predictionsSince the 2006 season starts on Thursday, I thought I would offer up my predictions for how the standing will look at the end of December.
AFC:
East:
New England 13-3
Miami 11-5
Buffalo 4-12
NY Jets 2-14
North:
Pittsburgh 12-4
Baltimore 11-5 *^
Cincinnati 9-7
Cleveland 2-14
South:
Indianapolis 13-3
Jacksonville 8-8
Houston 4-12
Tennessee 3-13
West:
Kansas City 11-5 ^
Denver 11-5 *^
San Diego 8-8
Oakland 5-11
NFC
East:
Philadelphia 11-5 ^
Washington 11-5 *
NY Giants 10-6 *
Dallas 8-8
North:
Chicago 10-6
Minnesota 9-7
Detroit 5-11
Green Bay 5-11
South:
Carolina 13-3
Atlanta 9-7
Tampa Bay 6-10
New Orleans 3-13
West:
Seattle 14-2
Arizona 9-7
St. Louis 4-12
San Francisco 2-14
* wildcard
^ win by tiebreaker
Playoffs
Wild Card:
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
winner: Pittsburgh
Denver @ Kansas City
winner: Kansas City
Washington @ Chicago
winner: Washington
NY Giants @ Philadelphia
winner: Philadelphia
Division:
Kansas City @ Indianapolis
winner: Indianapolis
Pittsburgh @ New England
winner: New England
Washington @ Seattle
winner: Seattle
Philadelphia @ Carolina
winner: carolina
Conference:
New England @ Indianapolis
winner: Indianapolis
Carolina @ Seattle
winner: Carolina
Super Bowl:
Indianapolis vs. Carolina
winner: Carolina
I didn't just pick these records and seedings arbitrarily, I actually went through the entire season and predicted each game, then added up the records. I tried to be completely free of bias in that regard. Some teams that surprised me were Kansas City (thought they would be a wildcard at best), Philadelphia (I had them finishing last in the division), Chicago (thought they would win more), and Tampa Bay (thought they could challenge for a wildcard).
Feel free to send your comments/critiques or any questions about how I came to my decisions to
If anyone actually wants to go through my picks for each game, just let me know an I will email them to you.
I'll be back to predict individual award winners soon.
