NFL/Super Bowl Predictions

[Jigga]

I think that people have a habit of predicting based on what they saw last year and how the offseason has affected last year's team...we can't help it really. I agree with you that the Eagles may be in some trouble. I just don't think they'll conquer the AFC. T.O. is trying to Keyshawn his way out of town, Pinkston ripped his Achilles in half, and FredEx got his great hands shipped out. DMac had a career year last year, and I just don't see a repeat. Then again, I'm a 'Skins fan, so I am a bit biased.

[OB33]

Just out of curiosity, to those who picked the Colts to win or get to the Super Bowl -- what makes them any better this year than in past years? It seems to me that every single year, there's a huge cluster of people who think Indy is gonna finally pounce all over the Patriots and storm their way to a world title. It's not gonna happen this year, it's not gonna happen ever.

Although I did pick the Patriots I still am a Colts fan and will try to give my best shot at trying to answer this one. The Colts D is a little better with the addition of Marlin Jackson and will get better when Mike Doss returns from his suspension. Granted, it's still not going to be a defense that will shock the league but it can hurt you with speed.

If the Colts can get homefield advantage, we could see a case much like the Rams in '99 where a team that doesn't have much D compensates by using the extra speed that comes from turf to get to the Super Bowl which is also being played in a dome and squeaks one out.

In other words, the Patriots are the better team but the better team doesn't always win. But they still do most of the time.

Let me close this grouping of random arguments by saying that there's no D in champion, but there is an O.

(Runs out of room as Boston fans pursue with pointed sticks)

[Brass]

As long as Belicheck is in New England, they have a good shot.

[Pat]

If there is any packer Rubes out there that help me better my understanding of why the pack are going to win the north again please divuldge this information so that I may be enlightend.......and please nobody waste my time with the whole "Brett Favre is Magic" theory.

To Ryguy:

The Pack should contend with for the North becasue they have the best QB, RB, and Receivers in the north. Even without the guards, their line is very good. Their offense is extremely stacked. Their defense is terrible, but they have a ton of horsepower and one of the best offenses in the league.

Sharper wasnt that good to begin with. He was good, but way overrated. Our DLine will be pretty good if Cletidus Hunt can perform to how he can. The Linebackers IMO got better with the addition of Ray Thompson. Al Harris, Ahmad Carrol, and Joey Thomas could be pretty good corners. If Harris plays well again, and Carrol plays better than his rookie season than our corners will have improved greatly. Our safeties are pretty terrible. Roman sucks, and whoever we put in beside him will probably not be too good either. Collins, Freeman, Little and Roman will play Safety by commitee.

As I said earlier the Pack have by far the best offense in the north. Their Oline downgraded but we picked up Klemm, and O'Dwyer. Plus rookie Whittacker's been playing very well.

So all in all. Our safety's got worse. Our OLine did as well but it is still very good. And as I said they have the best offense in the division

Thats why the Pack should contend.

[FiddySicks]

If there is any packer Rubes out there that help me better my understanding of why the pack are going to win the north again please divuldge this information so that I may be enlightend.......and please nobody waste my time with the whole "Brett Favre is Magic" theory.

To Ryguy:

The Pack should contend with for the North becasue they have the best QB, RB, and Receivers in the north. Even without the guards, their line is very good. Their offense is extremely stacked. Their defense is terrible, but they have a ton of horsepower and one of the best offenses in the league.

Sharper wasnt that good to begin with. He was good, but way overrated. Our DLine will be pretty good if Cletidus Hunt can perform to how he can. The Linebackers IMO got better with the addition of Ray Thompson. Al Harris, Ahmad Carrol, and Joey Thomas could be pretty good corners. If Harris plays well again, and Carrol plays better than his rookie season than our corners will have improved greatly. Our safeties are pretty terrible. Roman sucks, and whoever we put in beside him will probably not be too good either. Collins, Freeman, Little and Roman will play Safety by commitee.

As I said earlier the Pack have by far the best offense in the north. Their Oline downgraded but we picked up Klemm, and O'Dwyer. Plus rookie Whittacker's been playing very well.

So all in all. Our safety's got worse. Our OLine did as well but it is still very good. And as I said they have the best offense in the division

Thats why the Pack should contend.

