AFC 2026 Schedule Preview: Bold Predictions for Every Team’s Path to the Playoffs
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Ali Bhanpuri and Tom Blair dissect the 2026 NFL schedule with team-by-team forecasts for all AFC squads, projecting final records and playoff seeds across 272 games, sharing rival outlooks, toughest matchups, and weekly picks for each team (Bills, Jaguars, Chiefs, Texans and more) to illustrate how the season could unfold and which teams might surprise or falter.
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