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Oh, hello. Good to see you again.
This probably is the longest we’ve gone between posts here at Go Long, but it’s for very good reason. We’ll have something deep for you soon. (Thank you for hanging with us through August.)
In the meantime? Let’s get to some predictions.
Feel free to rifle off your own in the comments.
Feel free to hold our feet to the fire, too.
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TYLER DUNNE
DIVISION WINNERS
**AFC EAST:**Buffalo
**AFC NORTH:**Cincinnati
**AFC SOUTH:**Houston
**AFC WEST:**Kansas City
**NFC EAST:**Washington
**NFC NORTH:**Green Bay
**NFC SOUTH:**Atlanta
**NFC WEST:**San Francisco
WILD CARDS
**AFC:**Denver, Baltimore, New England
**NFC:**Philadelphia, Minnesota, Detroit
**AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND:**Buffalo, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Denver
**NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND:**Washington, Green Bay, San Francisco, Philadelphia
**AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:**Buffalo over Cincinnati
**NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:**Washington over Green Bay
SUPER BOWL 60: Buffalo over Washington
**NFL MVP:**Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington
**NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:**Micah Parsons, Edge, Green Bay
**FIVE BREAKTHROUGH PLAYERS:**Michael Penix Jr, QB, Atlanta; Terrion Arnold, CB, Detroit; Travis Hunter, WR, Jacksonville; Cam Taylor-Britt, CB, Cincinnati; Matthew Golden, WR, Green Bay.
FIVE MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYERS: Justin Fields, QB, NY Jets; Daniel Jones, QB, Indianapolis; George Pickens, WR, Dallas; Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City; Chase Young, Edge, New Orleans; Jalen Ramsey, CB, Pittsburgh.
**NFL COACH OF THE YEAR:**Dan Quinn, Washington
**NFL OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:**Ashton Jeanty, RB, Las Vegas
**NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:**Abdul Carter, Edge, NY Giants
**NFL MOST SURPRISING TEAM:**New England
**NFL WORST TEAM:**NY Jets
**IN ORDER, FIVE COACHES ON THINNEST ICE:**Shane Steichen, Indianapolis; Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas; Brian Callahan, Tennessee; Jonathan Gannon, Arizona; Dave Canales, Carolina.
**TOP FIVE TEAMS IN MOST YARDS GAINED:**Washington, Cincinnati, Green Bay, Atlanta, Detroit.
**TOP FIVE TEAMS IN FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED:**Denver, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Green Bay
NFL RUSHING LEADER: Josh Jacobs, Green Bay
**NFL PASSER RATING LEADER:**Josh Allen, Buffalo
NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADER: Malik Nabers, NY Giants
**NFL SACK LEADER:**Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati
BOB McGINN
DIVISION WINNERS
**AFC EAST:**Buffalo
**AFC NORTH:**Baltimore
**AFC SOUTH:**Houston
**AFC WEST:**Denver
**NFC EAST:**Washington
**NFC NORTH:**Green Bay
**NFC SOUTH:**Tampa Bay
**NFC WEST:**LA Rams
WILD CARDS
**AFC:**Kansas City, LA Chargers, New England
**NFC:**Detroit, Seattle, Philadelphia
**AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND:**Buffalo, Baltimore, Denver, Kansas City
**NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND:**LA Rams, Detroit, Washington, Green Bay
**AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:**Baltimore over Buffalo
**NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:**LA Rams over Green Bay
**SUPER BOWL 60:**LA Rams over Baltimore
**NFL MVP:**Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore
**NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:**Aidan Hutchinson, Edge, Detroit
**FIVE BREAKTHROUGH PLAYERS:**Jared Verse, Edge, LA Rams; Graham Barton, C, Tampa Bay; Josh Downs, WR, Indianapolis; Dee Winters, LB, San Francisco; Tyrone Tracy, RB, NY Giants
FIVE MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYERS: Jaire Alexander, CB, Baltimore; Will Johnson, CB, Arizona; Garrett Bradbury, C, New England; Sauce Gardner, CB, NY Jets; Trevor Penning, G, New Orleans
**NFL COACH OF THE YEAR:**Sean Payton, Denver
**NFL OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:**Tyler Warren, TE, Indianapolis
**NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:**Donovan Ezeiruaku, Edge, Dallas
**NFL MOST SURPRISING TEAM:**New England
**NFL WORST TEAM:**Cleveland
**IN ORDER, FIVE COACHES ON THINNEST ICE:**Brian Daboll, NY Giants; Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland; Brian Callahan, Tennessee; Shane Steichen, Indianapolis; Matt LaFleur, Green Bay
**TOP FIVE TEAMS IN MOST YARDS GAINED:**Cincinnati, Baltimore, Buffalo, Detroit, Tampa Bay
**TOP FIVE TEAMS IN FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED:**Minnesota, Philadelphia, Houston, NY Jets, Green Bay
NFL RUSHING LEADER: Kyren Williams, LA Rams
**NFL PASSER RATING LEADER:**Jayden Daniels, Washington
NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADER: Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati
**NFL SACK LEADER:**Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit