NFL experts predict Super Bowl, MVP winners for 2022 season
The 2021 NFL season came to a conclusion with a very fitting ending: Matthew Stafford, who had never before won an NFL Playoff game, led the star-studded Los Angeles Rams to a 23-20 win over Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, the NFL’s newfound underdog, giving way to an offseason full of uncertainty and debate.
Could Aaron Rodgers make his long-awaited move from the Green Bay Packers and find a new team? Will the Los Angeles Rams be able to repeat their 2021 performance as NFL champions? Will the Cincinnati Bengals finally address their offensive line in the offseason, a position group that has plagued the franchise for two seasons now?
Many of those questions won’t be answered until next season. But in the meantime, offseason NFL discourse has already begin. With that, ESPN’s NFL experts have already made their way-too-early picks for Super Bowl champions and MVP winners. Here’s a look at who the field selected.
ESPN’s NFL experts predict Super Bowl, MVP winners
Stephania Bell, fantasy football analyst: San Francisco 49ers over the Buffalo Bills
Matt Bowen, NFL analyst: Buffalo Bills over the San Francisco 49ers
Mike Clay, fantasy football writer: Green Bay Packers over the Buffalo Bills
Tristan H. Cockcroft, fantasy football writer: Buffalo Bills over the Dallas Cowboys
Dan Graziano, national NFL writer: Kansas City Chiefs over the Los Angeles Rams
Eric Moody, fantasy football writer: Buffalo Bills over the San Francisco 49ers
Jason Reid, senior NFL writer, The Undefeated: Kansas City Chiefs over the Dallas Cowboys
Jordan Reid, NFL draft analyst: Kansas City Chiefs over the Los Angeles Rams
Kevin Seifert, national NFL writer: Buffalo Bills over the Green Bay Packers
Mike Tannenbaum, NFL front-office insider: Kansas City Chiefs over the Dallas Cowboys
Seth Walder, sports analytics writer: LA Chargers over the Green Bay Packers
Field Yates, NFL analyst: Buffalo Bills over Green Bay Packers
Bell: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Bowen: Justin Herbert, LA Chargers
Clay: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Cockcroft: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Graziano: Aaron Rodgers, Denver Broncos
Moody: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Reid: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Seifert: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Tannenbaum: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Walder: Justin Herbert, LA Chargers
Yates: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills