Rolling Stone gathered predictions from 26 musicians ahead of the 2026 NFL season, which kicked off in Seattle. Artists including Michael Bublé, Melissa Etheridge, Alice Cooper, Cage the Elephant, Darius Rucker and Patrick Carney shared forecasts for their favourite teams, blending home-team optimism with more sober assessments, in a light-hearted feature timed to the season's opening night.

Predictions ranged widely: Denver Broncos fans backed a 12-5 record and a Super Bowl run built around quarterback Bo Nix, while Detroit Lions supporters saw an 11-6 season despite a tough NFC North. Kansas City Chiefs backers predicted an 11-6 finish culminating in a narrow 28-26 Super Bowl win over the Green Bay Packers, and Seattle Seahawks fans, as defending champions, forecast a repeat run at 12-5. Other predictions were gloomier, including a modest 7-10 for the Miami Dolphins and 9-8 for the quarterback-less Cleveland Browns, while a lengthy, tongue-in-cheek essay captured a Dallas Cowboys fan's perennial scepticism about owner-GM Jerry Jones.