Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)

Review-Journal NFL writer Gilbert Manzano makes a bold prediction for each NFL team.

On health, wealth of talent and yards for every franchise

- By Gilbert Manzano Contact Gilbert Manzano at gmanzano@reviewjour­nal.com. Follow @GManzano24 on Twitter.

Review-Journal NFL writer Gilbert Manzano makes a bold prediction for each NFL team:

■ Arizona Cardinals: Quarterbac­k Sam Bradford stays healthy for all 16 games and plays well enough to keep rookie Josh Rosen on the bench.

■ Atlanta Falcons: After catching a total of just nine touchdowns over the past two seasons, Julio Jones finds the end zone 15 times.

■ Baltimore Ravens: A motivated Joe Flacco throws for more than 4,000 yards with 25-plus passing touchdowns.

■ Buffalo Bills: The Bills won’t end up with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft. They’ll manage at least four wins.

■ Carolina Panthers: Christian McCaffrey, C.J. Anderson and Cam Newton will give the Panthers the top rushing team.

■ Chicago Bears: Rookie middle linebacker Roquan Smith records 100 tackles to guide a talented Bears front seven.

■ Cincinnati Bengals: The Bengals’ 2017 draft class (John Ross, Joe Mixon, etc.) will be major reasons they will win at least nine games.

■ Cleveland Browns: Josh Gordon records more than 1,000 receiving yards and makes the Pro Bowl.

■ Dallas Cowboys: Ezekiel Elliott flirts with 2,000 rushing yards to lead the league in rushing.

■ Denver Broncos: Quarterbac­k Case Keenum and the Broncos will rank in the top five in points per game.

■ Detroit Lions: The Lions will have a 1,000-yard rusher.

■ Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers wins the MVP award, but the Packers miss the playoffs.

■ Houston Texans: The Texans go from last to first in the AFC South.

■ Indianapol­is Colts: Quarterbac­k Andrew Luck plays in every game despite a poor offensive line.

■ Jacksonvil­le Jaguars: The Jaguars start the season 0-3 against the Giants, Patriots and Titans.

■ Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs will score the most points and allow the most.

■ Los Angeles Chargers: The Chargers won’t lose one game because a kicker missed a field goal in the final seconds.

■ Los Angeles Rams: The star-studded Rams struggle early and finish with 10 wins.

■ Miami Dolphins: Miami benches quarterbac­k Ryan Tannehill for the final month.

■ Minnesota Vikings: Wide receivers Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs each go over 1,200 receiving yards.

■ New England Patriots: The Patriots will rank in the top 10 in total defense.

■ New Orleans Saints: Cameron Jordan wins Defensive Player of the Year.

■ New York Giants: Saquon Barkley does not win Offensive Rookie of the Year.

■ New York Jets: Sam Darnold and the Jets win more than eight games to make a playoff push.

■ Oakland Raiders: Amari Cooper will have fewer than five drops and score at least 10 receiving touchdowns.

■ Philadelph­ia Eagles: The Eagles defense will finish with at least 60 sacks.

■ Pittsburgh Steelers: The Steelers start the season 8-0 and finish with the top seed in the AFC.

■ San Francisco 49ers: Jimmy Garoppolo’s undefeated streak ends in 2018. Very bold.

■ Seattle Seahawks: Russell Wilson takes fewer than 35 sacks.

■ Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Evans leads the league in receiving yards.

■ Tennessee Titans: Marcus Mariota records 30-plus touchdown passes.

■ Washington Redskins: Adrian Peterson starts at least 10 games and flirts with 1,000 rushing yards.

 ?? Rick Scuteri The Associated Press ?? The 2018 season sees Arizona Cardinals quarterbac­k Sam Bradford staying healthy for all 16 games, keeping promising rookie Josh Rosen on the bench.
Rick Scuteri The Associated Press The 2018 season sees Arizona Cardinals quarterbac­k Sam Bradford staying healthy for all 16 games, keeping promising rookie Josh Rosen on the bench.

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