From frontrunners to ultimate underdogs, you'll find a wide range of teams in my Super Bowl predictions.
The latest: The pressure is on for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. Both squads' past shortcomings make them excellent picks to break through in 2025. The Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons are further down the board, but both have what it takes to defy the odds and win it all.
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Bills (+700): Buffalo is going to win the Super Bowl one of these years.
Here's why it'll be 2025.
Josh Allen proved last season that as long as he's under centre, the Bills will be in contention. Buffalo had the second-shortest odds to win its division last year and was expected by many to take a step back after losing several key veterans.
Instead, the Bills finished 13-4 and narrowly lost in the AFC Championship Game.
Another defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs offered no consolation, but continuity is key when backing Buffalo this season.
The reigning MVP is returning under centre, and so are all five offensive linemen in front of him.
James Cook and the team's three leading receivers from 2024 are back (Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid), along with offseason addition Josh Palmer.
The Bills used each of their first five draft choices on defence, and the unit should be above average once again.
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Lions (+1,100): It's hard to ignore the role injuries played in Detroit's 2024 campaign.
The Lions had 18 players either on injured reserve or out in its final game of the season, a shocking 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFC divisional round.
Some noteworthy absences were Aidan Hutchinson, Brian Branch, Carlton Davis and Kevin Zeitler.
Assuming the Lions avoid an obscene amount of injuries in 2025, the team should be poised to go even further.
Hutchinson's injury, specifically, was near-impossible to replace.
Getting him back and healthy is a huge boost for the defence.
Continuity is just as important for Detroit as it is for Buffalo. Losing Frank Ragnow at centre is a massive blow, but returning Taylor Decker, Penei Sewell, and Graham Glasgow should keep the offensive line as one of the league's best units.
The offence is loaded with Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam Laporta, Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery all back.
The pressure lies on Jared Goff to now lead this group to a Super Bowl title.
In an NFC that isn't chock-full of elite squads, Detroit's chances are as good as any.
NFL long shots
Texans (+3,000): Labelling C.J. Stroud's second year in the NFL as a sophomore slump seems a tad harsh.
But when you win Offensive Rookie of the Year, average 273.9 passing yards per game, and throw 23 touchdowns to just five interceptions, people are going to have grand expectations.
Stroud and the Texans fell short in 2024.
Stroud threw fewer touchdowns (20) and more interceptions (12) while his yards per game dropped to 219.2.
But this is a young, ascending team, and I'm happy to buy the dip in 2025.
I expect players like Stroud and defensive standout Will Anderson Jr. to continue developing into some of the NFL's elite at their respective positions. The former, especially, should improve after receiving arguably the biggest supporting cast upgrades of any QB.
To help Stroud, Houston used its second-and third-round picks on receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel. The team also signed Christian Kirk.
Those three, alongside Nico Collins, should give the Texans one of the deepest receiving corps in the NFL.
Falcons (+6,600): Two things need to happen for Atlanta to make a surprising Super Bowl run.
Firstly, Michael Penix Jr. needs to prove he's a quality NFL starter. The quarterback was limited to three starts as a rookie, where he showed some flashes of being competent under centre.
His last start was his most impressive, as he threw for 312 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a 44-38 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers.
If he can deliver more efforts like that, the Falcons can emerge as a legitimate contender from an unimpressive NFC South.
Secondly, Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. need to prove they're legitimate pass-rushers.
Atlanta's defence couldn't generate any pressure on the quarterback in 2024. Only the New England Patriots had fewer sacks than the Falcons (31).
The team used two first-round picks on the pair of edge rushers, though, and the hope is that the duo can immediately get after the quarterback.
At 66-to-1 with a solid roster otherwise, I'll take a shot on both of the above coming true for the Falcons.
Super Bowl predictions made on Aug. 23, 2025.
