After an offseason in which eight teams made head-coaching changes, two big-name wide receivers got traded and one star quarterback unexpectedly retired, Week 1 is finally upon us. As of this writing, the opener between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers is just one day away.



Keeping that in mind, it’s time for some predictions. Below is one person’s guess at how the season will play out with record predictions for each team, along with playoff and Super Bowl picks. Our staff predictions can be found here.



NFC East



Eagles (11-5) — Carson Wentz returns to his 2017 form, playing behind one of the league’s best offensive lines and with a supporting cast that added DeSean Jackson and rookie Miles Sanders in the offseason. A year after getting hit with more injuries than any team, the Eagles benefit from better injury luck and the second-easiest schedule. The defense is far from elite but proves to be good enough, and the Eagles...