The Los Angeles Rams already have had a major loss on defense this 2017 NFL season. Tackle Dominique Easley, a former first-round pick who was projected to be a starter, is out for the season with a torn ACL. Easley tore his knee during an 11-on- 11 drill on Tuesday during the Rams’ first padded practice of training camp. Last year, Easley played in all 16 games, recording a career-high 3.5 sacks and forcing two fumbles. Here’s my over/under projection of every NFL team’s win total this season.
Picking the 2017 NFL Season Over-Under Win Total for Every Team
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Arizona Cardinals (8.5)
Which Cardinals team shows up? The one that had the second-best record in the NFC in 2015 and reached the conference championship game or the one that slipped to 7-8- 1 last year? I say somewhere in between. NFL Pick: Over.Atlanta Falcons (9.5)
Very little respect for the defending NFC champions as they won 11 games last year and of course should have won the Super Bowl. Is slight regression possible? Maybe, but only a game’s worth. NFL Pick: Over.Baltimore Ravens (8.5)
No team has been hit harder by injuries in the past couple of months than the Ravens, who have lost a handful of guys for the season and QB Joe Flacco could miss the entire preseason with a back injury. NFL Pick: Under.Buffalo Bills (6.5)
Buffalo has the longest playoff drought in the NFL. The Bills were 7-9 last year and fired coach Rex Ryan. Sean McDermott, the former Carolina defensive coordinator, replaces him. At least the Bills should be more disciplined. NFL Pick: Over.Carolina Panthers (9)
I fully expected the Panthers to regress last year from the 2015 club that was an NFL-best 15-1 and upset in the Super Bowl. I just didn’t see the Cats falling to 6-10. I think this might push. NFL Pick: Over.Chicago Bears (5.5)
Mark my words: John Fox will not be Chicago’s coach in 2018. The Bears might be the second-worst team in the NFC again this year behind the 49ers. NFL Pick: Under.Cincinnati Bengals (8.5)
The Bengals’ five-year streak of making the playoffs ended in 2016 as they finished 6-9- 1 despite a positive point differential. Coach Marvin Lewis is on the hot seat. NFL Pick: Over.Cleveland Browns (4.5)
4.5 wins? Are you kidding me? Did oddsmakers not see this team last year? The Browns maybe get to three wins but no way get to 5. NFL Pick: UnderDallas Cowboys (9.5)
Are the Cowboys as good as last year’s 13-3 team? Hard to see Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott repeating their rookie season. Dallas should still get to 10 wins, though. NFL Pick: Over.Denver Broncos (8.5)
Can I pass on this one? It really depends on whether Trevor Siemian or Paxton Lynch is the quarterback. I could see a one-game regression from last year’s 9-7 record. NFL Pick: Under.Detroit Lions (7.5)
The Lions were going to win their first division title last year since 1993 but the Matthew Stafford hurt his finger in the team’s 13 th game and the Lions didn’t win again, although they did make the playoffs. NFL Pick: Over.Green Bay Packers (10.5)
I worry about this team’s secondary and its running back situation after letting Eddie Lacy walk in free agency. But if the Packers have Aaron Rodgers for all 16 games, they’ll top this total. If not, they won’t. NFL Pick: OverHouston Texans (8.5)
This is another team where I’d hold off betting until we see if Tom Savage or Deshaun Watson is the starting quarterback. Texans will have a good defense, but WR Will Fuller has broken his collarbone. NFL Pick: Over.Jacksonville Jaguars (6.5)
This team’s season all depends on the growth of quarterback Blake Bortles. There’s a lot of talent on the roster, but it won’t matter if Bortles stinks. NFL Pick: Under.Kansas City Chiefs (9)
The Chiefs finished 12-4 last year and backed into the AFC West title. They lost No. 1 receiver Jeremy Maclin this offseason but are they three games worse? NFL Pick: Over.
