- I like the Lions to win the NFC North — easier schedule (three games vs other fourth-place teams), new OC Drew Petzing should stabilize an offense with a top OL and playmakers (Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon‑Ra St. Brown, Jared Goff), and Detroit only needs an average defense to compete.
- I’m skeptical of the rest: the Packers don’t scare me (key players not fully healthy), the Bears likely regress despite being better built, and the Vikings with Kyler Murray are intriguing but still a question mark.
- Favorite prop: Colston Loveland to top 1,000 receiving yards — 713 as a rookie on 82 targets, DJ Moore’s departure frees ~85 targets, Caleb Williams and OC Ben Johnson should feed him more opportunities, and early injuries to Luther Burden could funnel even more snaps his way.
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