Brad’s 2026 NFL Preview: Disappointment Picks

Now that I have thoroughly analyzed the upcoming college football season, it is time for me to publish my seventh annual NFL preseason football guide. Much like my college preview, I have gone through and analyzed every NFL team’s regular season and postseason, as well as selected my disappointment and surprise teams, upsets to watch out for, and over/under win totals to bet.

Without further ado, here are the teams I am predicting to disappoint this season. These teams are ordered in the relative disparity between my picks and the experts average while also taking into account the significance of each pick. Keep in mind that the Vikings were on my this list last year when I correctly picked them to miss the playoffs, so I have done good work with these in the past.

Disappointment TeamsMy Predictions:Experts Predictions:
1Carolina4th in NFC South (-3); Projected Record: 6-11 (E); 25th in Power Rankings (-3)1st in NFC South; Projected Record: 6-11; 22nd in Power Rankings
2Indianapolis4th in AFC South (-1); Projected Record: 6-11 (-1); 26th in Power Rankings (-6)3rd in AFC South; Projected Record: 7-10; 20th in Power Rankings
3Chicago3rd in NFC North (E); Projected Record: 7-10 (-4); 22nd Power Rankings (-13)3rd in NFC North; Projected Record: 11-6; 9th in Power Rankings
4Denver2nd in AFC West (-1); Projected Record: 11-6 (E); 9th in Power Rankings (-6)1st in AFC West; Projected Record: 11-6; 3rd in Power Rankings
5Dallas3rd in NFC East (-1); Projected Record: 8-9 (-2); 17th in Power Rankings (-1)2nd in NFC East; Projected Recod: 10-7; 16th in Power Rankings

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