SportsLine expert projects Saints rise and Packers slide in 2026 NFL forecast
Eric Cohen has forecast all 285 regular-season and postseason games, including team win totals and Super Bowl LXI futures.
SportsLine expert Eric Cohen has published predictions for all 285 games of the 2026 NFL season, covering 272 regular-season contests and 13 postseason games. The package also includes team win totals, best bets and Super Bowl LXI futures.
Cohen projects the New Orleans Saints to finish 9-8 and exceed their projected win total of 7.5. SportsLine’s forecast points to New Orleans’ 4-1 finish to last season, a run that coincided with rookie quarterback Tyler Shough starting, as part of the case for improvement.
The forecast has the Green Bay Packers moving in the opposite direction. After reaching the playoffs in 2025, Cohen projects Green Bay to finish 8-9 and last in the NFC North.
SportsLine’s rationale includes a difficult schedule for the Packers and a division in which every team finished above .500 last season. The forecast also cites expected absences and reduced availability affecting key players, as well as the departures of receiver Romeo Doubs and linebacker Quay Walker in free agency.
Cohen’s projections are forecasts and betting recommendations, not confirmed results. SportsLine says he went 180-91-1, or 66 per cent, on straight-up regular-season picks in 2025.
The package also promotes a potential Super Bowl outcome with an advertised payout of approximately 60-1, but the supplied material does not disclose the selection or all of Cohen’s individual picks.
