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In the wide world of sports, everyone is always searching for the “next”. Could Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen’s rivalry be the next Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning? Could a similar rivalry between Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe be the next Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo? Could Victor Wenbanyama be the next Kevin Durant-- but taller and even better? We as fans seldom appreciate the greats in the latter parts of their career as much as we should; just look at how LeBron James has more than worn out his welcome in the minds of most NBA fans, for instance. Instead, we savor witnessing their downfall paving the way for the next generation of heroes, like a phoenix erupting into flames so that another can be born from its ashes. Sometimes, though, we have no choice but to sit and marvel at both the elder statesmen and their bright-eyed successors-to-be when they’re both just playing so damn well. Think of that 1998 All Star Game battle between Michael Jordan and a young Kobe Bryant, or ...

It’s that time of year again. You’re starting to see those end-of-summer rains, you feel cautiously optimistic about your fantasy football team that will end up missing the playoffs, and folding tables in the city of Buffalo are already beginning to scream for mercy . The NFL is finally back after almost seven full months, and ‘tis the season for awful, irresponsible, almost certainly doomed predictions. Football is a notoriously volatile sport, and while every individual game is ripe for in-depth analysis of tactical chess matches, trying to predict the league’s results well in advance is a fool’s errand. Only those who are grossly overconfident in their limited knowledge of the sport and who have absolutely no shame whatsoever will do something like try to prophesize exactly who will win each division this season. So without further ado, here are my predictions about who will win each division this season. AFC East: Buffalo Bills The Bills went into the offseason with...