FanDuel has released its odds to win Super Bowl LXI next season, installing the Seattle Seahawks as +750 ‘chalk.’ The Los Angeles Rams have the next-shortest odds at +800 (or 8/1).
Behind the Rams, the betting shop has the Ravens and Bills at 12/1, followed by the Packers (13/1), Chargers (15/1), Eagles (15/1), Lions (16/1), Chiefs (16/1), Patriots (17/1), 49ers (18/1), Broncos (20/1), Jaguars (20/1) and Texans (20/1).
Buffalo and Baltimore will both have first-year head coaches in Joe Brady and Jesse Minter. Brady was promoted from offensive coordinator after Sean McDermott was fired following another postseason exit. Minter served as the Ravens’ defensive coordinator from 2017-20, and he has been the Chargers’ DC the last two seasons.
Minter’s defense for the Bolts in 2025 ranked #5 in the NFL in total defense and versus the pass. They were ranked eighth against the run and ninth in scoring ‘D’ (20.0 points per game).
The biggest questions of the offseason for teams like Kansas City and Denver will be the rehab timelines for Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix, who both sustained season-ending injuries that could sideline them for a good chunk of 2026 regular-season games.
The teams with odds beyond 20/1 include the Bears (27/1), Bengals (30/1), Cowboys (30/1), Colts (40/1), Commanders (45/1), Falcons (50/1), Buccaneers (50/1), Vikings (55/1), Giants (75/1), Steelers (100/1), Browns (125/1), Raiders (125/1), Titans (150/1), Panthers (150/1), Saints (175/1), Cardinals (200/1), Dolphins (225/1) and Jets (250/1).
Like the Chiefs and Broncos, Atlanta QB Michael Penix could miss games early in the regular season due to his injury, but those certainly aren’t the only teams with major questions at QB.
Count Cleveland, Miami, Las Vegas, Minnesota, Arizona, Pittsburgh and the New York Jets among those clubs.
Will Aaron Rodgers return for the Steelers? Will Minnesota look to use the draft, free agency or a trade to acquire a signal caller to compete with JJ McCarthy, who struggled mightily to stay healthy and play effectively as a rookie?
Are the Dolphins going to turn the page on the Tua Tagovailoa Era? Will the Jets or Steelers trade for Kyler Murray, who seems to be on the way out in Arizona?
With the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, it’s highly likely the Raiders will take their QB of the future in Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza. After Mendoza, it could be a long wait before another QB comes off the board.
In his most recent Big Board released on Jan. 26, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. had Alabama’s Ty Simpson as his #2 ranked QB at #25 overall.
The rest of Kiper’s QB rankings look like this:
3-Trinidad Chambliss (Ole Miss)
4-Drew Allar (Penn St.)
5-Carson Beck (Miami)
6-Garrett Nussmeier (LSU)
7-Cole Payton (North Dakota St.)
8-Sawyer Robertson (Baylor)
9-Cade Klubnik (Clemson)
10-Taylen Green (Arkansas)
Kiper’s ‘Just Missed’ category included Vandy’s Diego Pavia, Illinois’ Luke Altmyer, UConn’s Joe Fagano and Missouri St.’s Jacob Clark.