Rams coach Sean McVeigh with Aaron Donald and Matthew Stafford. (Mark J. Rebelas – USA Today Sports)
I did it. It’s the release of the 2022 NFL schedule, and here are the picks and predictions for all 285 games through Super Bowl LVII.
A new season is upon us.
Free agency is largely over. The 2022 NFL draft has been completed. We pretty much know the 32-team nominees, and now we know their way to Super Bowl LVII.
This year is unique in many ways. It looks like we’re past the COVID era. In addition, the offseason game brought an unparalleled amount of change to the quarterback, with Matt Ryan, Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz and others moving in.
Now, along with the release of the 2022 NFL schedule, here at FanSided I’m honored to pick every game of the regular season and then go around the Super Bowl, predicting who will lift the Lombardi Cup in February.
A selection of all 272 NFL regular season games by Super Bowl LVII
week 1
Thursday night football
the match
buffalo Invoices
28
Los Angeles rams
31
Sunday afternoon
the match
Baltimore crows
25
New York Planes
18
the match
San Francisco 49ers
20
Chicago bear
23
the match
New Orleans saints
19
Atlanta hawks
24
the match
Philadelphia the Eagles
24
Detroit black
27
the match
Indianapolis ponies
26
Houston Texas
17
the match
Jacksonville Jaguar
20
Washington leaders
23
the match
New Britain patriots
21
Miami dolphins
23
the match
New York giants
20
Tennessee titans
35
the match
Green Bay Packers
32
Minnesota Vikings
23
the match
Pittsburgh Steelers
24
Cincinnati Bengals
41
the match
Cleveland Brown
32
Carolina leopards
20
the match
Kansas City heads
34
Arizona basics
24
the match
Las vigas Raiders
28
Los Angeles chargers
38
Sunday Night Football
the match
Tampa Bay pirate
31
Dallas Cowboys
34
Monday Night Football
the match
Denver Bronco
38
Seattle Seahawks
21
Game of the Week: Buffalo Bills at the Los Angeles Rams
Super Bowl LVII preview on opening night? Very possible.
The Buffalo hasn’t made it to Super Sunday since 1993, but the Bills are favorites to win the Lombardi Cup for the first time in their lever. Of course, the Rams know the feeling, having raised it in their building last February after their win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
For the Bills, it’s a good test for slaves to see where they stand at this point in the campaign. Buffalo is loaded onto both sides of the ball, including Von Miller, who is going back to Los Angeles and seeing some old friends. Miller signed a six-year, $120 million deal off-season, and it was a stunning hit across the league with his departure. The Rams haven’t replaced him, hoping their remaining stars can pick up the proverbial slack.
As for Los Angeles, this could be the toughest home game with a brutal agenda, including tilting the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys. With a win here, the Rams will cement their position in the tough NFC West, albeit with a win without a conference.
Finally, if you love heavily armed quarterbacks, watching Matthew Stafford and Josh Allen inside is the game for you.
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