Overview

• Newsweek projects San Francisco to rebound to a 12-5 record for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, with Philadelphia taking the NFC East at 11-6 as the No. 2 seed.
• Tampa Bay is predicted to win the NFC South at 11-6 with Atlanta also making the postseason, while New Orleans is pegged for the league’s worst mark at 2-15.
• The NFC North forecast has Detroit at 10-7 for the division title and Green Bay at 9-8 as a wild card, as Los Angeles narrowly misses out from the NFC West.
• Kansas City is projected as the AFC’s No. 1 seed at 13-4, with Buffalo at 13-4 for a sixth straight AFC East crown and Baltimore at 13-4 to top the AFC North.
• Houston is picked to win the AFC South at 12-5 as Cincinnati and Miami return to the playoffs, the Chargers claim the final AFC spot, and Pittsburgh slips to 8-9 to end its non-losing streak.