My NFL Predictions for the 2013 season

[JTernup]

Wow, hbgoo I hate the broncos more than just about anything on this planet but picking anybody in the west really makes me wonder if you have ever watched the NFL.

AFC E

Patriots

Dolphins

Bills

Jets

AFC N

Bengals

Ravens

Steelers

Browns

AFC S

Texans

Colts (WC)

Titans

Jags

AFC W

Donkeys

Chiefs (WC) maybe a bit biased

Chargers

Raiders

NFC E

Redskins

Giants

Cowboys

Eagles

NFC N

Packers

Bears (WC)

Vikings

Lions

NFC S

Falcons

Saints

Panthers

Bucs

NFC W

Seahawks

49ers (WC)

Rams

Cardinals

-Wildcard

3 Patriots > 6 Chiefs

4 Bengals < 5 Colts

3 Packers > 6 Bears

4 Redskins < 5 49ers

-Divisional

1 Broncos > 5 Colts

2 Texans < 3 Patriots

1 Seahawks > 3 Packers

2 Falcons > 5 49ers

-Conference

1 Broncos > 3 Patriots

1 Seahawks > 2 Falcons

Super Bowl

Seahawks 42 Broncos 17

[Eye]

San Francisco 16-0

Nobody reads anything in these threads.

[rams80]

For those who are forecasting a Rams implosion, the team hasn't really downgraded at any position and went 4-1-1 last season in the NFC West and 3-1-1 against those read option QBs everyone has been fapping to since the middle of last season. I'm not predicting a trip to the playoffs, but I think a team that hovers around .500 is a reasonable expectation for this season. They'll certainly be better than the Cardinals.

[BlueSky]

Colin Kaepernick will not best Matt Ryan two years in a row. If we get them again we take them down.

Don't worry about that.

But seriously, I'm jazzed about Week 1 because we're going to find out a lot when the Falcons go to New Orleans. I'm optimistic first because Atlanta has only beaten the Saints three times since 2005 - and one of those was on a missed chip-shot FG in OT. Then there's Payton's return and his and the Saints' desire to show Atlanta that last year - notably, a split despite the Saints' pathetic D - was an anomaly as far as Atlanta owning the division. The Saints have been deadly in such "we'll show 'em" games, for example their big win over New England on MNF or the stomping of Arizona by the "rusty" Saints (who ended the season on a 3-game losing streak) in the '09 Wild Card.

Gotta love high stakes right out of the gate.

[Rockstar Matt]

When I saw the Cowboys in 1st, I stopped reading.

Do any of you realize the Cowboys, for the last two years, were only one win away from a divisional crown? The Cowboys being in 1st is not that far-fetched as in, for example, the Raiders winning home-field advantage in the playoffs.

[Rockstar Matt]

My predictions using that predictor:

NFC

East

(4)Redskins 10-6

(6)Cowboys 10-6

Giants 9-7

Eagles 6-10

North

(2)Packers 12-4

Minnesota 9-7

Chicago 8-8

Detroit 8-8

South

(3)Falcons 11-5

Buccaneers 9-7

Saints 9-7

Panthers 4-12

West

(1)49ers 13-3

(5)Seahawks 11-5

Rams 8-8

Cardinals 5-11

AFC

East

(4)Patriots 11-5

Bills 5-11

Dolphins 4-12

Jets 3-13

North

(2)Bengals 13-3

(6)Steelers 8-8

Browns 4-12

Ravens 4-12

South

(3)Texans 13-3

(5)Colts 11-5

Jaguars 4-12

Titans 4-12

West

(1)Broncos 14-2

Chargers 7-9

Raiders 7-9

Chiefs 2-14

PLAYOFFS

Wild-Card

Cowboys over Falcons

Seahawks over Redskins

Texans over Steelers

Colts over Patriots

Divisional Round

49ers over Cowboys

Seahawks over Packers

Broncos over Colts

Bengals over Texans

Conference Championships

49ers over Seahawks

Broncos over Bengals

Super Bowl XLVIII

49ers over Broncos.

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Do I really have the Bengals(?!?!!) in the AFC Championship game? The AFC doesn't feel right to me. I'll redo these predictions before the season starts

[dsaline97]

Judging by the teams I have with 3 or fewer wins, I must be pretty terrible at these.

