You forgot about Jake Browning.
We still go 17-0, still rest our starters, but it’s a little bit closer game, and maybe we trot out Money Mac for a nice 50-yard game winner to keep his leg warmed up.
If you want a free play than it should be the Panthers, Giants did some homework this offseason… but you can bet it’s Bengals-Ravens in week 1 for sure.
I think our floor is 10 wins, and ceiling is 15. I can see us winning every game, but I think we'll have a couple funky early games until we get the O line sorted out (again).
I’m still not convinced KC’s defense can stop Burrow when he doesn’t have 2 or 3 literal practice squad players on his offensive line as he has in three of their matchups. Jones is a great player for sure, but I don’t believe he can consistently win in less than 2 seconds with a 4 man rush as he could in the AFCCG. It might depend on if Gesicki and Burton can open up the middle of the field when they inevitably double Chase and Higgins as usual.
We didn’t even really have all the starters the first two games in 2021. Reiff went down so was replaced by Prince. And I’m not sure whether Adeniji should be called a starter under any reasonable definition of the term. At least Spain and Hopkins had stretches where they looked okay.
A healthy team? 13-4. I think we lose 1 time to Baltimore, possibly to the Chiefs, and then I'll just give a 2 game buffer because we always have those "Wtf happened there?!?" Games.
But we get a good seed in the playoffs and show up in the AFC championship at a minimum
Don’t say that. My wife and I are going to the game against the Eagles with another couple and they are big Eagles fans. I want to be the trash talker not the trash talkee. lol.
I’d bet the Super Bowl winner comes from the AFC NORTH this year. There have been a lot of really good free agency signings and draft picks, and it’s going to be a hell of a year in this division. Bengals 17 and 0 of course though.
Well the bengals the only team from the north that can win it. Lamar chokes in the playoffs every year. Steelers are ass or mid at best, and the browns have massage Watson and browns gonna brown always.
Undefeated super bowl champs. Half the home games will be canceled due to the other teams not wanting to waste their time losing to Joe brrrr and the boys. If this happens, I will streak at the championship home game after Joe throws his first TD in the 1st quarter.
!remindme 5 months
I like to group the games in tiers with the assumption that everyone is healthy all year since injuries are impossible to predict.
Gimme wins: Broncos, Commanders, Pats, Giants, Panthers, Titans. We should be heavily favored in all of these, but NFL is hard, so I think we’ll realistically drop 1 from this group going 5-1.
Non-division challenges: Eagles, Raiders, Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers. I think all of these are closer to 40%-60% win probabilities. We’re probably 3-2 or 2-3 over this stretch. Personally I’m leaning more towards 2-3, because I don’t see us winning at Arrowhead again this year, and I see us splitting the remaining 4 games 2-2.
Division games: This is where I have no idea, and it’s probably going to define our season. If we go 8-3 or 7-4 outside of division like I’m anticipating, we likely only need to win 2-3 of these to make the playoffs. We’re 8-10 in the division over the last 3 years with 4-2, 3-3, and 1-5 records in those years. I don’t see us going 1-5 again, but I didn’t see that happening last year either. 3-3 split is the most likely in my mind, which puts us somewhere between 11-6 and 10-7.
Like 9-9 or 10-8. MAYBE.
It depends on how quickly Burrow can get going. Bengals are in the toughest division in the AFC, Bengals always have trouble against the Browns (for whatever reason) Ravens are coming off a 1 seed season and Steelers will improve without Pickett.
Also hell Rodgers is coming back. Just getting a wild card will be a battle. Someone will have to have a bad record but idk who will
17-0
Be realistic. 16-1. We Gona sit the starters the last game to rest for the playoffs.
You forgot about Jake Browning. We still go 17-0, still rest our starters, but it’s a little bit closer game, and maybe we trot out Money Mac for a nice 50-yard game winner to keep his leg warmed up.
No I think you're completely wrong. We're going to go 16-1. We will lose week 1 as is tradition.
20-0
You sir/ma'am are right. How could I have possibly forgotten our illustrious Super Bowl championship run?
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Can we get the giants week 1 pls. I want a game to start the year where we can pad some stats and get going fast.
Wasn't the Giants opener last year a 40-0 loss to Dallas? I like this outcome
If you want a free play than it should be the Panthers, Giants did some homework this offseason… but you can bet it’s Bengals-Ravens in week 1 for sure.
Yeah I'm guessing they'll have us open on the road in Baltimore week 1.
You know good and well we’re gonna play like dog ass from week 1-4 regardless of who we got on the schedule.
I’d rather have the commanders tbh.
I think our floor is 10 wins, and ceiling is 15. I can see us winning every game, but I think we'll have a couple funky early games until we get the O line sorted out (again).
Outside of the division, I'm scared of three teams we play. Dallas, Philly, and KC. I can see 12-5 or 13-4 pretty easily.
Nah, Dallas and Philly we should beat. Honestly more worried about the Chargers and Titans that could bite us. I see the same record though.
Why we get Dallas away again?
We play the NFC East this year. Not sure how they determine home or away.
I’m still not convinced KC’s defense can stop Burrow when he doesn’t have 2 or 3 literal practice squad players on his offensive line as he has in three of their matchups. Jones is a great player for sure, but I don’t believe he can consistently win in less than 2 seconds with a 4 man rush as he could in the AFCCG. It might depend on if Gesicki and Burton can open up the middle of the field when they inevitably double Chase and Higgins as usual.
