I go back and forth between "I'm very confident, but think we could lose if everything goes wrong." and "I'm mostly confident, as long as we play a clean game." Oh..... and then we get to the part about their starting QB being out of the game. Obviously we have a good team, but I do think it was elevated into the upper echelon record wise through a combo of Drake Maye's elite level QB play and the favorable schedule. Maye isn't playing at an elite level lately with his ball security so that gives me pause.

Source: New York Times January 23, 2026 13:03 UTC