3 New England 13-3

6 Miami 8-8

Buffalo 8-8

NY Jets 2-14

4 Baltimore 10-6

Cincinnati 8-8

Pittsburgh 7-9

Cleveland 2-14

2 Houston 13-3

5 Indianapolis 11-5

Tennessee 6-10

Jacksonville 3-13

1 Denver 15-1

Kansas City 7-9

San Diego 3-13

Oakland 2-14

4 Washington 9-7

NY Giants 8-8

Philadelphia 5-11

Dallas 5-11

2 Green Bay 14-2

Minnesota 11-5

Chicago 11-5

Detroit 6-10

3 Atlanta 12-4

6 Tampa Bay 11-5

New Orleans 8-8

Carolina 4-12

1 San Francisco 15-1

5 Seattle 14-2

Arizona 3-13

St. Louis 2-14

New England over Miami

Indianapolis over Baltimore

Atlanta over Tampa Bay

Seattle over Washington

Denver over Indianapolis

New England over Houston

Seattle over San Francisco

Atlanta over Green Bay

Denver over New England

Seattle over Atlanta

Denver over Seattle

[NEW.ERA]

Came up with.

AFC East

1 NE 11-5

2 BUF 6-10

3 MIA 5-11

4 NYJ 4-12

AFC North

1 BAL 11-5

2 CIN 9-7

3 PIT 9-7

4 CLE 6-10

AFC South

1 HOU 13-3

2 IND 9-7

3 TEN 4-12

4 JAX 3-13

AFC West

1 DEN 11-5

2 SD 10-6

3 KC 7-9

4 OAK 4-12

NFC East

1 NYG 9-7

2 WSH 9-7

3 DAL 8-8

4 PHI 7-9

NFC North

1 GB 12-4

2 MIN 9-7

3 CHI 8-8

4 DET 8-8

NFC South

1 ATL 11-5

2 CAR 10-6

3 NO 9-7

4 TB 5-11

NFC West

1 SF 13-3

2 SEA 10-6

3 STL 6-10

4 ARZ 2-14

AFC Playoffs

6 Cincinnati over 3 Denver

4 Baltimore over 5 San Diego

1 Houston over 6 Cincinnati

4 Baltimore over 2 New England

1 Houston over 4 Baltimore

NFC Playoffs

3 Atlanta over 6 Carolina

5 Seattle over 4 NY Giants

1 San Francisco over 5 Seattle

2 Green Bay over 3 Atlanta

2 Green Bay over 1 San Francisco

Super Bowl

2 Green Bay over 1 Houston

Homer, yes. Picked Green Bay vs. Houston/Baltimore the last four years. Has to happen sometime.

[Lights Out]

AFC West

Chargers

Broncos

Chiefs

Raiders

AFC Championship

Patriots over Chargers

No.

[CS85]

NFC

BEARS

Noarht :

lions

vikings

packers haha <<

SOuth

titans?

lemons

panthers

EAST:

Stump the schwab

Eagles

Donavaon MacNabb

Romos

AFL

Heat

[Lights Out]

AFC East

1. 3New England (11-5)

2. Miami (9-7)

3. Buffalo (5-11)

4. NY Jets (4-12)

AFC North

1. 4Baltimore (10-6)

2. 6Cincinnati (9-7)

3. Pittsburgh (7-9)

4. Cleveland (3-13)

AFC South

1. 2Houston (12-4)

2. 5Indianapolis (11-5)

3. Jacksonville (4-12)

4. Tennessee (4-12)

AFC West

1. 1Denver (13-3)

2. Kansas City (9-7)

3. Oakland (5-11)

4. San Diego (2-14)

NFC East

1. 4Washington (11-5)

2. NY Giants (9-7)

3. Dallas (5-11)

4. Philadelphia (5-11)

NFC North

1. 2Green Bay (12-4)

2. Chicago (9-7)

3. Minnesota (8-8)

4. Detroit (6-10)

NFC South

1. 3Atlanta (11-5)

2. New Orleans (8-8)

3. Carolina (7-9)

4. Tampa Bay (6-10)

NFC West

1. 1Seattle (14-2)

2. 5San Francisco (12-4)

3. 6St. Louis (11-5)

4. Arizona (3-13)

AFC Playoffs:

3New England over 6Cincinnati

4Baltimore over 5Indianapolis

4Baltimore over 1Denver

2Houston over 3New England

4Baltimore over 2Houston

NFC Playoffs:

6St. Louis over 3Atlanta

5San Francisco over 4Washington

1Seattle over 6St. Louis

2Green Bay over 5San Francisco

1Seattle over 2Green Bay

Super Bowl: Seattle over Baltimore

[Island_Style]

I may be a fool for buying in to the Rams but I agree with you, LO. I feel St. Louis, Seattle, and San Francisco will make the NFC West very tough.

