Just like I did in 2008, 2009, and 2010 I downloaded my NFL Schedule Grid, filled it out, and predicted the outcome of the upcoming NFL season- Like I said last year:
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
Seahawks 8-8
Cardinals 8-8
Rams 7-9
49ers 3-13
NFC NORTH
Packers 11-5
Lions 10-6
Bears 8-8
Vikings 7-9
NFC SOUTH
Saints 13-3
Buccaneers 11-5
Falcons 9-7
Panthers 2-14
NFC EAST
Eagles 12-4
Giants 9-7
Cowboys 9-7
Redskins 5-11
NFC PLAYOFF SEEDINGS
1. Saints
2. Eagles
3. Packers
4. Seahawks
5. Buccaneers
6. Lions
NFC PLAYOFFS
Wild Card Round
Packers 27, Lions 10
Seahawks 23, Buccaneers 17 (OT)
Divisional Round
Saints 41, Seahawks 26
Packers 31, Eagles 28
NFC Championship Game
Saints 38, Packers 37
AFC WEST
Chargers 10-6
Chiefs 8-8
Broncos 6-10
Raiders 4-12
AFC NORTH
Steelers 12-4
Ravens 11-5
Browns 6-10
Bengals 1-15
AFC SOUTH
Texans 11-5
Colts 9-7
Jaguars 5-11
Titans 5-11
AFC EAST
Patriots 12-4
Jets 11-5
Dolphins 7-9
Bills 4-12
AFC PLAYOFF SEEDINGS
1. Steelers
2. Patriots
3. Texans
4. Chargers
5. Jets
6. Ravens
AFC PLAYOFFS
Wild Card Round
Texans 26, Ravens 21
Jets 19, Chargers 17
Divisional Playoffs
Texans 33, Patriots 27 (OT)
Jets 23, Steelers 16
AFC Championship Game
Texans 20, Jets 19
SUPER BOWL XLVI
Saints 35, Texans 24
MVP: Drew Brees
NFL MVP: Drew Brees, Saints
NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Ndamukong Suh, Lions
NFL Coach of the Year: Jim Schwartz, Lions
There you go- What do you think, sirs?
2 comments:
I would like to drink your seahawk kool aid...but I think you might be a bit too optimistic. But I like the non chalk predictions. My super bowl is Chargers vs Falcons with the Falcons taking it all
The Cardinals are so overhyped this year. The media is acting that just because the Cardinals went to the SB the last time they had a decent QB they will be good again this year because they now have Kevin Kolb (also massively overrated). They still have no running game, a poor O-Line which is "anchored" by one of the worst starting left tackles in football and have about as much defensive talent as the Seahawks. I doubt they'll win seven games this year.
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