2021 NFL schedule release: Picks and predictions for every game

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - AUGUST 20: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs up field before the start of the NFL preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on August 20, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. The Chiefs defeated the Cardinals 17-10. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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The 2021 NFL Schedule Release has happened, and FanSided picked all 272 regular-season games along with the playoffs and Super Bowl 56.

It all starts Sept. 9.

Come that night, we begin a 272-game regular season for the first time. All told, we’ll have 285 contests through Super Bowl LVI, taking place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

The favorites to play for it all? A repeat of the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Here, we have you covered from Opening Night through Super Sunday, with a pair of superstar quarterbacks bringing down the curtain on the 2021 campaign. Let’s do it.

2021 NFL Schedule release: Picking every game through Super Bowl LVI

Week 1

Thursday Night Football

48. Final. 27. 123. 38

Sunday afternoon

Final. 24. 52. 28. 10

30. 30. 87. Final. 27

16. Final. 21. 55. 24

60. 30. 56. Final/OT. 27

32. 28. 35. Final. 23

20. 58. Final. 21. 13

50. Final. 24. 42. 19

18. 54. 24. 44. Final

46. Final. 24. 36. 28

47. Final. 18. 59. 24

20. 45. 24. 31. Final

124. Final. 25. 53. 33

49. 35. 15. Final. 31

Sunday Night Football

Final. 19. 57. 29. 51

Monday Night Football

28. Final. 41. 26. 20

Game of the Week: Seahawks at Colts

We’re going to get a good look at Carson Wentz immediately, playing against one of the top Super Bowl contenders in the Seahawks.

Seattle went through plenty of drama this offseason, with quarterback Russel Wilson being loud about his discontent within the organization. Ultimately, he’s back and he got some help from general manager John Schneider, who traded for veteran guard Gabe Jackson while signing tight end Gerald Everett away from the Los Angeles Rams.

As for the Colts, they might be the hardest team to figure in the AFC. Did Indianapolis get better this offseason by acquiring Wentz after Philip Rivers retired? Or, will Wentz give them a similar season to the one we witnessed last year in Philadelphia, where the Eagles benched him before trading him to the Colts while incurring a $34 million dead cap hit?

If Indy is getting the Wentz we saw during his time with head coach Frank Reich in Philadelphia (where Reich was the offensive coordinator), the Colts should be considered favorites in the AFC South and perhaps a sleeper to reach Super Bowl LVI. It’s only Week 1, but we could learn plenty about what to expect from the Colts right away.

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