Go BOLD - 2024 NFL bold predictions 2024

[GunnerBill]

Sorry for the bump but I am having a rare quiet work day and was starting to turn my mind to some bold predictions for 2025 when I realised we didn't ever tie a bow on the 2024 edition..... 

 

Personally I only nailed one in 2024 - which was:

- The Bills to trade away a day two pick in the 2025 NFL Draft for a wide receiver prior to the trade deadline;

 

I had a few others that were in the ballpark - Justin Fields did do enough to be a starter in 2025 just not for the Steelers, and Rasul Douglas did look washed by the end of the season but Elam was still worse. 

 

I've just been through and counted up successes. Congrats to @major called THREE: 1. Raiders win 4 games; 2. Texans win their division; and 3. Eagles win their division. However, given that two of those were just predicting a division winner, I'm giving the prize this year to @NoHuddleKelly12 who also correctly nailed THREE and was extremely close to FIVE correct. As a reminder his predictions were:

 

Non-Bills:

-Purdy regresses and 9ers won’t make it out of the wild card round this year; CORRECT (they didn't even get to the wildcard but Purdy did regress and they didn't make it past the wild card)

-Jets will field a heroic march to 6-11, Saleh will be done on or by Black Monday; ALMOST CORRECT (the Jets went 5-12 and Saleh was done long before Black Monday)

-Texans will grab the #2 seed but won’t make it to the AFCCG; INCORRECT (they didn't make the AFCCG but they also weren't the #2 seed)

-Watson will not play a full season in Cleveland. CORRECT 

 

Bills:

-Josh takes MVP this season; CORRECT

-Curtis Samuel will lead the team in catches, yards and receiving TDs.; INCORRECT

-Von will play in no more than 10 games; INCORRECT

-Hyde will be back with the team in some capacity no later than Week 13. ALMOST CORRECT (he actually joined on the Monday of Week 14)

 

 

A reminder to get your thinking caps on chaps.... next year's Bolds thread will be out in a few weeks. 

 

 

[corta765]

On 8/15/2024 at 10:57 AM, corta765 said:

Bold Predictions:

 

NFL Related:

• Bears go 10-7 but miss the playoffs as all of the wildcards are 11-6 (GB/LAR/DAL)
• ATL is the 2 seed but lose a heartbreaker on a last second FG to PHI as Kirk continues to be tortured in big moments
• Speaking of Kirk Cousins wins MVP
• DAL beats DET in NFC title game to go to SB
• Giants go 6-11 and fire Schoen/Daboll as Belichick takes over everything (this is what happens when you tie your horses to Daniel Jones)
• Jayden Daniels wins ROTY even though WSH goes 7-10
• Titans end up with 1st overall pick going 2-15 as the 2020 All Madden team shows its age and Levis is too much a loose cannon 
• Rams win the division at 12-5 and 49ers end up 11-6 WC bowing out in 1st round
• KC are the 2 seed but lose at home in the divisional round to Buffalo

Bills Related:

• Curtis Samuel finishes with 1400 yards total (rush/rec)
• Shakir leads the team with 94 receptions and 1173 yards
• Von finishes with 8 sacks including 2 week 1 as he reverts to partial old self and is no longer a liability
• Bills win division week 17 at home over Jets in a 31-17 victory, Jets do beat Ravens on road though in playoffs
• Bills finish 3 seed beating CIN in WC, finally beat KC in KC, and win SB against DAL after beating HOU in AFC title

 

Hey now nailed these three!:

-Jayden Daniels wins ROTY even though WSH goes 7-10

-Titans end up with 1st overall pick going 2-15 as the 2020 All Madden team shows its age and Levis is too much a loose cannon 

-Shakir leads the team with 94 receptions and 1173 yards

[GunnerBill]

12 minutes ago, corta765 said:

 

Hey now nailed these three!:

-Jayden Daniels wins ROTY even though WSH goes 7-10

-Titans end up with 1st overall pick going 2-15 as the 2020 All Madden team shows its age and Levis is too much a loose cannon 

-Shakir leads the team with 94 receptions and 1173 yards

 

I don't consider any of those a nail. They are three good efforts and all of them were almost correct.... but Washington didn't go 7-10, Tennessee didn't go 2-15 and Shakir didn't have 1173 yards. 

 

 

[corta765]

18 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

I don't consider any of those a nail. They are three good efforts and all of them were almost correct.... but Washington didn't go 7-10, Tennessee didn't go 2-15 and Shakir didn't have 1173 yards. 

 

 

thanks fun police lol

[GunnerBill]

6 minutes ago, corta765 said:

thanks fun police lol

 

Have a participation trophy  

Edited 5 hours ago by GunnerBill

[Royale with Cheese]

On 8/15/2024 at 11:28 AM, Royale with Cheese said:

 

Bills:

- You know my big one...Von Miller double digit sacks.

- Allen 50 total TD's.  

- Dalton Kincaid makes 1st or 2nd Team All Pro

- Khalil Shakir leads the NFL in total YAC

 

NFL

- Texans take a step back.  They will be a 6 or 7 seed.  

- Eagles do not make the playoffs

- The Steelers finish with a losing record for the first time in Tomlin's career.

 

[GunnerBill]

11 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

 

You and me both mate, you and me both.....

[HappyDays]

On 8/21/2024 at 3:59 PM, HappyDays said:

Bills specific:

-No single player over 1,000 receiving yards

-Coleman to lead the team in receiving yards and TDs

-Solomon with more sacks than Epenesa

 

Okay I nailed the first one.

 

I was wrong on Coleman although I'd like to know how close I'd have gotten if he hadn't gotten injured. He did finish 2nd in yards and TDs which I don't think most fans would have predicted especially with him missing 4 games.

 

I was way off on the last one.

 

On 8/21/2024 at 3:59 PM, HappyDays said:

League-wide:

-Rams win the NFCW

-Bears are the annual divisional 4th place to 1st place, winning the NFCN

-Conference championships Texans at Chiefs, Lions at Packers

 

Nailed the Rams. I expected San Fran to take a step back and for LA to be better than people thought.

 

I was way way off on the Bears. Every year one of my bold predictions is picking a 4th place to 1st place division team which happens pretty much every year. Of course last year was one of the rare occasions where that didn't happen so I was doomed to fail in any case.

 

Texans and Packers were not as good as I expected. I earn zero points for predicting KC in the AFCCG. Lions I think would have been there if they weren't decimated by injuries.

[corta765]

20 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

I was way way off on the Bears. Every year one of my bold predictions is picking a 4th place to 1st place division team which happens pretty much every year. Of course last year was one of the rare occasions where that didn't happen so I was doomed to fail in any case.

A lot of us thought the Bears would've been a playoff team and Caleb the stud like Jaylen year 1. They have been winning the offseason for years yet come the bright lights failing.