The New England Patriots are producing some playoff buzz, however they’d shock the world by making a critical run on the Tremendous Bowl in Mike Vrabel’s first season as head coach. They could as an alternative watch a well-recognized foe pursue a long-eluded Lombardi Trophy.
Peter Schrager efficiently predicted the Tremendous Bowl winner six straight instances earlier than lastly faltering final yr. His outstanding run ended when selecting the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to defeat the Inexperienced Bay Packers earlier than the 2024 season.
Now working for ESPN, the previous NFL Community analyst will try to begin a brand new streak with a special champion. For the primary time in 10 years, Schrager picked a workforce apart from the Patriots or Chiefs to win the AFC.
“I’m taking the Buffalo Payments out of the AFC,” Schrager stated. “It’s time. It’s time. Josh Allen lastly breaks by way of, and Josh Allen seizes that crown from the Chiefs.”
The Philadelphia Eagles thwarted Schrager’s success by dominating the Chiefs within the final Tremendous Bowl, so he has them defending their NFC crown. Meaning Pats followers should watch their AFC East adversary play a franchise that beat New England in Tremendous LII.
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Schrager predicted the Payments will get hold of their first Tremendous Bowl triumph. His colleagues, Dan Orlovsky, Area Yates and Jason McCourty, every picked the Baltimore Ravens to win the championship.
“For the primary time on this franchise’s historical past, the Buffalo Payments are successful Tremendous Bowl LX out in Santa Clara,” Schrager declared. “The Payments will beat the Eagles.”
The Payments are closely favored to win their sixth consecutive division title following a 13-4 season. Solely the Ravens (+650) and Eagles (+700) have higher odds of successful the Tremendous Bowl than Buffalo (+750) on FanDuel Sportsbook, however the Chiefs have eradicated the Payments from 4 of the final 5 postseasons.
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Buffalo begins the season with an enormous AFC Divisional Spherical rematch in opposition to Baltimore this Sunday evening.