[Lights Out]

I can understand maybe not having the Rams in the playoffs, but the predictions of them going 2-14 in here are way off. They're going to be a tough team and the NFC West(!) is easily the best division in football.

[Sport]

The Bengals could have a big season if Marvin Lewis wasn't their coach. He coaches them out of games every year.

The Bengals lose the games they should, win the games they should, and every year they'll drop a couple games they never should've lost. If they stay healthy, if Dalton takes the next step I think they could at best go 11-5. The division hasn't been this poor in a long time so that's a plus.

I'm going into this season expecting at least a playoff win. They have the pieces to be a good team, but I don't think the people running the show know how to manage those pieces properly.

[LAWeaver]

Underdog teams this year (could make or break their season or someone else's)

St. Louis

Cleveland (yes, that Cleveland)

Philly

Miami

Carolina

KC

Over rated teams (by a lot or by a little)

New England (Painful to say)

Baltimore

San Francisco (a little)

Indy

San Diego (Always)

NY Jets (Ditto)

G-Men (just don't like them )

[HedleyLamarr]

Granted, I can't recall every transaction that happened during the offseason (nor have I begun my Fantasy Football research), but these are my from-the-gut predictions using that website: http://clinton-morell.com/n.html?a=-paqqWmpqpqqpaqqqmWaqWapqqmqlqmmqaZVaqqplmqmpqamqqmapqmlpqqqppqqqaqpaqaapmqpmWqmqqmqqpC_

The highlights:

-My #1 seeds are San Francisco (14-2) and Denver (15-1).

-I have New England winning the AFC East with a 7-9 record. I also don't have much faith in the AFC East being any good.

-My other division champions are Baltimore, Houston, NY Giants, Green Bay, and Atlanta

-My Wild Card teams are Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Carolina.

-I have Washington and Chicago winning 10 games, and New Orleans winning 9, yet all three miss the playoffs.

-I have the Falcons going 12-4, with the losses coming to San Francisco, Green Bay, Carolina, and New Orleans...all on the road.

[dfwabel]

As camps open this weekend, there will be at least four to six "catastrophic" injuries during camps which will turn both conferences before a pre-season snap is made.

[Rockstar Matt]

I don't know if you guys feel like this, but I feel there are, realistically, only 6-7 teams in the AFC that actually have a shot to make the playoffs (Denver, New England, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Houston and maybe Baltimore).

While in the NFC I think there are only two teams that do not have a chance to make the playoffs (Carolina and Arizona). Also, I believe there is only one division in the NFC where one team is going to definitively win it (Atlanta).

[Funky Bunky]

Super Bowl:

Houston over Atlanta

[Kramerica Industries]

I don't know if you guys feel like this, but I feel there are, realistically, only 6-7 teams in the AFC that actually have a shot to make the playoffs (Denver, New England, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Houston and maybe Baltimore).

While in the NFC I think there are only two teams that do not have a chance to make the playoffs (Carolina and Arizona). Also, I believe there is only one division in the NFC where one team is going to definitively win it (Atlanta).

I'm a little curious about Indianapolis. That was one of the worst teams in the league in the turnover department last season (-12), and were in the lower 1/3 in pass and rush defense, as well as points per game surrendered. Those aren't stats that are indicative of long-term success.

To their credit, though, they have made a few solid off-season acquisitions to fortify that roster. And if Ahmad Bradshaw can ever stay healthy, that is one of the toughest running backs a team could ever hope to have on their roster. There's a reason that guy is a two-time Super Bowl champion.

Overall, though, can't disagree with that general AFC assessment. I'm not comfortable filling out final predictions yet (still have to look over the rosters and off-seasons), but there are two divisions that are basically locks (East and West), one division with relative certainty (South), and then the North being the one that can go any of three ways (though I personally don't fancy Baltimore in that race).

The NFC could conceivably see any of three winners in the East, two in the West, anyone in the South (disagree there, because I think Atlanta ran into a best case scenario of sorts last year) and probably only the North having a sure-fire pick with the Packers. The wild card race will be very interesting.