SAN DIEGO — It's time — yes, even in June — to forecast a few NFL victory totals, relative to betting lines.
Go with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts to edge their "over-under" marks for the 2022 season.
Forecasting the Bucs to eclipse the 11.5-victory mark set by Bovada aligns with Tom Brady ending his 40-day retirement, as Brady had to see a broad road to the playoffs to come back. Quarterbacks who've played decades can judge NFL talent. Brady, much like Peyton Manning choosing a gifted Denver Broncos team as a free agent in 2012 and then advancing to a pair of Super Bowls, signed with a loaded Bucs team two years ago and won a Super Bowl within a year. It's easy to see why he re-upped with Tampa in March. The blocking is still sturdy. The defense is capable.
