Predicting the Unpredictable!

Here is my educated guess on how each NFL team will finish this season. I set forth some criteria for making these predictions because things are so uncertain in the NFL from week to week and one major injury, like Aaron Rodgers going out for the season, would mean less than the 11 wins I have predicted for the Green Bay Packers and change everything in the NFC.

I assume that every player in completely healthy all season long and that all games are played under normal weather conditions with professional officials who will get the calls right. Home Field is considered a big advantage. The planned starting Quarterback for Week 1 for each team will start for that team all season long. If I find a game too close to call I look at which team is better at the Quarterback position.

So if you happen to think that the 10 wins I have predicted for the Philadelphia Eagles is too many, remember, I am predicting under the assumption he plays every snap of all 16 games. Yes, this means that Peyton Manning will be the Peyton Manning that we know from the past, therefore the Denver Broncos should also win 10.

KEY:
1*=First Round Bye and Home Field throughout the playoffs
2*=Division Winner with a first round bye
3*=Division Winner #3
4*=Division Winner #4
5w=Wildcard #1
6w=Wildcard #2

Here we go:

AFC East
4* New England Patriots 10-6
     Buffalo Bills 8-8
     New York Jets 8-8
     Miami Dolphins 5-11

AFC North
3* Baltimore Ravens 9-7
     Pittsburgh Steelers 9-7
     Cincinnati Bengals 7-9
     Cleveland Browns 4-12

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

AFC West
1* Denver Broncos 10-6
6w Oakland Raiders 9-7
     San Diego Chargers 8-8
     Kansas City Chiefs 7-9

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

NFC North
1* Green Bay Packers 11-5
5w Detroit Lions 10-6
     Chicago Bears 9-7
     Minnesota Vikings 5-11

NFC South
3* Atlanta Falcons 10-6
6w Carolina Panthers 10-6
     New Orleans Saints 9-7
     Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11

NFC West
2* San Francisco 49ers 11-5
     Seattle Seahawks 8-8
     St. Louis Rams 6-10
     Arizona Cardinals 3-13

So there it is balanced at 256-256.
The NFC has 8 more wins overall than the AFC.
The best division is the NFC North 36-28.
The AFC North is now the worst division at 29-35.

The Philadelphia Eagles go 10-6 but still miss out on the playoffs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints just miss as well after winning 9 games and losing 7. There is more parity than ever in today's NFL.

January 2013 will bring us the 2012 NFL Playoffs and I expect these games to be close but go true to form. I predict that we will not have a Wildcard team getting hot and knocking off better teams on the road to the Super Bowl this season. In the end the leagues two best Quarterbacks will vie for the title On February 3, 2013 in New Orleans.


SUPERBOWL XLVII will feature:
The GREEN BAY PACKERS over
THE DENVER BRONCOS                                                                 

The 11-5 record that I predicted for the Green Bay Packers assumes losses in five tough road games. All five might not be lost but someone might pull off an upset at Lambeau like the Chiefs did last year. I am going with 11 wins but think that more is very possible. The main thing is no losses once playoff time comes around! Aaron Rodgers vs. Peyton Manning will be one of the best championships of all-time!