With the draft officially over, the next big thing that everyone was excited about was for the official NFL 2023 schedules to be released. Today was that day ladies and gentlemen. They have been officially released, and while we don’t have an amazing way a schedule could be released like the Chargers’ anime opening last year, we still have an amazing amount of games to look forward to this season including a Black Friday game as well as many international games to the likes of Germany and others. There are a lot of new things to look forward to this year.
While we stew in preparation for this though, I thought I’d show you all how well I did for the draft with some official results that I calculated whether I was right or wrong. The final calculation was;
8/31 = 26%
That stat might seem bad, but in hindsight here are all the correct combinations of players that worked out for my latest mock before the draft;
Bryce Young – Carolina Panthers
Will Anderson Jr. – Houston Texans
Bijan Robinson – Atlanta Falcons
Peter Skoronski – Tennessee Titans
Lukas Van Ness – Green Bay Packers
Joey Porter Jr. – Pittsburgh Steelers
Jordan Addison – Minnesota Vikings
Bryan Bresee – New Orleans Saints
Not a bad crowd to say the least. However, we are now beyond the scope of the Draft and are here to talk about my schedule predictions. I always try to do them at the beginning of May when the official schedules drop so I can be surprised with how good or bad they turn out at the end. Two years ago when I started this, and now we are continuing the trend. So let’s see if we can do better than both of them this year, and it starts by predicting this schedule.
Arizona Cardinals (2-15)
Wins Against;
49ers, Rams
Losses Against;
49ers, Bears, Bengals, Browns, Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Falcons, Giants, Rams, Ravens, Seahawks (Twice), Steelers, Texans
Atlanta Falcons (9-8)
Wins Against;
Buccaneers, Cardinals, Commanders, Colts, Lions, Panthers, Saints, Texans, Titans
Losses Against;
Bears, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Jets, Packers, Panthers, Saints, Vikings
Baltimore Ravens (10-7)
Wins Against;
Bengals, Browns, Cardinals, Chargers, Colts, Rams, Seahawks, Steelers, Texans, Titans
Losses Against;
49ers, Bengals, Browns, Dolphins, Jaguars, Lions, Steelers
Buffalo Bills (12-5)
Wins Against;
Broncos, Buccaneers, Chargers, Commanders, Cowboys, Dolphins, Jaguars, Jets (Twice), Patriots (Twice), Raiders
Losses Against;
Bengals, Chiefs, Dolphins, Eagles, Giants
Carolina Panthers (7-10)
Wins Against;
Bears, Buccaneers (Twice), Falcons, Saints, Seahawks, Texans
Losses Against;
Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Falcons, Jaguars, Lions, Packers, Saints, Titans, Vikings
Chicago Bears (6-11)
Wins Against;
Buccaneers, Cardinals, Falcons, Lions, Packers, Vikings
Losses Against;
Broncos, Browns, Chargers, Chiefs, Commanders, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Raiders, Saints, Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals (13-4)
Wins Against;
Bills, Browns, Cardinals, Chiefs, Colts, Jaguars, Rams, Ravens, Seahawks, Steelers, Texans, Titans, Vikings
Losses Against;
49ers, Browns, Ravens, Steelers
Cleveland Browns (8-9)
Wins Against;
Bears, Bengals, Cardinals, Colts, Rams, Ravens, Texans, Titans
Losses Against;
49ers, Bengals, Broncos, Jaguars, Jets, Ravens, Seahawks, Steelers (Twice)
Dallas Cowboys (12-5)
Wins Against;
Cardinals, Chargers, Commanders (Twice), Dolphins, Eagles, Jets, Giants, Lions, Panthers, Patriots, Rams
Losses Against;
49ers, Bills, Eagles, Giants, Seahawks
Denver Broncos (7-10)
Wins Against;
Bears, Browns, Chargers, Packers, Raiders, Texans, Vikings
Losses Against;
Bills, Chargers, Chiefs (Twice), Commanders, Dolphins, Jets, Lions, Patriots, Raiders
Detriot Lions (9-8)
Wins Against;
Bears, Broncos, Buccaneers, Packers, Panthers, Raiders, Ravens, Seahawks, Vikings
Losses Against;
Bears, Chargers, Chiefs, Cowboys, Falcons, Packers, Saints, Vikings
Green Bay Packers (7-10)
Wins Against;
Bears, Buccaneers, Falcons, Lions, Panthers, Rams, Saints
Losses Against;
Bears, Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Lions, Giants, Raiders, Steelers, Vikings (Twice)
Houston Texans (6-11)
Wins Against;
Buccaneers, Cardinals, Colts, Jaguars, Saints, Titans
