Who will reach Super Bowl? - NFL predictions for 2026 season — SkimNews
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- Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots in the most recent Super Bowl for their first NFL title in 12 years, capping a 2025 season where seven of eight division winners changed from 2024 and pre-season favorites the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs missed the play-offs entirely.
- Five of six BBC experts pick the Los Angeles Rams to reach or win Super Bowl 61, citing SoFi Stadium familiarity after their 2022 home-turf title, while most back the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen to finally break through from the AFC.
- Joe Brady's promotion from Bills offensive coordinator to head coach is named by multiple experts as the catalyst for Allen's long-awaited Super Bowl run, though several still predict Buffalo will fall short.
- David Brindle backs the Denver Broncos as an AFC dark horse after Bo Nix's playoff injury, while Ben Collins offers left-field picks: the Los Angeles Chargers reaching the Super Bowl at their own stadium and former Ram Jared Goff leading Detroit to the title.
- The Cleveland Browns (Deshaun Watson at quarterback, Myles Garrett departed) and Miami Dolphins (rebuilding after trading Jaylen Waddle) emerge as the experts' consensus picks for the NFL's worst 2026 record.
Why it matters: After two outsiders reached the 2025 Super Bowl and pre-season favorites Baltimore and Kansas City missed the play-offs entirely, five of six experts backing the Rams marks a return to favoriting the 2022 champions. The Bills-Allen 'finally' narrative gets another push, while the Browns and Dolphins emerge as consensus cellar picks after Myles Garrett's exit and Jaylen Waddle's trade.
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