NFL Division Winners Predictions

AFC East

Buffalo Bills (12-5): This was actually a tougher pick than it may seem on the surface. I do love what Brian Flores is doing down in South Beach for the Miami Dolphins. However, the Bills are coming off an AFC title game appearance and QB, Josh Allen, is only getting more confident whether he is throwing inside the pocket with that rocket arm of his or creating plays on the move with his elite scrambling ability. The Bills had a quietly nice offseason as they re-signed veteran players in Matt Milano at LB and OT Daryl Williams. In free agency they lost WR John Brown but signed a more than formidable WR in Emmanuel Sanders. Sanders has be underated at all his stops during his career. The trio of Diggs, Beasley, and Sanders should have the Bills back at the top of the AFC East standings and poised for the deep playoff run.

AFC North

Cleveland Browns (12-5): This was the best division in football last year. I do think this year it will only be a two team race here between Cleveland and Baltimore. The Steelers really showed their true colors towards the end of the season last year after starting 11-0 and finishing just 12-4. Ben Roethlisberger seemed to have little left in the tank as he threw a ton of questionable INT's as the season concluded. With that being said I have low expectations for Big Ben but high expectations for his divisional counterpart Baker Mayfield. After struggling mightily with turnovers earlier in his career Baker amassed a greater than 3-1 TD to INT ratio last season (26 TD, 8 INT). This Cleveland roster is loaded with talent on both ends of the field. I am looking for OBJ to bounce back from the torn ACL with a big season. On the defensive line they are stacked. A team with both Jadeveon Clowney and Myles Garrett rushing after you is a quarterback's worst nightmare. Watch out for the Browns this year they are 100% legit and are out to prove that last year's playoff appearance was no fluke.

AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs (14-3): Simply put this was the easiest pick of the any division. Sure the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders are improving but they don't have #15 under center. I don't think its too far fetched to think that the chiefs will win the division every year he is their QB, he is that good. Kansas City GM, Brett Veach has done a masterful job addressing needs along side HOF coach Andy Reid. It's obvious that these choices all are made base on Patrick Mahomes and what he needs to win more super bowl rings. If you watched the Super Bowl you know the Chiefs got exposed on the O-line and boy, to say they addressed it is an understatement. They were able to sign offensive lineman in Joe Thuney and Kyle Long and resigned Mike Remmers. Later in April the they also signed center Austin Blythe from the Rams and drafted rookie Creed Humphrey out of Oklahoma. You saw the electric plays Mahomes can create with little to no protection just imagine what he can do with all these big bodies in front of him. He should be keeping his jersey a lot cleaner this go around.

NFC East:

New York Giants (10-7): The Giants had one of the best off-seasons in the league. They got their young QB Daniel Jones some weapons for his 3rd year where he is obviously looking to take a significant jump forward. The G-men brought in WR Kenny Golladay and TE Kyle Rudolph. While Rudolph is aging he has proven to be a consistant TE when healthy. For Golladay, he was a consistant performer for Detroit who should give DJ some much needed help on the outside. The Giants defense performed well above expectation last year and only got better. They signed savvy vet Adoree Jackson from the Titans to play CB whom was one of the better corners in the league before missing almost the entirety of the 2020 season with a knee injury. They have a formidable defense and not to mention they will be getting back stud Saquon Barkley to lead the backfield. If DJ can't figure it out with this roster and win the division, it will be time to move on from him in my opinion.

NFC North:

Minnesota Vikings (11-6): This one was a tough call as it is clearly contingent on if Rodgers plays or not. I am just going to write this and assume he is not going to play for the Green Bay Packers if at all. Not sure how much agreement I am going to get here but I do think Kirk Cousins is a solid franchise quarterback. Yes, he struggles to get over the hump perhaps but you can't argue with the consistency. It does help having one of the best WR duo's in the league in Adam Thielen and young phenom Justin Jefferson out of LSU. I do think coaching and defense will come into play here as the division is wide open if Aaron Rodgers do in fact not play. Im a firm believer in Mike Zimmer and I do think he'll find a way to get that defense playing in the effective way that we are used to with the Vikings after a poor season on that end of the football. Skol Vikings.

NFC West:

Los Angeles Rams: (13-4): This was a tough call on this one. This could possibly be a three team race with LA, Seattle, and even Arizona whom struggled at the end of the season but showed major potential under QB Kyler Murray. The Rams offense is very dangerous after the acquisition of Matt Stafford. He'll finally get a chance to show what he can do on a team that should be far more competitive than his former team, the Detroit Lions. Stafford has a lot of weapons to throw to whether it be Cooper Kupp in the slot, Robert Woods on the outside, and formidable tight end and red zone threat Tyler Higbee. On the other side of the football they have that man named Aaron Donald. He's pretty good....even when he is doubled. When he is tripled (yes, that happens) it opens the trenches up for his teammates. Something about this roster and the Sean Mcvay system tells me they will gel and outlast Seattle for the 2021 divison title.