Av's Preseason Picks

[AvengerRam]

Well, here we are... on the eve of a new season. So... its time for my preseason picks:

AFC East
New York Jets 10-6
New England Patriots 10-6*
Miami Dolphins 8-8
Buffalo Bills 2-14

AFC North
Baltimore Ravens 11-5
Cincinnati Bengals 9-7
Pittsburgh Steelers 6-10
Cleveland Browns 4-12

AFC South
Indianapolis Colts 12-4
Houston Texans 10-6*
Tennessee Titans 9-7
Jacksonville Jaguars 5-11

AFC West
San Diego Chargers 10-6
Oakland Raiders 9-7
Denver Broncos 7-9
Kansas City Chiefs 4-12

NFC East
Dallas Cowboys 11-5
New York Giants 10-6*
Philadelphia Eagles 9-7
Washington Redskins 6-10

NFC North
Green Bay Packers 12-4
Minnesota Vikings 9-7
Chicago Bears 5-11
Detroit Lions 5-11

NFC South
New Orleans Saints 12-4
Atlanta Falcons 9-7*
Carolina Panthers 8-8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11

NFC West
Arizona Cardinals 9-7
San Francisco Niners 9-7
St. Louis Rams 7-9
Seattle Seahawks 4-12

AFC Championship: Ravens defeat Colts
NFC Championship: Packers defeat Cowboys

Super Bowl: Packers defeat Ravens

[fliptalianstallion]

I like how you see us making significant improvement coming from 1-15, and Browns miss 2 games (4-10)?

[Brain Daddy]

I'm not sure what to make of this season. I just don't see any particularly strong teams. So here's my take. I'm not sure if the number of total wins will equal the total number of losses. It won't be exact and I'm pretty sure there will be more losses than wins. With the exception of the AFC East, we see pretty close to eye to eye. The NFC is another story. Not surprisingly, we don't agree on the West, but my South is quite a bit different from yours. That division is wide open every year and with the Saints being inconsistent from year to year, I couldn't hand it to them again. I had a hard time picking the Wild Card teams for the NFC, which affects the seeding and the matchups. I just guessed. For the AFC Championship, I had a hard time picking against the Colts, but having back-to-back deep playoff runs is such a challenge, I just see the Colts wearing out at the end.

AFC East
4)Miami Dolphins 9-7
6)New England Patriots 9-7
New York Jets 7-9
Buffalo Bills 4-12

AFC North
3)Baltimore Ravens 10-6
Pittsburgh Steelers 8-8
Cincinnati Bengals 8-8
Cleveland Browns 4-12

AFC South
1)Indianapolis Colts 12-4
5)Houston Texans 10-6
Tennessee Titans 7-9
Jacksonville Jaguars 5-11

AFC West
2)San Diego Chargers 11-5
Denver Broncos 7-9
Oakland Raiders 7-9
Kansas City Chiefs 3-13

NFC East
2)Dallas Cowboys 12-4
New York Giants 8-8
Philadelphia Eagles 7-9
Washington Redskins 6-10

NFC North
1)Green Bay Packers 13-3
6)Minnesota Vikings 9-7
Chicago Bears 7-9
Detroit Lions 4-12

NFC South
4)Carolina Panthers 9-7
Atlanta Falcons 9-7
New Orleans Saints 8-8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11

NFC West
3)San Francisco 49ers 10-6
5)Arizona Cardinals 9-7
Seattle Seahawks 6-10
St. Louis Rams 4-12

Playoffs
Wildcard
New England @ Baltimore
Houston @ Miami
Minnesota @ San Francisco
Arizona @ Carolina

Divisional
Houston @ Indianapolis
Baltimore @ San Diego
San Francisco @ Dallas
Carolina @ Green Bay

Conference Championship
Baltimore @ Indianapolis
Dallas @ Green Bay

Super Bowl
Green Bay vs. Baltimore

I wanted to give it to GB, but I just can't pick against that Baltimore D.

[lordwhttgr]

Chicago has made some big moves and I am surprised you both don’t have them higher. Green Bay stunk in the playoffs and that will continue this year. Vikings have lost Bret Farve and I don’t think will return unless the new guy we saw Saturday pans out for them, still a solid team. Saints will still be ridding the high from the Superbowl, but we have seen how Superbowl winners pan out the next year. The Colts have been good since Manning got on his feet, I expect that to continue. My predictions are not too off, but I do have the Rams with a winning season, which is bold, but I think they will make it. In the super bowl I have Chicago going up against the colts again. I think Lovie Smith and Mike Martz will have this team poised and winning week after week. Jay Cutler is about to explode with Olson, Aromashodu, Hester and Knox. Julius Peppers will be the key sets this defense back the way it was for the last Superbowl run.


AFC East
New York Jets 11-5
New England Patriots 9-7*
Miami Dolphins 8-8
Buffalo Bills 2-14

AFC North
Cincinnati Bengals 11-5
Baltimore Ravens9-7
Pittsburgh Steelers 6-10
Cleveland Browns 4-12

AFC South
Indianapolis Colts 12-4
Tennessee Titans 10-6*
Houston Texans 9-7
Jacksonville Jaguars 5-11

AFC West
San Diego Chargers 10-6
Denver Broncos 9-7
Oakland Raiders 7-9
Kansas City Chiefs 4-12

NFC East
Dallas Cowboys 11-5
New York Giants 10-6*
Philadelphia Eagles 9-7
Washington Redskins 6-10

NFC North
Chicago Bears 12-4
Green Bay Packers11-5
Minnesota Vikings 5-11
Detroit Lions 3-13

NFC South
New Orleans Saints 12-4
Atlanta Falcons 9-7*
Carolina Panthers 8-8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-13

NFC West
San Francisco Niners 9-7
St. Louis Rams 9-7
Arizona Cardinals7-9
Seattle Seahawks 4-12

Super Bowl Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis Colts