With one game and the rest of the teams itching for Sunday kickoff, I decided it’s time to release my predictions for the upcoming season. I must admit, I can’t believe the season is ready to begin! It seems like it was just a couple months ago that I begrudging watched the Giants parade around New York with the Lombardi Trophy. Either way, I love to get my predictions out there so I can look back at them in February and see how wrong I really was about the season. Here we go…
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AFC Division Winners
East: New England Patriots
North: Baltimore Ravens
South: Houston Texans
West: Denver Broncos
AFC Wild Cards
1: Pittsburgh Steelers
2: Oakland Raiders
NFC Division Winners
East: New York Giants
North: Green Bay Packers
South: New Orleans Saints
West: San Francisco 49ers
NFC Wild Cards
1: Chicago Bears
2: Philadelphia Eagles
AFC Champion – Houston Texans
NFC Champion – San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl Champion – San Francisco 49ers
I’m betting on defense, Matt Schaub’s health and the continued growth of Alex Smith with his newly acquired weapons. Both teams took huge steps forward last season and I feel the Texans would’ve been strong contenders if Schaub hadn’t gone down. Arian Foster is the biggest weapon in the NFL, even though we have transitioned into the passing era of football.
That being said, there are a lot of strong contenders this season. The Bears revamped their offense. The Packers are just as strong as they were last season. The Patriots aren’t ready to ride off into the sunset yet and the defending champion New York Giants are back stronger than they were last year. We can’t forget about Peyton Manning or Drew Brees either. If one of them gets on a role they will put their team in the mix.
I know I’m ready for the NFL to be back in full swing, even the referees aren’t ready. The question is… Are you ready for some football?!?!
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