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We officially have a new Labor Day tradition here at CBS Sports and that tradition is me releasing my full predictions for the NFL season. As a salute to Labor Day, I spent my entire weekend laboring over my predictions for the upcoming season. I haven't slept in three days, my blood smells like coffee and I've eaten nothing but Funyons for the past 72 hours, but I have to say, it was all worth it because my predictions are now done.
Who's going to make the playoffs? Who's going to win the Super Bowl ? Who's going to finish with the worst record in the NFL? We're going to answer all of that today.
As I just mentioned at the top, I spent my entire Labor Day weekend going through all 272 regular-season games on the NFL schedule , and after 71.5 straight hours of contemplating the 2026 season, my picks are finally in.
Here's my final record prediction for each team in the AFC:
AFC East 1. *Bills: 11-6 2. Patriots : 9-8 3. Jets : 6-11 4. Dolphins : 2-15
AFC North 1. *Ravens: 12-5 2. *Bengals: 11-6 3. *Steelers: 9-8 4. Browns : 5-12
AFC South 1. *Texans: 11-6 2. Jaguars : 8-9 3. Colts : 7-10 4. Titans : 3-14
AFC West 1. *Broncos: 12-5 2. *Chiefs: 10-7 3. Chargers : 9-8 4. Raiders : 5-12
AFC playoffs: 1. Broncos 2. Ravens 3. Texans 4. Bills 5. Bengals 6. Chiefs 7. Steelers
If you want to know who my AFC Super Bowl team is, you'll have to read my full predictions here . If you want to tell at me on social media about my picks, you can do that here .
In the NFC, I have the Cowboys winning the NFC East. The Cowboys are always overhyped and they almost always seem to underdeliver, but I don't care, I'm rolling with them anyway.
Here's my final record prediction for each team in the NFC:
NFC East 1. *Cowboys: 10-7 2. Eagles : 9-8 3. Giants : 8-9 4. Commanders : 7-10
NFC North 1. *Lions: 12-5 2. *Packers: 11-6 3. *Bears: 10-7 4. Vikings : 10-7
NFC South 1. *Saints: 8-9 2. Buccaneers : 7-10 3. Falcons : 6-11 4. Panthers : 6-11
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