2008 NFL Predictions
Published on September 5, 2008 by Paul Raymond · No CommentsThe 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?
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I think New England going 14 wins is a bit optimistic. Don’t sleep on the Super Bowl losers usually missing the playoffs the following year. Not saying they will tank but only 2 losses seems a bit low.
Great predictions! I am a huge Colts fan and would love to see them with another Lombardy Trophy! That Giants vs. Redskins game was a complete bore. Eli looked like he had been relaxing on some beach somewhere since winning the Superbowl, completely unprepared.
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You have the Cincinnati Bengals going pretty far my friend. I just dont see that happening. Personally, I feel like Jacksonville is a trendy pick to win the AFC and I think they are gonna be playing the Cowboys like you do from the NFC. I see the Jags winning 27-20 and David Garrard being the MVP.
The Seahawks at 6-10? We’ll see…
Steelers!! Steelers! Steelers
Might wanna rethink the pats going 14-2. as well as a lot of your other pics. San Diego played pretty poorly, as did the lions, I wouldn’t expect them to beat minnesota. And after Rodgers performance I’d look for green bay making better than what was originally expected.
lol everyone in America might want to rethink their Pats predictions now. That will happen once the season starts, injuries take their toll and some teams surprise some don’t. Chargers played bad but with their talent they should also look great at times. Lions are a toss up.
Other then the Pats I’m not worried about any prediction yet, it was just week 1. Remember the Super Bowl champs were written for dead at half time of Week 3, on their fast track to 0-3.
Ok, there are some good predictions here but he is so far off on the AFC East and North it’s not even funny. And the NFC North could be looked at too. Lets start with the AFC East. I know this was written before week 1 so lets revamp. Miami’s in the basement no question. And why is everyone so high on the Jets? So Farve is there? So they go from a basement sharing team to AFC winners? I’m so tired of hearing about the Jets. And I love Farve but which Farve is playing this year? Nobody knows.!!! Anyway, even if Farve plays great, I see the jets at 9-7 maybe, just maybe 10-6. I know Brady’s done but I still see them fighting with the Jets for a wild card. Wild Card? Yes Wild Card. Why you ask? Because the Buffalo Bills Are gonna finish around 12-4. The Bills are a different team and IF they stay healthy will be the leaders of the pack. Now the North. HA!!! Steelers at 7-9. Everyone can see this is way out of the ball park. Steelers are gonna win there div and make a strong presence in the playoffs.Swap there record and the Bengals add a win to the Stelers,and take a win off the Browns. Steelers win eleven ( hard sched ) Browns go 9-7. Bengals are tough to predict. I can see them going between 7-9 to 9-7 . I guess the only problem with the NFC north is the Bears. For some reason I think there going to win alot more than 3 and maybe challenge the Packers ( who only maybe win the div by default ). I think this looks more realistic.
Wow. It is kind of interesting to look back at this page.
Titans are going all the way it seems.
Still..I think the Giants are going to put a kink in their plans.