Each September, the sports world performs its ancient rite of prophecy — analysts committing their best guesses to print before a single meaningful game has been played. In 2026, the central questions orbiting the NFL's opening weeks concern the Los Angeles Rams' apparent dominance and whether Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills can finally convert years of near-misses into a Super Bowl appearance. These predictions, gathered across ESPN, The Athletic, the New York Times, Yahoo Sports, and CBS Sports, are less declarations of certainty than they are a collective portrait of what feels possible before r