The 2025 NFL season is here. Thursday night’s matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, after all, isn’t just a renewal of a longtime NFC East rivalry … and a chance to see how America’s Team fares after trading arguably its best player to another NFC challenger. It’s also the official start of another long-anticipated stretch of real football.
Consider it something of an NFL holiday: the first chance to see 2025 teams in meaningful action, and a full-force signal that the next race for the Lombardi Trophy has begun.
Speaking of the championship crown, do the Cowboys and Eagles belong in that conversation? We all know one of them does, at least if last season’s results are any indication. But what about the rest of the league? Which teams are primed to challenge the Birds for the throne? And which players figure to drive the daily conversation about the NFL’s best?
In celebration of the new season and all the storylines to come, we collected votes from more than a dozen of CBS Sports’ NFL experts, offering predictions for every major award and season result, including Super Bowl champion.
The voters (15)
Cody Benjamin, NFL staff writerJohn Breech, NFL staff writerBryan DeArdo, NFL writerJared Dubin, NFL staff writerJosh Edwards, NFL Draft writerEmory Hunt, CBS Sports HQ analystJeff Kerr, NFL staff writerKatie Mox, CBS Sports HQ analystZach Pereles, senior writerGarrett Podell, NFL staff writerPete Prisco, senior NFL columnistMike Renner, lead NFL draft analystKevin Steimle, NFL editorTyler Sullivan, NFL staff writerRyan Wilson, lead NFL Draft insider
2025 awards predictions
All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.
MVP
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Bengals QB Joe Burrow (5), Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (5)Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (4)
Others receiving votes: 49ers QB Brock…
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