NFL: Previewing the 2020 regular season

Dive into our NFL preview from Charles Post, Caleb Henderson, Raven Martín, and Tyler Taylor!

Top-5 Teams:

1. Kansas City Chiefs

2. Baltimore Ravens

3. New Orleans Saints

4. San Francisco 49ers

5. Seattle Seahawks

The Kansas City Chiefs come into the season as defending champions for the first time this century and you can tell they have their sights set on a second consecutive title. Patrick Mahomes and Clyde Edward-Helaire combined for 349 yards and four scores in a Week 1 win over the Houston Texans. Baltimore will look to bounce back from their Divisional Round loss to Tennessee, while the Saints are hoping to give Drew Brees one last shot at title. The third and fourth ranked teams are both in the NFC West: the 49ers and Seahawks. San Fran brings back Jimmy Garoppolo, George Kittle, and Raheem Mostert on offense, and will lean on Nick Bosa on defense. Meanwhile, Seattle now has a defensive star in Jamal Adams to match Russell Wilson.

AFC Playoff Picture:

West: Chiefs (14-2)

North: Ravens (13-3)

East: Bills (12-4)

South: Texans (11-5)

Wild: Browns (10-6)

Wild: Titans (10-6)

Wild: Colts (9-7)

NFC Playoff Picture:

South: Saints (13-3)

West: Seahawks (12-4)

North: Packers (11-5)

East: Cowboys (10-6)

Wild: 49ers (10-6)

Wild: Buccaneers (9-7)

Wild: Eagles (9-7)

Rest of the League:

6. Dallas Cowboys

7. Buffalo Bills

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

9. Green Bay Packers

10. Cleveland Browns

11. Tennessee Titans

12. Indianapolis Colts

13. Philadelphia Eagles

14. Houston Texans

15. Minnesota Vikings

16. Los Angeles Rams

17. Denver Broncos

18. New England Patriots

19. Pittsburgh Steelers

20. Los Angeles Chargers

21. Arizona Cardinals

22. Atlanta Falcons

23. Oakland Raiders

24. Carolina Panthers

25. New York Jets

26. Miami Dolphins

27. Detroit Lions

28. Chicago Bears

29. New York Giants

30. Cincinnati Bengals

31. Washington

32. Jacksonville Jaguars

MVP Candidates:

1. Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs)

2. Lamar Jackson (Ravens)

3. Russell Wilson (Seahawks)

4. Michael Thomas (Saints)

5. Nick Bosa (49ers)

Mahomes leads the way at the top of the MVP leader board after throwing for 211 yards and three passing touchdowns on 24/32 passing against Houston. He was the best player on the field and it's obvious that his connection with Edwards-Helaire is strong. The defending MVP, Lamar Jackson, comes in second and will make his 2020 debut on Sunday, September 13 against the Cleveland Browns. Russell Wilson is the only other quarterback on the list at third and he should have a great year with weapons like Phillip Dorsett, Carlos Hyde, Tyler Lockett, and DK Metcalf. The last two spots go to Michael Thomas and Nick Bosa. Thomas had 1,725 receiving yards last season while Bosa totaled 47 tackles and 9.0 sacks a year ago.

Super Bowl Picks:

Caleb: Chiefs over Packers

Charles: Chiefs over Seahawks

Raven: Saints over Chiefs

Tyler: Ravens over Seahawks

Photo Credit: Sporting News.