Who will win the Superbowl and MVP award? Pundits' NFL predictions

Every NFL play brings hope, excitement and nan taxable that causes nan astir statement - predictions.

From nan opening crippled connected Thursday, it will beryllium a long, difficult roadworthy to Super Bowl 59 successful New Orleans connected 9 February 2025, and location will beryllium plentifulness of twists and turns on nan way.

But who will assistance nan Vince Lombardi Trophy successful nan Superdome? Who will triumph nan Most Valuable Player (MVP) award? Who will radiance and who will disappoint?

We've assembled a sheet of experts to reply these questions - erstwhile Buffalo Bills adjunct coach Phoebe Schecter, and BBC Radio 5 Live NFL hosts Rob Staton and Mike White, BBC sports news analogous Nesta McGregor and BBC Sport journalist Paul Higham.

Nesta McGregor: Kansas City Chiefs

The ‘three-peat’ has been achieved successful almost each different awesome sport, truthful why is this nan twelvemonth American shot joins nan party? The reply is Patrick Mahomes.

Mahomes, contempt each his achievements, was not number 1 successful nan apical 100 database voted for by NFL players this year. I expect that to beryllium apical of Kansas City's bulletin committee and for him to erstwhile again beryllium he’s not only nan existent number 1 but nan champion backmost to ever put connected a helmet.

Phoebe Schecter: Cincinnati Bengals

Let’s spell for nan Cincinnati Bengals versus nan Green Bay Packers successful nan Super Bowl. The Bengals reached nan Super Bowl 2 years agone and they person that determination to get backmost there. Even pinch backmost Joe Burrow injured past season, they almost hit nan Chiefs (in week 17). That said truthful overmuch astir really beardown their squad are. Now ideate you’ve sewage a patient Burrow too. They really could return it each nan way.

Mike White: Kansas City Chiefs

As overmuch arsenic I’d for illustration to opportunity nan San Francisco 49ers will get complete nan hump this time, only a fool (a class I easy autumn into) would backmost against nan Chiefs uncovering a measurement to make it a three-peat and prime up their 4th Lombardi Trophy successful nan past six seasons. With caput coach Andy Reid still cooking up imaginative ways to hit teams and Mahomes astatine nan helm, it’s a no-brainer.

Rob Staton: Kansas City Chiefs

How do you stake against this team, this coach and this quarterback? The elemental reply is you don't.

Paul Higham: Kansas City Chiefs

Nobody's done 3 successful a row, but nobody's had Mahomes earlier - and, if anyone tin do it, he can. Plenty of teams person chances - and I'd for illustration to prime against them conscionable for assortment - but nan Chiefs are nan squad to hit until proven otherwise.

Phoebe Schecter: Joe Burrow

If nan Bengals triumph nan Super Bowl, Joe Burrow would person had a bully capable regular play to triumph nan MVP. When he’s afloat healthy, nan Bengals are beautiful overmuch unstoppable.

Nesta McGregor: Lamar Jackson

The Baltimore Ravens again person nan champion chance of dethroning nan Chiefs, acknowledgment mostly to nan dynamism of reigning MVP Lamar Jackson. Add Derrick Henry to nan operation and wow. I expect nan Ravens to again make nan convention finals and Lamar to again beryllium named MVP.

Mike White: CJ Stroud

I won't beryllium arsenic predictable to opportunity Patrick Mahomes but I’ll instrumentality pinch nan AFC. I really for illustration nan look of nan Houston Texans and what I saw of CJ Stroud successful his rookie play has maine believing, truthful I’ll springiness it to nan 2nd twelvemonth quarterback.

Rob Staton: Patrick Mahomes

He's owed different MVP, which would beryllium his third, to spell pinch each nan winning.

Paul Higham: Christian McCaffrey

Mahomes, Jackson and Aaron Rodgers person won nan past six MVPs betwixt them, nan past 11 winners person been quarterbacks and only 4 non-quarterbacks person won since 2000. However, if anyone tin subordinate that trend, it's Christian McCaffrey, who came 3rd successful MVP voting past twelvemonth aft a 2,000-yard, 21 touchdown season.

Rob Staton: Los Angeles Chargers

Head coach John Harbaugh will get them going arsenic a superior threat and they person each nan basal pieces to make a large tally this season.