I dunno. Detroit has really upgraded their offense in the past few years. You say GB has the best recieving core but i think that if Detroit's recievers can play up to their full potential and if Harrington or Garcia can pull their head out of their ass i think Detroit can suprise some people. Not to mention they have a very good young running back

[Audiodrama]

I think that people have a habit of predicting based on what they saw last year and how the offseason has affected last year's team...we can't help it really. I agree with you that the Eagles may be in some trouble. I just don't think they'll conquer the AFC. T.O. is trying to Keyshawn his way out of town, Pinkston ripped his Achilles in half, and FredEx got his great hands shipped out. DMac had a career year last year, and I just don't see a repeat. Then again, I'm a 'Skins fan, so I am a bit biased.

Here's the thing, though -- and I said this in my prediction -- who else is there in the NFC that could possibly get to the Super Bowl? I have absolutely no faith in the Falcons, the Packers are running a broken ship, and if anyone says the words "Lions" or "Vikings" I'm gonna laugh. The Eagles aren't worthy of being NFC champions this year (from what I can see), but they're the least crappy team in a crappy conference.

[Pat]

If there is any packer Rubes out there that help me better my understanding of why the pack are going to win the north again please divuldge this information so that I may be enlightend.......and please nobody waste my time with the whole "Brett Favre is Magic" theory.

To Ryguy:

The Pack should contend with for the North becasue they have the best QB, RB, and Receivers in the north. Even without the guards, their line is very good. Their offense is extremely stacked. Their defense is terrible, but they have a ton of horsepower and one of the best offenses in the league.

Sharper wasnt that good to begin with. He was good, but way overrated. Our DLine will be pretty good if Cletidus Hunt can perform to how he can. The Linebackers IMO got better with the addition of Ray Thompson. Al Harris, Ahmad Carrol, and Joey Thomas could be pretty good corners. If Harris plays well again, and Carrol plays better than his rookie season than our corners will have improved greatly. Our safeties are pretty terrible. Roman sucks, and whoever we put in beside him will probably not be too good either. Collins, Freeman, Little and Roman will play Safety by commitee.

As I said earlier the Pack have by far the best offense in the north. Their Oline downgraded but we picked up Klemm, and O'Dwyer. Plus rookie Whittacker's been playing very well.

So all in all. Our safety's got worse. Our OLine did as well but it is still very good. And as I said they have the best offense in the division

Thats why the Pack should contend.

I dunno. Detroit has really upgraded their offense in the past few years. You say GB has the best recieving core but i think that if Detroit's recievers can play up to their full potential and if Harrington or Garcia can pull their head out of their ass i think Detroit can suprise some people. Not to mention they have a very good young running back

Down the road Detroit might have better set of receivers. But Rogers is unproven and injury prone. Personally I dont hink Mike Williams be much of a facotr right now. Roy Williams is fantastic. But right now I'd take Walker, Driver, and Ferguson, down the road maybe Williams, Williams, and Rogers. Plus with a QB like Harrington feeding them the ball I dont think theyll do as well.

[ryguy3285]

Hey Pat one of the things that you keep saying is that you have the best QB in the North.........um I would beg to differ due to the past two years Daunte Culpepper has CLEARLY been better.............here is the comparison

Name, Passing Yds, Rushing Yds, Total Yds, Passing Tds, Rushing Tds, Total Tds, INTs, Ave Rating

Brett Favre, 7449, 51, 7500, 62, 0, 62 38, 91.4

Daunte Culpepper, 8196, 828, 9024, 64, 6, 70, 22, 103.7

So i think that the stats speak to themselves and if i hear another packer fan blame the recievers for cutting their routes i think I am going to be sick

[edmfan16]

Go Patriots!

[Pat]

Personslly, if it was for just one year, Id take Favre over Culpepper in a second.

Yes Culpepper had an amazing season last yearm wouldve probably won the MVP if it wasnt for Manning.

I just dont see him doing as well without Moss( yes I know Moss was out for a while lasty year and he did fine, but an entire season) and without a legit running attack.

