The 2017 NFL season starts next Thursday with defending champion New England hosting Kansas City. The Patriots will be without slot receiver Julian Edelman (ACL) and the Chiefs will be missing starting running back Spencer Ware (LCL, PCL).
Both teams have different looks on defense, too, but it all comes down to one thing, doesn't it? Can the Chiefs get enough pressure on Tom Brady to force him to move laterally? If not, large advantage Patriots, and teams have had trouble doing this for more than 15 years.
But the Thursday opener is just the start of the weekend as Sunday, September 10 boasts a full NFL schedule with 15 other games.
Let's predict every one of the 256 regular season NFL games this season to come up with final win-loss records for all 32 teams.
No, I did not go through every game individually and log wins and losses, but I can do math — there are 256 wins and 256 losses represented in the records below.
| AFC East | W-L | NFC East | W-L |
| 1. New England (2) | 11-5 | 1. Dallas (4) | 10-6 |
| 2. Miami | 8-8 | 2. NY Giants (6) | 10-6 |
| 3. Buffalo | 8-8 | 3. Philadelphia | 9-7 |
| 4. NY Jets | 2-14 | 4. Washington | 5-11 |
| AFC North | W-L | NFC North | W-L |
| 1. Pittsburgh (1) | 12-4 | 1. Green Bay (1) | 11-5 |
| 2. Cincinnati | 9-7 | 2. Detroit | 9-7 |
| 3. Baltimore | 7-9 | 3. Minnesota | 8-8 |
| 4. Cleveland | 5-11 | 4. Chicago | 4-12 |
| AFC South | W-L | NFC South | W-L |
| 1. Tennessee (3) | 10-6 | 1. Atlanta (3) | 10-6 |
| 2. Houston (5) | 10-6 | 2. Tampa Bay (5) | 10-6 |
| 3. Indianapolis | 5-11 | 3. Carolina | 8-8 |
| 4. Jacksonville | 3-13 | 4. New Orleans | 7-9 |
| AFC West | W-L | NFC West | W-L |
| 1. Oakland (4) | 10-6 | 1. Seattle (2) | 11-5 |
| 2. Denver (6) | 10-6 | 2. Arizona | 8-8 |
| 3. Kansas City | 9-7 | 3. San Francisco | 5-11 |
| 4. LA Chargers | 8-8 | 4. LA Rams | 4-12 |
In the AFC Playoffs, Pittsburgh has home-field advantage due to a win over the Patriots at Heinz Field December 17, creating a one-game advantage. In the NFC, Green Bay beats Seattle to open the season, breaking the tie for the top seed.[divider]
MVP
Aaron Rodgers, QB — Green Bay Packers
Offensive POY
Drew Brees, QB — New Orleans Saints
Defensive POY
Kahlil Mack, DE — Oakland Raiders
Offensive ROY
Kareem Hunt, RB — Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive ROY
Charles Harris, OLB — Miami Dolphins
Coach of the Year
Bill Belichick, New England[divider]
AFC Playoffs
BYE: Pittsburgh, New England
Wild Card Weekend
Tennessee d. Denver
Oakland d. Houston
Divisional
New England d. Tennessee
Pittsburgh d. Oakland
Conference Championship
Pittsburgh d. New England[divider]
NFC Playoffs
BYE: Green Bay, Seattle
Wild Card Weekend
Dallas d. Tampa Bay
Atlanta d. NY Giants
Divisional
Dallas d. Green Bay
Seattle d. Atlanta
Conference Championship
Seattle d. Dallas
Super Bowl
Seattle d. Pittsburgh