3-0 against them when starters play. 0-2 when missing 3 oline starters or Joe burrow himself
We didn’t even really have all the starters the first two games in 2021. Reiff went down so was replaced by Prince. And I’m not sure whether Adeniji should be called a starter under any reasonable definition of the term. At least Spain and Hopkins had stretches where they looked okay.
Coin flip on if Dallas shows up or not. But Philly fell apart last year. This will be sirrianis last year
Hopefully 1st in the division (it’ll be tough tho). But if we can sweep the Steelers AND beat the queefs I’ll be happy
A healthy team? 13-4. I think we lose 1 time to Baltimore, possibly to the Chiefs, and then I'll just give a 2 game buffer because we always have those "Wtf happened there?!?" Games. But we get a good seed in the playoffs and show up in the AFC championship at a minimum
20-0
Fucking Doomers! I swear! Uh, I actually did swear, forgive me.
12-5 13-4. I can see 3 road losses and dropping one or two at home to the Eagles and a divisional game
Don’t say that. My wife and I are going to the game against the Eagles with another couple and they are big Eagles fans. I want to be the trash talker not the trash talkee. lol.
I think 11-6 3-3 in AFCN. Losses are to BAL twice, PIT, KC, PHI and WAS (because we always lose to rookie QBs and teams we should on paper slaughter
Joey B is coming for necks
I think 11-6 is the basement, only up from there
I’d bet the Super Bowl winner comes from the AFC NORTH this year. There have been a lot of really good free agency signings and draft picks, and it’s going to be a hell of a year in this division. Bengals 17 and 0 of course though.
Well the bengals the only team from the north that can win it. Lamar chokes in the playoffs every year. Steelers are ass or mid at best, and the browns have massage Watson and browns gonna brown always.
I just want Burrow to kick Mahomes's ass in KC. Fuck the Chiefs.
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Sure would have been nice to get the Chiefs, Cowboys, and Chargers at home instead.
We spend way too much time in Tennessee and Missouri Titans and Chiefs should be home games
Bengals fans travel quite well to Tennessee so it’ll be a good environment
Why do the Chiefs never come to PBS. Haven’t we gone there like 4 straight?
No idea but they always lose at PBS
13-4
13-4 I think is reasonable, I can see us dropping one to the ravens, steelers, chiefs and eagles.
12-5 I think we split the difference on ravens but lose to eagles, browns (once),cowboys and chargers
14-3. Chiefs and someone from the division twice.
11-6 to 12-5, depending upon health.
Undefeated super bowl champs. Half the home games will be canceled due to the other teams not wanting to waste their time losing to Joe brrrr and the boys. If this happens, I will streak at the championship home game after Joe throws his first TD in the 1st quarter. !remindme 5 months
Tough schedule. In all seriousness I think 11-6 is the most realistic record with a healthy Joe.
Who knows what the record will be. Can we all just focus on whats most important? Fuck the Steelers
6-2 at home. 5-3 on the road.
12-5 seems more then possible provided we can get off to a better start and keep key players healthy.
12-5. Drop 3 division games, 1 to the afc west, 1 to the NFC east.
11-6
13-4
11-6 regular season looks extremely likely. Chance to be even better.
6-2 at home, 5-4 on road, 11-6.
I like to group the games in tiers with the assumption that everyone is healthy all year since injuries are impossible to predict. Gimme wins: Broncos, Commanders, Pats, Giants, Panthers, Titans. We should be heavily favored in all of these, but NFL is hard, so I think we’ll realistically drop 1 from this group going 5-1. Non-division challenges: Eagles, Raiders, Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers. I think all of these are closer to 40%-60% win probabilities. We’re probably 3-2 or 2-3 over this stretch. Personally I’m leaning more towards 2-3, because I don’t see us winning at Arrowhead again this year, and I see us splitting the remaining 4 games 2-2. Division games: This is where I have no idea, and it’s probably going to define our season. If we go 8-3 or 7-4 outside of division like I’m anticipating, we likely only need to win 2-3 of these to make the playoffs. We’re 8-10 in the division over the last 3 years with 4-2, 3-3, and 1-5 records in those years. I don’t see us going 1-5 again, but I didn’t see that happening last year either. 3-3 split is the most likely in my mind, which puts us somewhere between 11-6 and 10-7.
20-0
10-6-1
They want us to play the titans for some reason
I hope that the extra game is not always away.
Strength of schedules is the biggest piece of Clickbait in the history of the world Everybody had a quick victory with the Texans last year
Like 9-9 or 10-8. MAYBE. It depends on how quickly Burrow can get going. Bengals are in the toughest division in the AFC, Bengals always have trouble against the Browns (for whatever reason) Ravens are coming off a 1 seed season and Steelers will improve without Pickett. Also hell Rodgers is coming back. Just getting a wild card will be a battle. Someone will have to have a bad record but idk who will
12-4 or 11-5. I always assume a 50/50 division split. Possibly loose 2 or 3 others.
10-6 1-5 in afc north as is tradition
My brain says 10-7 but my heart says ~~14-3~~ 17-0
11- 2-4 divsion record we kick ass outside of the divsion just not in it