What will the 2023 NFL season have in store for us?
For the first time in a decade, there’s optimism surrounding both local teams heading into the fall rather than building it up midseason or — more commonly — letting us down by October.
But there are 30 other teams around the league who will be vying for the Lombardi Trophy and with it, the individual accolades that headline the end-of-season awards pageant.
Sports editor Joe Pantorno and New York Jets beat writer Nick Faria dusted off the crystal ball to try and predict the future, most notably division winners, Wild Card teams, conference champions, our Super Bowl LVIII winner, and NFL Award winners.
Here is what we came up with:
amNewYork’s 2023 NFL predictions
| Nick Faria | Joe Pantorno | |
| AFC East | New York Jets | Buffalo Bills |
| AFC North | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cincinnati Bengals |
| AFC South | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| AFC West | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| AFC Wild Card 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | New York Jets |
| AFC Wild Card 2 | Miami Dolphins | Los Angeles Chargers |
| AFC Wild Card 3 | Tennessee Titans | Baltimore Ravens |
| AFC Champion | Chiefs defeat Jets | Bengals defeat Chiefs |
| NFC East | Dallas Cowboys | Philadelphia Eagles |
| NFC North | Minnesota Vikings | Detroit Lions |
| NFC South | New Orleans Saints | New Orleans Saints |
| NFC West | San Francisco 49ers | San Francisco 49ers |
| NFC Wild Card 1 | New York Giants | Dallas Cowboys |
| NFC Wild Card 2 | Seattle Seahawks | Seattle Seahawks |
| NFC Wild Card 3 | Detroit Lions | Minnesota Vikings |
| NFC Champion | Cowboys defeat 49ers | Eagles defeat 49ers |
| Super Bowl LVIII Champion | Chiefs defeat Cowboys | Bengals defeat Eagles |
| NFL MVP | Patrick Mahomes, QB, Chiefs | Joe Burrow, QB, Bengals |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers | Justin Jefferson, WR, Vikings |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Quinnen Williams, DT, Jets | Micah Parsons, LB, Cowboys |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Bryce Young, QB, Panthers | Bijan Robinson, RB, Falcons |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Will Anderson, DE, Texans | Jalen Carter, DT, Eagles |