[Camden Crazy]

AFC

North: Baltimore

East: New England

South: Indianapolis

West: Kansas City

Wild Card: Jacksonville

Wild Card: N.Y. Jets

NFC

North: Minnesota

East: Philadelphia

South: Atlanta

West: St. Louis

Wild Card: Detroit

Wild Card: Carolina

AFC Championship

Indianapolis over Jacksonville

NFC Championship

Carolina over St. Louis

Super Bowl XL

Carolina over Indianapolis

[OB33]

Here's the thing, though -- and I said this in my prediction -- who else is there in the NFC that could possibly get to the Super Bowl? I have absolutely no faith in the Falcons, the Packers are running a broken ship, and if anyone says the words "Lions" or "Vikings" I'm gonna laugh. The Eagles aren't worthy of being NFC champions this year (from what I can see), but they're the least crappy team in a crappy conference.

If the Panthers stay healthy this year, I think that they're a team that's almost as good as the team that made SB XXXVIII. They did lose Muhammad but it's still a run oriented ofense anyway.

But if injury bugs bite twice then the NFC will probably be worse this year than last year.

[Mr. no funny nickname]

AFC East

New England

Buffalo*

New York

Miami

AFC North

Pittsburgh

Cincinnati

Baltimore

Cleveland

AFC South

Jacksonville

Indianapolis*

Houston

Tennessee

AFC West

Kansas City

Denver

San Diego

Oakland

NFC East

Philadelphia

New York

Dallas

Washington

NFC North

Green Bay

Detroit*

Minnesota

Chicago

NFC South

Atlanta

New Orleans*

Carolina

Tampa Bay

NFC West

Arizona

San Fransisco

Seatle

St. Louis

Playoffs:

Jax def. Buf

Ind def. Pit

GB def. Det

Arz def. NO

Jax def. NE

KC def. Ind

Phi def. Arz

Atl def. GB

KC def. Jax

Phi def. Atl

Super Bowl XL

Kansas City def. Philadelphia

[IceCap]

chargers all the way

oakland will be tough to beat now that they have moss, but collins will self destruct as usual. plus i can't wait to see jammer vs moss. should be intresting. denver is shell of its former self, and chiefs showed their true colours last year.

on to what seem to be the two main topics of this thread:

the colts will not beat the pats. they simply can't. i don't even think the colts believe in themselves any more when it comes to beating the pats.

the lions will win the nfc north. they'll lose in round one though. the pats will be lucky to beat out the bears in the standings this year. farve is washed up, and should have retired two years ago. he's been the number one reason for the pack's excit from the playoffs for the last two seasons. first he passes into a group of three eagles defenders. the next year he plays like crap against the vikings.

[HedleyLamarr]

AFC

East:

Buffalo

New England*

NY Jets

Miami

North:

Pittsburgh

Cincinnati

Baltimore

Cleveland

South:

Jacksonville

Indianapolis*

Houston

Tennessee

West:

Denver

San Diego

Oakland

Kansas City

NFC

East:

Philadelphia

NY Giants

Dallas

Washington

North:

Minnesota

Green Bay

Detroit

Chicago

South:

Atlanta

Carolina*

Tampa Bay

New Orleans

West:

Seattle

Arizona*

St. Louis

San Francisco

Playoffs

New England over Denver

Buffalo over Indianapolis

Carolina over Minnesota

Seattle over Arizona

Jacksonville over New England

Buffalo over Pittsburgh

Atlanta over Carolina

Philadelphia over Seattle

Jacksonville over Buffalo

Atlanta over Philadelphia

Super Bowl XL: Atlanta 27, Jacksonville 17

[Sguse1]

AFC

East

1 Patriots 11-5

2 Bills 10-6*

3 Jets 8-8

4 Dolphins 4-12

North

1 Steelers 10-6

2 Bengals 9-7

3 Ravens 7-9

4 Browns 3-13

South

1 Colts 12-4

2 Texans 10-6*

3 Jaguars 8-8

4 Titans 6-10

West

1 Chargers 11-5

2 Chiefs 9-7

3 Raiders 9-7

4 Broncos 8-8

NFC

East

1 Philadelphia 11-5

2 Dallas 9-7

3 New York 8-8

4 Washington 7-9

North

1 Minnesota 13-3

2 Detroit 9-7

3 Green bay 7-9

4 Chicago 5-11

South

1 Atlanta 11-5

2 New Orleans 10-6*

3 Carolina 8-8

4 Tampa Bay 5-11

West

1 St. Louis 11-5

2 Arizona 10-6*

3 Seattle 7-9

4 San Fransisco 2-14

AFC Championship

Indianapolis Colts-31 Houston Texans-28

NFC Championship

Minnesota Vikings-42 Philadelphia Eagles-21

Super Bowl

Indianapolis Colts-20 Minnesota Vikings-17

MVP-Manning 4800yds 45tds

OPY-Willis McGahee 1900yds 23tds

DPY-Julius Peppers 18sacks

COY-Mike Tice 13 wins

OROY-Ronnie Brown 900yds 12tds

DROY-Earnest Shazor 100 tackles 7ints

[SouthSidePride]

