18 Sports Illustrated NFL Beat Writers Predict 2020 Season

Henderson, Nev. -- As we close in on kickoff for the 2020 Las Vegas Raiders season, anticipation is higher than it has been in a long time.

The Silver and Black can sense a smell in the autumn wind; it is the smell of winning and playoff football. Eighteen of Sports Illustrated's NFL beat writers took time to predict each team's record and every division and conference.

First, I give you my picks:

AFC EAST

Buffalo Bills 11-5

New England Patriots 9-7

Miami Dolphins 5-11

New York Jets 5-11

AFC NORTH

Baltimore Ravens 13-3

Pittsburgh Steelers 11-5

Cleveland Browns 8-8

Cincinnati Bengals 3-13

AFC SOUTH

Tennessee Titans 10-6

Indianapolis Colts 9-7

Houston Texans 7-9

Jacksonville Jaguars 3-13

AFC WEST

Kansas City Chiefs 13-3

Las Vegas Raiders 10-6

Los Angeles Chargers 5-11

Denver Broncos 5-11

NFC EAST

Dallas Cowboys 10-6

Philadelphia Eagles 10-6

New York Giants 6-10

Washington Football Team 3-13

NFC NORTH

Green Bay Packers 11-5

Minnesota Vikings 10-6

Chicago Bears 7-9

Detroit Lions 6-10

NFC SOUTH

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11-5

New Orleans Saints 11-5

Atlanta Falcons 6-10

Carolina Panthers 3-13

NFC WEST

San Francisco 49ers 12-4

Seattle Seahawks 10-6

Los Angeles Rams 8-8

Arizona Cardinals 5-11

I predict a Baltimore Ravens versus a San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. I also expect that the Baltimore Ravens will be your 2020 Super Bowl Champions.

Here is how the eighteen Sports Illustrated writers predicted as a whole:

AFC East

Buffalo 16-2-0-0 20 points

New England 2-14-2-0 36 points

Miami 0-2-14-2 54 points

N.Y. Jets 0-0-2-16 68 points

AFC North

Baltimore 15-3-0-0 21 points

Pittsburgh 3-12-3-0 36 points

Cleveland 0-3-15-0 51 points

Cincinnati 0-0-0-18 72 points

AFC South

Tennessee 6-8-4-0 34 points

Indianapolis 6-6-6-0 36 points

Houston 6-4-8-0 38 points

Jacksonville 0-0-0-18 72 points

AFC West

Kansas City 18-0-0-0 18 points

Las Vegas 0-9-3-6 51 points

L.A. Chargers 0-4-10-4 54 points

Denver 0-5-5-8 57 points

NFC East

Dallas 15-3-0-0 21 points

Philadelphia 3-15-0-0 33 points

N.Y. Giants 0-0-15-3 57 points

Washington 0-0-3-15 69 points

NFC North

Green Bay 12-6-0-0 24 points

Minnesota 6-11-1-0 31 points

Chicago 0-1-10-7 60 points

Detroit 0-0-7-11 65 points

NFC South

New Orleans 13-5-0-0 23 points

Tampa Bay 5-13-0-0 31 points

Atlanta 0-0-17-1 55 points

Carolina 0-0-1-17 71 points

NFC West

San Francisco 11-4-3-0 28 points

Seattle 4-13-1-0 33 points

L.A. Rams 2-0-9-7 57 points

Arizona 1-1-5-11 62 points

SUPER BOWL

AFC participants

Kansas City 8

Baltimore 7

Indianapolis 1

Pittsburgh 1

Tennessee 1

NFC participants

New Orleans 9

Tampa Bay 5

Dallas 2

San Francisco 2

Super Bowl winner

Kansas City 5

New Orleans 4

Tampa Bay 4

Baltimore 2

Dallas 1

Pittsburgh 1

San Francisco 1

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