TailgateNinjas · 2026
See the season coming.
Sharp, simulation-driven predictions for college football and the NFL — playoff races, brackets, and games to play with friends. Pick a side:
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Ohio State52% to make the 12-team playoff
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Baltimore Ravens15% to win the Super Bowl
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Fan playoff poll
The fans' bracket
The 14-team field fans are calling — most-picked teams, seeded by where voters slot them, across 3 brackets. Gold marks the fans' pick to win it all.
AFC
1Ravens★
Ravens★First-round bye
2
Bills
vBills7
Texans
Texans3
Chiefs
vChiefs6
Patriots
Patriots4
Chargers
vChargers5
Broncos
BroncosNFC
1
Seahawks
SeahawksFirst-round bye
2
Rams
vRams7
Buccaneers
Buccaneers3
Packers
vPackers6
49ers
49ers4
Eagles
vEagles5
Lions
LionsSuper Bowl favorites
Projected division standings
AFC
AFC East
Proj WDivPlayoffSB
- Buffalo BillsProjected winner10.467%85%9%
- 9.531%63%3%
5.81%4%0%
4.70%1%0%
AFC North
Proj WDivPlayoffSB
- Baltimore RavensProjected winner11.271%92%15%
9.521%60%2%
8.27%31%1%
6.41%7%0%
AFC South
Proj WDivPlayoffSB
- Houston TexansProjected winner9.354%67%3%
8.629%44%1%
7.612%22%0%
6.65%10%0%
AFC West
Proj WDivPlayoffSB
- Kansas City ChiefsProjected winner10.251%80%7%
- 9.522%64%3%
- 9.526%67%4%
5.71%3%0%
NFC
NFC East
Proj WDivPlayoffSB
- Philadelphia EaglesProjected winner10.259%72%7%
9.328%49%3%
7.67%15%0%
7.46%12%0%
NFC North
Proj WDivPlayoffSB
- 10.436%69%5%
- Green Bay PackersProjected winner10.341%72%7%
9.416%46%2%
8.57%27%1%
NFC South
Proj WDivPlayoffSB
- Tampa Bay BuccaneersProjected winner8.550%52%1%
7.520%22%0%
7.422%24%0%
6.79%11%0%
NFC West
Proj WDivPlayoffSB
- Los Angeles RamsProjected winner10.746%82%11%
- 10.430%76%8%
- 10.223%70%6%
4.60%0%0%
Projected wins run each team's real 2026 schedule through the model, using posted Vegas spreads where they exist. Div = chance to win the division; Playoff = chance to reach the 14-team field; SB = chance to win the Super Bowl.