2021 Season Predictions: Same AFC Championship, Different Result

Here we go...

Noah Strackbein | Sep 9, 2021

The 2021 NFL season is upon us, and like everyone else, it's time to toss my hat in the ring on this year's predictions.

A new era in New England arises, a last ride in Pittsburgh is underway and the GOAT is looking to win another Super Bowl, all while Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and the rest of the league are trying to put their stamp on the NFL. What a year 2021 has in store.

While Tom Brady and the Buccaneers don't walk away Super Bowl champs this time around, they still get there. The Chiefs do not.

Here are my predictions for the 2021 NFL season.

AFC EAST

1. Buffalo
2. Miami
3. New England
4. N.Y. Jets

AFC NORTH

1. Pittsburgh
2. Cleveland
3. Baltimore
4. Cincinnati

AFC SOUTH

1. Tennessee
2. Indianapolis
3. Jacksonville
4. Houston

AFC WEST

1. Kansas City
2. L.A. Chargers
3. Denver
4. Las Vegas

AFC wild cards: Cleveland, Indianapolis, L.A. Chargers

AFC Championship Game: Buffalo over Kansas City

NFC EAST

1. Dallas
2. Washington
3. Philadelphia
4. N.Y. Giants

NFC NORTH

1. Green Bay
2. Chicago
3. Minnesota
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH

1. Tampa Bay
2. New Orleans
3. Carolina
4. Atlanta

NFC WEST

1. L.A. Rams
2. San Francisco
3. Seattle
4. Arizona

NFC wild cards: San Francisco, Seattle, Washington

NFC Championship Game: Tampa Bay over Green Bay

Super Bowl: Buffalo over Tampa Bay

Check out all of Fan Nation's predictions.

Noah Strackbein is a Publisher with AllSteelers. Follow Noah on Twitter @NoahStrack, and AllSteelers @si_steelers.

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Published Sep 9, 2021

NOAH STRACKBEIN

Noah is the Publisher for All Steelers, Inside the Panthers (InsideThePanthers.com) and Inside the Penguins (InsidethePenguins.com), and is the host of All Steelers Talk (YouTube.com/AllSteelersTalk). A Scranton native, Noah made his way to the Pittsburgh sports scene in 2017. Now, he's pretty much full-yinzer.