be in the midst of a rebuild with no deadline for completion. MDS’s take: Both of these teams look better than last year, but I have more faith in Matt Ryan than I do in Davis Mills to play well in the opener.įlorio’s take: Matt Ryan may not be a five-year answer, but he’s the best quarterback they’ve had since Andrew Luck retired. In the long run, perhaps the Browns’ decision to move on from Mayfield will be vindicated, but in the short term, it was an ugly offseason for Cleveland that will be followed by an ugly start to the regular season.įlorio’s take: Baker Mayfield may not have said he wants to f-k up the Browns. MDS’s take: Baker Mayfield gets his revenge. MDS’s take: The Jaguars have to be better than they were in the last two disastrous seasons, but the Commanders will win a close game in Week One.įlorio’s take: Just as Carson Wentz finally puts last year’s season-ending debacle in Jacksonville behind him, here come the Jaguars.įlorio’s pick: Jaguars 24, Commanders 20. MDS’s take: It looks like it’s going to be a long season for the Jets, and a rebound season for the Ravens.įlorio’s take: Joe Flacco isn’t elite. MDS’s take: I’m not as sold on the Dolphins’ new-look offense as some are, and I think Bill Belichick is going to have some defensive wrinkles in store that help the Patriots win a low-scoring game.įlorio’s take: The Patriots struggle in Miami when they have the better team. The best way to begin living up to them is to beat an inferior team. MDS’s take: The Lions look to me like an improved team - but probably the kind of improved team that loses a lot of close games instead of losing blowouts.įlorio’s take: The Eagles have high expectations. They’re even more dangerous as the hunter. MDS’s take: Mitchell Trubisky is going to have a better season than people think for the Steelers, but not so good a season that I expect him to outplay Joe Burrow in Week One.įlorio’s take: The Steelers are always dangerous as the hunted. MDS’s take: I’m not sold on either Trey Lance or Justin Fields, but I think the 49ers will eke out a defensive struggle.įlorio’s take: The Bears don’t have the talent to compete with an elite team, especially not right out of the gates. MDS’s take: The Falcons’ offense is going to be better than people expect, but the Saints will still win this one in a close and exciting game.įlorio’s take: The post-Payton Saints get off to a good start against the overmatched Falcons. Hang the banner, and chalk up a W for the guys from L.A. And yet I have a feeling that Matthew Stafford is going to out-duel Josh Allen as the Rams win.įlorio’s take: Long flight, high expectations, hot night, great opponent. MDS’s take: The Bills are the preseason Super Bowl favorites, and in Week One they’re the favorites to beat the defending Super Bowl champs.
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