NFL 2026 predictions: Super Bowl, MVP and more
NFL 2026 predictions: Super Bowl, MVP and more. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Cincinnati defensive end Boye Mafe forced a fumble in his first game since winning last season's Super Bowl with the Seattle SeahawksRelated topicsAmerican FootballMore on this storyWho will reach Super Bowl? – NFL predictions for 2026 seasonPublished6 days agoWhich NFL team should you support?
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It's prediction time! As the 2026 NFL season gets under way, the Sky Sports NFL team make their picks – from their MVP favourites to their Super Bowl matchups. . . Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Von Miller — who was the MVP of the Broncos' Super Bowl win over the Carolina Panthers at the end of the 2015 season — feels a similar vibe with the 2026 Broncos. Skip to main content Skip to navigation These Broncos sure have a striking resemblance to Denver's last Super Bowl-winning teamDenver Broncos7hJeff LegwoldWhat to know from Sunday's Week 1 games — including the Giants' statement win over DallasCleveland Browns13hNFL NationResist the urge to overreact to Week 1!
"They're us," the former Pro Bowl cornerback said when comparing the current Broncos to the franchise's Super Bowl 50 championship team. "Talib is not the only player from the Broncos' most recent Super Bowl-winning team to see history potentially repeating itself. And these Broncos now hope that the culture created from this formula gets them a Super Bowl win, just like the 2015 team. But Payton believed this group was good enough to be in the Super Bowl hunt last season because of how it was assembled — and believes it is good enough again.
The wider picture
"'Finding the right people'Payton has often said that the number of NFL teams that can actually win a Super Bowl is fewer than most think because "a lot of them have trouble getting out of their own way. "Gary Kubiak, who coached the Super Bowl 50 winner and spent more than two decades with the Broncos as a player, assistant coach and head coach, had a similar mindset to Payton. "'Just play badass defense'The 2015 Broncos had one of the best defensive postseason runs in the Super Bowl era.
The Broncos had 14 sacks and 32 quarterback hits in the playoffs, and Miller capped off that run as the ninth (and most recent) defensive player to be named Super Bowl MVP. Or, as cornerback Riley Moss phrases it, they'll "just be hard to kill. ''That mindset helped the 2015 Broncos win the franchise's third Super Bowl. And Talib hopes that these Broncos can turn all that accountability, talent and big-moment success into their own Super Bowl rings.
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What has been reported
Bills look sharp under new coachThe Bills changed their head coach in a bid to finally reach the Super Bowl with star quarterback Josh Allen, promoting offensive co-ordinator Joe Brady to the top job. Buffalo's first five games are against potential Super Bowl contenders, so they needed to hit the ground running. But the Chargers were humbled on their own turf at SoFi Stadium, which will host Super Bowl 61 in February. If the Bengals can maintain that consistency – and quarterback Joe Burrow avoids another injury-hit season – they could have realistic hope of returning to the Super Bowl, having played the last time the big game was held in LA in 2022.
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"Many players on both 2015 and 2026 versions of the Broncos say it's that mix that separates them. All the goals from the Women's Super League – Matchweek TwoThis content is not available in your location.
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