Mike White: Green Bay Packers aliases Houston Texans

It's a toss-up betwixt nan Packers and nan Texans. I came retired of past play appreciating what I saw from some teams and I’ve not changed my sentiment 7 months on.

Phoebe Schecter: Atlanta Falcons

Looking astatine nan NFC South, nan Falcons could easy triumph that. They’ve added Kirk Cousins to Bijan Robinson and signed protect giants Matthew Judon and Justin Simmons. Deciding to beryllium Michael Penix Jr is simply a awesome thought to fto him study nether Cousins for a year.

Nesta McGregor: New York Jets

I retrieve staying up precocious to watch nan Jets' opener past season, only to beryllium successful furniture 10 minutes later aft backmost Aaron Rodgers suffered that season-ending Achilles injury. A twelvemonth on, if Rodgers is backmost to afloat wellness and is thing adjacent nan subordinate he was successful Green Bay, nan Jets could origin a fewer upsets.

Paul Higham: Cleveland Browns

The first squad to commencement 5 different quarterbacks for 40 years still won 11 games past twelvemonth acknowledgment to 1 of nan meanest defences successful nan league. Even immoderate mean play from Deshaun Watson will springiness them a chance of a deeper run.

Mike White: New York Jets

They mightiness not moreover beryllium eligible for this class arsenic they’re now perennial underperformers, but, aft past season’s mendacious dawn pinch Aaron Rodgers, each eyes are connected them again. Given their history, it’s difficult not to deliberation thing won’t conspire against them again.

Phoebe Schecter: Dallas Cowboys

I’m judge immoderate group will dislike maine for this but, for nan astir part, nan Cowboys person had nan astir useless benignant of off-season. It's a shame because Dak Prescott had an almost MVP capacity past season. The Cowboys are a funny squad - they should beryllium truthful bully but they ne'er look to push through.

Rob Staton: Dallas Cowboys

Something conscionable doesn't look correct successful Dallas and this could beryllium a chaotic year. The Philadelphia Eagles could beryllium different outcry pinch caput coach Nick Sirianni seemingly connected borrowed time.

Nesta McGregor: San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl finalists past twelvemonth and an Avengers-style array of talent, but nan unit is on. Unbelievably, questions still situation backmost Brock Purdy. Is 'Mr Irrelevant' nan existent deal? Was past play his ceiling? He's owed a immense caller statement but he could effort excessively difficult to show he’s worthy it.

Paul Higham: Buffalo Bills

There will beryllium plentifulness of teams worse, but successful nan cut-throat AFC nan Bills whitethorn suffer nan biggest letdown from caller years. Even though Josh Allen will beryllium awesome again, he's sewage excessively overmuch to do this season.

Mike White: Caleb Williams

There's truthful overmuch unit that comes pinch being nan number 1 draught prime that not each subordinate is trim retired for. Athletically and personality-wise, Williams comes crossed arsenic impressive, and nan Chicago Bears person improved their roster, but will that violative statement beryllium capable to protect their rookie prima good enough? I person my doubts.

Rob Staton: CJ Stroud

One of nan astir people talented players to participate nan convention successful caller years had a awesome rookie season, truthful let's spot what he does successful twelvemonth two.

Phoebe Schecter: Rondale Moore

Moore has been astatine Arizona nan past 3 years and been benignant of non-existent. Now he’s joined nan Falcons, who person caller violative coordinator Zac Robinson coming from nan Rams, and he loves a slot receiver. He had Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, truthful I’m reasoning they’ll usage Moore successful nan aforesaid style arsenic those two.

Nesta McGregor: Caleb Williams

This is an easy one. I’ve spent six months listening to US analysts wax lyrical astir this young man - and countless hours watching YouTube footage of him successful action. His banal is truthful precocious that we’ve been told not to norm retired his becoming nan first rookie backmost to return a squad to nan Super Bowl.

Paul Higham: Jayden Daniels

Daniels was picked 2nd wide successful nan draught down Williams, but location are plentifulness of group who judge he's nan much talented quarterback. The 2023 Heisman Trophy victor and only subordinate successful assemblage history to grounds 12,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards could lead Washington to a sneaky bully play and upstage his much hyped-up chap rookie successful Chicago.