AFC East

New England

Buffalo

New York

Miami

AFC North

Pittsburgh

Baltimore*

Cincinnati*

Cleveland

AFC South

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Houston

Tennessee

AFC West

Denver

San Diego

Kansas City

Oakland

NFC East

Philadelphia

New York

Dallas

Washington

NFC North

Green Bay

Detroit

Minnesota

Chicago

NFC South

Atlanta

New Orleans*

Carolina*

Tampa Bay

NFC West

Arizona

St. Louis

Seattle

San Fransisco

Playoffs:

NE>BAL

DEN>CINCI

PITT>DEN

INDY>NE

INDY>PITT

PHILLY>NO

GB>CAR

ZONA>PHILLY

THE VICKS>GB

ZONA>VICK

SUPER BOWL XL:

ZONA>INDY

THE BIRD FLYS HIGH IN 2005....and 06

[Joshawaggie]

AFC East

1. NE Patriots 12-4

2. NY Jets 10-6*

3. BUF Bills 9-7

4. MIA Dolphins 4-12

AFC North

1. BAL Ravens 10-6

2. CIN Bengals 9-7*

3. PIT Steelers 8-8

4. CLE Browns 4-12

AFC South

1. IND Colts 11-5

2. HOU Texans 8-8

3. JAX Jaguars 8-8

4. TEN Titans 4-12

AFC West

1. OAK Raiders 9-7

2. DEN Broncos 8-8

3. SD Chargers 8-8

4. KC Chiefs 6-10

NFC East

1. PHI Eagles 11-5

2. NY Giants 10-6

3. DAL Cowboys 7-9

4. WAS Redskins 5-11

NFC North

1. MIN Vikings 12-4

2. DET Lions 9-7

3. GB Packers 6-10

4. CHI Bears 3-13

NFC South

1. CAR Panthers 11-5

2. NO Saints 10-6*

3. ATL Falcons 8-8

4. TB Buccanners 7-9

NFC West

1. SEA Seahawks 9-7

2. ARI Cardinals 9-7*

3. STL Rams 7-9

4. SF 49ers 4-12

I stop at playoff predictions, superstitious I guess.

[EagleFan344]

East: Pats

North: Ravens

South: Colts

West: Chiefs

WC: Jaguars, Steelers

East: Eagles

North: Vikings

South: Panthers

West: Seahawks

WC: Falcons, Rams

Chiefs > Steelers

Pats > Jaguars

Ravens > Pats

Colts > Chiefs

Ravens > Colts

Vikings > Rams

Falcons > Seahawks

Eagles > Falcons

Panthers > Vikings

Eagles > Panthers

SB: Eagles > Ravens

Oh, and whoever said they would take Favre over Culpepper needs to start watching football.

[buzzcut]

AFCE:

New England

Buffalo

Miami

New York J-E-T-S! SUCK!!! SUCK!!! SUCK!!!

AFCN:

Baltimore

Cincinnati (WC)

Pittsburgh

Cleveland

AFCS:

Indianapolis

Houston

Jacksonville

Tennessee

AFCW:

San Diego

Kansas City (WC)

Oakland

Denver

NFCE:

Philadelphia

Dallas

New York Giants

Washington

NFCN:

Minnesota (Obvious)

Detroit (WC)

Green Bay

Chicago

NFCS:

Atlanta

Carolina (WC)

Tampa Bay

New Orleans

NFCW:

St. Louis

Arizona

Seattle

San Francisco

Wild Card Round

AFC: Ravens over Chiefs, Bengals over Chargers

NFC: Panthers over Rams, Falcons over Lions

Divisional Playoffs

AFC: Patriots over Bengals, Colts over Ravens

NFC: Vikings over Panthers, Falcons over Eagles

Conference Championships

AFC: Colts 31, Patriots 29

NFC: Vikings 34, Falcons 21

Super Bowl XL: (In Overtime)

Minnesota Vikings 48

Indianapolis Colts 42