Just like I did in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, I downloaded my NFL Schedule Grid, filled it out, and predicted the outcome of the upcoming NFL season- My annual preamble to this:
All preseason predictions are, to a greater or lesser degree, bullshit. The beauty of this game is its unpredictability. Anyone who tells you they KNOW who will make the playoffs, who will win the Super Bowl, etc, is trying to sell you something. Folks with deeper, more detailed knowledge of the game might be able to give you slightly more accurate predictions, but at the end of the day it's still at best educated guessing.
I've always had particularly deep contempt for implausible preseason predictions. I'm talking about when some lazy sportswriter predicts the records for all 32 teams and comes up with an impossible aggregate record, or predicts playoff matchups without working through tiebreakers, etc. That's why every year I go through the ENTIRE regular season and predict the winner of EVERY game, so all the pieces fit together. What follows is my own particular flavor of bullshit, which you can dissect in the comments at your leisure.
Here we go- Enjoy! (More details on what I think will happen with the Seahawks will appear in an upcoming post)
NFC WEST
49ers 11-5 (3)
Seahawks 10-6 (6)
Cardinals 5-11
Rams 5-11
NFC NORTH
Packers 13-3 (1)
Lions 10-6
Bears 9-7
Vikings 4-12
NFC SOUTH
Falcons 11-5 (2)
Panthers 10-6 (5)
Saints 9-7
Buccaneers 6-10
NFC EAST
Giants 10-6 (4)
Eagles 9-7
Cowboys 8-8
Redskins 6-10
NFC PLAYOFFS
Wild Card Round: Seahawks 24, 49ers 20; Panthers 19, Giants 17
Divisional Playoffs: Packers 31, Seahawks 28 (OT); Falcons 27, Panthers 23
NFC Championship Game: Falcons 28, Packers 27
AFC WEST
Broncos 9-7 (4)
Chargers 8-8 (6)
Chiefs 6-10
Raiders 6-10
AFC NORTH
Ravens 11-5 (2)
Bengals 8-8
Steelers 8-8
Browns 5-11
AFC SOUTH
Texans 11-5 (3)
Colts 6-10
Titans 6-10
Jaguars 4-12
AFC EAST
Patriots 13-3 (1)
Bills 9-7 (5)
Jets 5-11
Dolphins 3-13
AFC PLAYOFFS
Wild Card Round: Broncos 35, Bills 17; Texans 45, Chargers 24
Divisional Playoffs: Texans 23, Ravens 20; Patriots 38, Broncos 31
AFC Championship Game: Patriots 30, Texans 20
SUPER BOWL XLVII
Patriots 37, Falcons 27
MVP: Tom Brady
NFL MVP: Tom Brady, Patriots
NFL DPOY: Earl Thomas, Seahawks
NFL Coach of the Year: Ron Rivera, Panthers
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: Andrew Luck, Colts
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Bruce Irvin, Seahawks
What do you think, sirs?
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