Before the season we were high on the Bills and Trevor Lawrence. But one of us did get the Super Bowl match-up correct …
As we headed into the 2023 NFL season, Taylor dominated the headlines. Colts running back Jonathan Taylor was holding out for a contract extension, to build his own generational wealth and alter the running back market as we know it. By season’s end, the most notable Taylor in the NFL was a global icon showcasing her gaga phase with Travis Kelce during Chiefs games. You never know which road the NFL will take from year-to-year but it’s never boring.
On-field outcomes have become a little easier to predict in the era of Patrick Mahomes. After three Super Bowls wins in five years, it’s now safe to say that anyone betting against Mahomes is a fool. Yet when we glance at our Guardian NFL picks from last September, it turns out some of us writers were a little off, not only in doubting Mahomes’s ability to overcome his lack of a supporting cast but on many of our predictions across the board. Then again, one of us got the lineup for the Super Bowl spot on. Let’s, squeamishly, take a look (you can read the full predictions here) at how we saw the season playing out.
