Who Will Be the Surprise Contenders, Losers, & Under the Radar Teams in 2026

About this episode

Conor Orr and Albert Breer discuss potential surprise contenders and under-the-radar teams for the upcoming NFL season.

Conor Orr and Albert Breer break down which team will be this year’s Patriots, the surprise team that makes a deep playoff run, which team will finish toward the bottom of the standings like the Chiefs did last year, and which solid teams are flying under the radar as genuine contenders, like the Seahawks were before winning the Super Bowl. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Conor Orr

Guest: Albert Breer

Topics covered

• NFL
• surprise teams
• playoff contenders
• team analysis
• football predictions

Keywords

• NFL
• surprise contenders
• playoff run
• team analysis
• football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patriots, Chiefs, Seahawks

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