Mile High Report
With the 2025 NFL season kicking off tonight, it’s time to bring back my Hart’s Picks series. For the 2024 NFL regular season, I had 190 correct picks with 82 incorrect picks achieving 70-percent accuracy. I’d consider that pretty good. The purposes of these weekly posts are just for fun. I’m excited to see how I do compared to last year. And I’ll just say this—by no means would this ever be gambling advice.
Thursday Night Football — Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Winner: Eagles
The 2025 NFL regular season begins with an NFC East rivalry matchup. I don’t see the Eagles, the reigning Super Bowl Champions dropping this game at home. Especially since the Cowboys traded away their best player (Micah Parsons) prior to the season.
Friday Night Football — Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Winner: Chiefs
On Friday night, a bigtime AFC West rivalry game is in store for football fans across the globe taking place in Brazil. The Chargers definitely got better this offseason, but they haven’t beat the Chiefs in a long time. I’m taking Kansas City.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
Winner: Buccaneers
Another game, another rivalry matchup. This NFC South battle should be fun to watch. I’m excited to see how Michael Penix Jr. does in his first full season as a starter, but think the Buccaneers take care of business on the road.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Winner: Bengals
The Bengals started off their ’24 campaign dropping their first three games. That was crushing to their playoff aspirations, but I don’t see them losing to the Browns on the road in this AFC North rivalry matchup. I’ll take Burrow’s boys for the win.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts
Winner: Dolphins
Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins head to Indianapolis to take on Daniel Jones and the Colts. I think this will be a relatively close game, but once again I’ll take the road team to secure a victory.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Winner: Jaguars
Both the Panthers and Jaguars struggled last season. Is Bryce Young poised to make a big jump at quarterback? I’m not so sure about that. I think Trevor Lawrence, Brian Thomas Jr., and Travis Hunter help lead the Jaguars to a victory at home.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots
Winner: Raiders
Pete Carroll and the Raiders travel to New England to take on the Patriots. They have revamped their defense and added budding star running back Ashton Jeanty into the mix on offense. Las Vegas hasn’t done too good on the road over the past two seasons, but I’ll pick them as a surprise winner for this game.
Sunday Football (Early Game) — Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
Winner: Cardinals
I’m not trying to make it a trend to pick most...