Losses Against;
Bengals, Broncos, Browns Colts, Falcons, Jaguars, Jets, Panthers, Ravens, Steelers, Titans
Indianapolis Colts (5-12)
Wins Against;
Panthers, Saints, Texans, Titans (Twice)
Losses Against;
Bengals, Browns, Buccaneers, Falcons, Jaguars (Twice), Patriots, Raiders, Rams, Ravens, Steelers, Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars (12-5)
Wins Against;
49ers, Browns, Buccaneers, Colts (Twice), Falcons, Panthers, Ravens, Saints, Steelers, Texans, Titans
Losses Against;
Bengals, Bills, Chiefs, Texans, Titans
Kansas City Chiefs (13-4)
Wins Against;
Bears, Bills, Broncos (Twice), Chargers, Jaguars, Jets, Lions, Packers, Patriots, Raiders (Twice), Vikings
Losses Against;
Bengals, Chargers, Dolphins, Eagles
Las Vegas Raiders (7-10)
Wins Against;
Bears, Broncos, Chargers, Colts, Packers, Patriots, Vikings
Losses Against;
Bills, Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs (Twice), Dolphins, Giants, Jets, Lions, Steelers,
Los Angeles Chargers (9-8)
Wins Against;
Bears, Broncos, Chiefs, Lions, Packers, Patriots, Raiders, Titans, Vikings
Losses Against;
Bills, Broncos, Chiefs, Cowboys, Dolphins, Jets, Raiders, Ravens,
Los Angeles Rams (6-11)
Wins Against;
49ers, Cardinals, Colts, Saints, Seahawks, Steelers
Losses Against;
49ers, Bengals, Browns, Cardinals, Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Packers, Ravens, Seahawks
Miami Dolphins (10-7)
Wins Against;
Bills, Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Commanders, Giants, Panthers, Raiders, Ravens, Titans
Losses Against;
Bills, Cowboys, Eagles, Jets (Twice), Patriots (Twice)
Minnesota Vikings (8-9)
Wins Against;
Bears, Buccaneers, Falcons, Lions, Packers (Twice), Panthers, Saints
Losses Against;
49ers, Bears, Bengals, Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Eagles, Lions, Raiders
New England Patriots (7-10)
Wins Against;
Broncos, Colts, Commanders, Dolphins (Twice), Giants, Jets
Losses Against;
Bills (Twice), Chargers, Chiefs, Cowboys, Eagles, Jets, Raiders, Saints, Steelers
New Orleans Saints (6-11)
Wins Against;
Bears, Buccaneers, Falcons, Lions, Panthers, Patriots
Losses Against;
Buccaneers, Colts, Falcons, Giants, Jaguars, Packers, Panthers, Rams, Texans, Titans, Vikings
New York Giants (10-7)
Wins Against;
49ers, Bills, Cardinals, Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, Packers, Raiders, Rams, Saints
Losses Against;
Commanders, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Jets, Patriots, Seahawks
New York Jets (11-6)
Wins Against;
Broncos, Browns, Chargers, Commanders, Dolphins (Twice), Falcons, Giants, Patriots, Raiders, Texans
Losses Against;
Bills (Twice), Chiefs, Cowboys, Eagles, Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
Wins Against;
Bills, Buccaneers, Chargers, Chiefs, Commanders (Twice), Cowboys, Dolphins, Giants, Jets, Patriots, Rams, Seahawks, Vikings
Losses Against;
49ers, Cowboys, Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-6)
Wins Against;
Bengals, Browns (Twice), Cardinals, Colts, Packers, Patriots, Raiders, Ravens, Texans, Titans
Losses Against;
49ers, Bengals, Jaguars, Rams, Ravens, Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
Wins Against;
Bengals, Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Cowboys, Eagles, Jaguars, Rams, Ravens, Seahawks, Steelers, Vikings
Losses Against;
Cardinals, Commanders, Giants, Rams, Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks (10-7)
Wins Against;
49ers, Browns, Cardinals (Twice), Commanders, Cowboys, Giants, Rams, Steelers, Titans
Losses Against;
49ers, Bengals, Eagles, Lions, Panthers, Rams, Ravens
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-13)
Wins Against;
Colts, Falcons, Saints, Titans
Losses Against;
49ers, Bears, Bills, Eagles, Falcons, Jaguars, Lions, Packers, Panthers (Twice), Saints, Texans, Vikings
Tennessee Titans (4-13)
Wins Against;
Jaguars, Panthers, Saints, Texans
Losses Against;
Bengals, Browns, Buccaneers, Chargers, Colts (Twice), Dolphins, Falcons, Jaguars, Ravens, Seahawks, Steelers, Texans
Washington Commanders (6-11)
Wins Against;
49ers, Bears, Broncos, Cardinals, Giants, Rams
Losses Against;
Bills, Cowboys (Twice), Dolphins, Eagles (Twice), Falcons, Giants, Jets, Patriots, Seahawks,
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