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    Conor Orr

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    Conor Orr is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, covering the NFL and co-hosting the MMQB Podcast. With over a decade of experience in NFL journalism, he is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His work has appeared in The Best American Sports Writing series.

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    2024

    4 predictions
    1. Aug 28, 2024Partially right.
      “The Green Bay Packers have a lot going for them in terms of schedule analytics so let's look at this no games versus opponents coming off of a buy and only two weeks where they have fewer rest days than their opponents so lot to like there they finished the season with games like Seattle New Orleans Minnesota Chicago and while we like Chicago I have them sneaking into the playoffs at 9 and8 these are all games where Green Bay should be superior to their opponents I think they're going to surprise a lot of people with their depth especially on offense and that receiver core they were cutting a lot of good players on Cut Down Day simply because Jordan love has a lot of weapons maybe some guys that were not necessarily talking enough about”

      The prediction was partially right as the Packers finished the regular season with a strong 12-5 record, benefiting from a favorable late schedule with wins against Seattle, New Orleans, and Minnesota, but they lost in the Wild Card round to the Eagles, failing to fully surprise in the postseason.

    2. Aug 28, 2024Missed it.
      “I have them [New York Jets] just barely missing the playoffs going 9-8 I think they're going to have a good season but I think this AFC East is tough I have Buffalo winning the division at 10- 7 Josh Allen eventually winning the MVP and the Jets in Miami duking it out here um for second place”

      Conor Orr's prediction that the Jets would go 9-8 and barely miss the playoffs, finishing second in the AFC East, clearly failed. The Jets finished well below 9-8 and placed last in the AFC East, according to multiple sources.

    3. Aug 28, 2024Missed it.
      “I have the entire AFC North making the playoffs a little bit of an oddity now with the seven uh team playoff format.”

      The prediction that all AFC North teams would make the playoffs failed, as only two teams (the Ravens and Steelers) qualified for the 2024-25 NFL playoffs (Wikipedia [3]; NFL.com [4]).

    4. Aug 28, 2024Partially right.
      “The Pittsburgh Steelers I have finishing 10 and seven and making the playoffs I actually like the Pittsburgh Steelers this year I know they're hurt they're banged up a little bit up front but I feel like they're going to transition to Justin Fields a little bit earlier than people expect and they have a lot of winnable Games built into the early portion of their schedule when they might not be at their best they might not be at their most cohesive I'm talking about games against the Broncos the Chargers the Colts the Giants the Raiders all these games are in there and a lot of of these teams are vulnerable to that veteran pass rush that tough defensive style that Pittsburgh plays if they're able to accentuate that running game and again get Justin Fields going help them keep the ball away from their opponents I think that they're going to have a lot of success.”

      The Steelers finished 10-7 and made the playoffs as predicted, but did not transition early to Justin Fields and suffered a late-season collapse (Wikipedia [1]; ESPN [3]).