2026 NFL Predictions: Packers & NFC North, Mahomes’ AFC Return + Wade Boggs Is JACKED

Football is BACK, which means reasonable analysis is officially dead and preseason overreactions are undefeated. On this episode of Boys With The Heat, Charles and TH4T GUY fire up the 2026 NFL prediction machine and start with the NFC North. The Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings enter the season with plenty of questions, and the division remains one of the NFL's most interesting preseason battles. 🧀 GREEN BAY PACKERS: WHERE ARE THEY NOW VS. WHERE ARE THEY GOING? The Boys break down Green Bay from two angles: the team built to win right now and the future of the franchise. Is Jordan Love ready to take another step? Is Green Bay a legitimate NFC contender? Which young players become the next foundation pieces? And at what point does "we're young and talented" need to become "we're winning championships"? Then comes the question every Packers fan hates: Are the Packers actually Super Bowl contenders—or are we drinking the Green & Gold Kool-Aid again? 🐻 BEARS: Is the hype finally justified, or are Bears fans planning another February parade in August? 🦁 LIONS: Still the team everybody should fear, or has the rest of the North caught up? 🟣 VIKINGS: Can Minnesota survive its quarterback questions and keep pace in a loaded division? Then we're leaving the North. 🌵 NFC WEST: Who survives one of the league's nastiest divisions? 🌴 NFC SOUTH: Legitimate contender emerging—or somebody winning this thing because NFL rules require a division champion? Current preseason projections show just how unsettled several divisions remain, while Baltimore and Los Angeles enter August tied for the highest listed win totals at 11.5, with Buffalo and Detroit at 10.5. Patrick Mahomes. Because apparently every AFC preseason conversation eventually becomes: "Cool team... but can they beat Mahomes?" We break down Kansas City's outlook, the AFC's biggest challengers, potential playoff surprises and which supposedly elite team could completely fall on its face. The Chiefs' 2026 schedule also features Buffalo, New England and the entire NFC West, giving Kansas City plenty of heavyweight tests. And just when you thought this episode couldn't get any more important... Forget NFL predictions. Forget the Packers. Forget Mahomes. WE NEED ANSWERS. A recent fishing photo of 68-year-old Hall of Famer Wade Boggs went viral because the dude looks absolutely shredded. This man retired from baseball and apparently entered his final evolutionary form. 1990s Boggs: .300 hitter. 2026 Boggs: looks like he's batting cleanup for the Avengers. Somebody check Cooperstown because apparently his Hall of Fame plaque now needs SLEEVES. 👑 AND THEN THERE'S THE AFC...💪⚾ WADE. BOGGS. IS. JACKED. BABY. 🔥 BOYS WITH THE HEAT PODCAST 🔥 🎙️ No Scripts. No Bullshit. Just Sports. 🔥 LIVE EVERY MONDAY AT 5...ISH 🌐 All Boys With The Heat Links: https://linktr.ee/boyswiththeheat 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Boyswiththeheat 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KsoV2jYUXAwuu72HcJesm 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boys-with-the-heat-podcast/id1689971197 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boyswiththeheat 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093267481365 🔥 Follow @BoysWithTheHeat everywhere 🎙️ Sports talk • NFL • NBA • MLB • NHL • Fantasy Football • Hot Takes 🔥 LIVE AT 5...ISH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices