2008 NFL Predictions

The NFL season got off to an interesting start with a pretty lackluster New York Giants and Washington Redskins game. Now that the opener is out of the way, the real fun begins opening Sunday. With that coming up I think it’s time to give you my season predictions. Like I did with the MLB Predictions, there will be a sticky page tab in the upper right hand corner all season long. I believe in my picks (more then i did with MLB, boy did those suck), so I’ll stand by my initial predictions and take the hit at the end of the year when I’m wrong! HAHA.

How did I come up with my records? I went through every game on this year’s schedule picking a winner. So if you add everything up you come out to a perfect .500 record and a realistic one as all records are based off the specific teams they will play. Let’s get started.

AFC East
1. New England Patriots 14-2
2. New York Jets 10-6
3. Buffalo Bills 8-8
4. Miami Dolphins 5-11

AFC North
1. Cincinnati Bengals 10-6
2. Cleveland Browns 10-6
3. Pittsburgh Steelers 7-9
4. Baltimore Ravens 4-12

AFC South
1. Indianapolis Colts 13-3
2. Jacksonville Jaguars 11-5
3. Tennessee Titans 8-8
4. Houston Texans 7-9

AFC West
1. San Diego Chargers 13-3
2. Denver Broncos 8-8
3. Oakland Raiders 5-11
4. Kansas City Chiefs 3-13

AFC Division Winners - New England, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, San Diego
AFC Wild Cards - Jacksonville, Cleveland. (Cleveland edges out New York via tie breaker).

NFC East
1. Dallas Cowboys 13-3
2. Philadelphia Eagles 11-5
3. New York Giants 8-8
4. Washington Redskins 6-10

NFC North
1. Green Bay Packers 9-7
2. Detroit Lions 7-9
3. Minnesota Vikings 5-11
4. Chicago Bears 3-13

NFC South
1. New Orleans Saints 12-4
2. Tampa Bay Bucs 8-8
3. Carolina Panthers 8-8
4. Atlanta Falcons 5-11

NFC West
1. Arizona Cardinals 9-7
2. Seattle Seahawks 6-10
3. St. Louis Rams 5-11
4. San Francisco 49ers 3-13

NFC Division Winners - Dallas, Green Bay, New Orleans, Arizona
NFC Wild Cards - Philadelphia, Tampa Bay (TB edges New York and Carolina on tie breakers)

PLAYOFFS
Wild Card Round
AFC Game 1 - Cleveland @ San Diego - Winner - San Diego
AFC Game 2 - Jacksonville @ Cincinnati - Winner - Cincinnati
NFC Game 1 - Philadelphia @ Arizona - Winner - Philadelphia
NFC Game 2 - Tampa Bay @ Green Bay - Winner - Green Bay

Divisional Round
AFC Game 1 - San Diego @ Indianapolis - Winner - Indy
AFC Game 2 - Cincinnati @ New England - Winner - New England
NFC Game 1 - Philadelphia @ New Orleans -Winner - Philadelphia
NFC Game 2 - Green Bay @ Dallas -Winner - Dallas

Championships
AFC - Indianapolis @ New England - Winner - Indy
NFC - Philadelphia @ Dallas - Winner - Dallas

Super Bowl
Dallas and Indianapolis

Super Bowl Winner - Indianapolis Colts.

Those are my picks and I stand by them. I hate to make them as my Giants miss the playoffs but thats how I see this year playing out. Hopefully I’m wrong. What are your picks on the season?