2011 NFL predictions

• Non

  

  Could've waited until the end of the preseason but ehh what the hell.
  
  
  
  AFC East
  
  y-New York Jets 11-5
  x-New England 11-5
  Buffalo 6-10
  Miami 5-11
  
  Two team race, obviously. It may come down to divisional tiebreaker. Jets are due to get a bye or at least a home playoff game.
  
  AFC North
  
  z-Baltimore 12-4
  Cleveland 10-6...Schedule sets up nicely. Check it out.
  Pittsburgh 9-7...Hate to say it but this is going to be an up and down season. Key injuries and not the right focus level.
  Cincinnati 3-13
  
  AFC South
  
  y-Indianapolis 10-6
  x-Houston 10-6...Yep, finally. It will come down to the Texans and Browns for final wild card spot.
  Jacksonville 6-10
  Tennessee 5-11
  
  AFC West
  
  y-San Diego 9-7...Either them or KC but it won't matter in the playoffs.
  Kansas City 8-8
  Oakland 5-11
  Denver 5-11
  
  
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  NFC East
  
  y-Philadelphia 11-5
  x-Dallas 10-6
  N.Y. Giants 9-7
  Washington 7-9
  
  NFC North
  
  y-Green Bay 11-5...No drop off. Team is loaded offensively and defensively.
  Chicago 8-8...I think they'll take a step back.
  Minnesota 8-8
  Detroit 7-9...Not quite yet.
  
  NFC South
  
  z-New Orleans 12-4...Going back and forth on this one. I like the Saints defense and I think it's unlikely the Falcons have a regular season like last year. They'll have a couple more slip ups.
  x-Atlanta 11-5
  Tampa Bay 6-10...Overrated.
  Carolina 3-13
  
  NFC West
  
  y-St. Louis 8-8
  Arizona 7-9
  Seattle 7-9
  San Francisco 5-11
  
  
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  AFC Wild Card
  
  (6) Houston at (3) Indianapolis...Colts win 30-27
  (5) New England at (4) San Diego...Patriots win 26-17
  
  AFC Divisional Playoffs
  
  (3) Indianapolis at (2) New York Jets...Colts win 19-16
  (5) New England at (1) Baltimore...Patriots win 27-23
  
  I'm thinking the Jets and Ravens end up with home field. Two teams that have had trouble with that. But then they'll choke anyway and it will be the Colts and Patriots again.
  
  AFC Championship
  
  (5) New England at (3) Indianapolis...Patriots win 35-28
  
  Having a hard time with this one. Whenever the Steelers, Patriots or Colts have a down year they usually bounce right back with a deep playoff run. That makes the Colts dangerous this year. But making it to the Super Bowl in Indy might be too good to be true.
  
  
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  NFC Wild Card
  
  (6) Dallas at (3) Philadelphia...Eagles win 41-20
  (5) Atlanta at (4) St. Louis...Falcons win 30-13
  
  NFC Divisional Playoffs
  
  (3) Philadelphia at (2) Green Bay...Packers win 30-24
  (5) Atlanta at (1) New Orleans...Falcons win 28-23
  
  NFC Championship
  
  (5) Atlanta at (2) Green Bay...Packers win 27-13
  
  Huge buildup to this game but the Packers end up pulling away with the home crowd. It will be the primetime game.
  
  
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  Super Bowl XLVI
  
  New England vs. Green Bay
• dlazz

  New England 19-0
• BR1986FB

  Too early for me to predict but I'll temper my enthusiasm about the Browns. I WILL predict their their offense will be light years above the Mangini era. McCoy looks like he was born for this WCO. Defense concerns me greatly. Little pass rush and Sheldon Brown could be this years' Eric Wright (burnt toast).
  
  As far as the AFC North goes, I do think Pittsburgh will take a step back only because I see this as the year that Roethlisberger finally goes down with a season ending injury due to that O-Line. He already got his hand dinged up in that first preseason outing. They will regroup but I wonder about potential injuries with older guys (Hampton, Polamalu, Harrison, Ward....although I think they'll start phasing Ward out).
  
  I don't see Baltimore running away with the division either. They just aren't that good. They are getting old and their QB is far from clutch.
  
  Cincinnati looks like a complete abortion but they have a young QB and still have time to get it together.
  
  Of the division, the only team that I usually think is a "given" loss is the Steelers. Always think they have a shot against Baltimore & Cincy.
  
  Don't really care about the rest of the league right now. Just hoping the Browns are on their way back to respectability.
• thedynasty1998

  

  I just enjoy the cameras showing Shurmur and him looking like a real NFL head coach.
• BR1986FB

  thedynasty1998;861878 wrote:I just enjoy the cameras showing Shurmur and him looking like a real NFL head coach.

  
  +1...and he actually WON his first replay challenge. LOL
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Browns will win the AFC north.
• thedynasty1998

  

  I wasn't sold on McCoy last year and although it was the first preseason game he really provided some optimism. Might actually be excited to watch the Browns on Sunday mornings again.
• BTrev

  I won't try to predict records, but I like...
  
  AFC
  
  Z- New England
  Y- Pittsburgh
  Y- San Diego
  Y- Indianapolis
  X- Baltimore
  X- New York (Jets)
  
  NFC
  
  Z- Philadelphia
  Y- Atlanta
  Y- Green Bay
  Y- St. Louis
  X- Dallas
  X- Tampa Bay
  
  Wild Card
  
  6. Jets at 3. Chargers. Chargers win.
  5. Ravens at 4. Colts. Ravens win.
  
  6. Buccaneers at 3. Packers. Packers win.
  5. Cowboys at 4. Rams. Cowboys win.
  
  Divisional
  
  5. Ravens at 1. Patriots. Patriots win.
  3. Chargers at 2. Steelers. Steelers win.
  
  5. Cowboys at 1. Eagles. Eagles win.
  3. Packers at 2. Falcons. Packers win.
  
  AFC/NFC Championship
  
  2. Steelers at 1. Patriots. Patriots win.
  
  3. Packers at 1. Eagles. Eagles win.
  
  Super Bowl
  
  Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots
  
  Maybe I've just been blinded by the hype though.
• Non

  

  Carolina might be better than I had now that I think about it.
  
  A QB could make a big difference there. The team is solid otherwise.
• Non

  

  I think Ben will have a good year, sort of carrying the Steelers while trying to survive, but eventually it will catch up to him.
• Non

  

  Browns W/L
  
  Cincinnati - W 1-0
  at Indianapolis - L 1-1
  Miami - W 2-1
  Tennessee - W 3-1
  at Oakland - W 4-1
  Seattle - W 5-1
  at San Franciso - L 5-2...I think they'll lose to either Oakland or San Fran on the road.
  at Houston - L 5-3
  
  St. Louis - W 6-3
  Jacksonville - W 7-3
  at Cincinnati - W 8-3
  Baltimore - W 9-3
  
  at Pittsburgh - L 9-4
  at Arizona - L 9-5
  at Baltimore - L 9-6
  Pittsburgh - W 10-6
  
  The finale against Pittsburgh will have both teams needing to win to keep their wild card hopes alive.
• Pick6

  

  Steelers will miss the playoffs.
  Browns will finish around .500 (no better than 9-7, no worse than 7-9)
  My Cowboys will be back in the playoffs.
  The Bengals will have the worst record in the NFL.
  The Eagles will win the Super Bowl, with Vince Young more than likely the starter. Vick is one of my favorite players, but is just too injury prone.
• like_that

  

  No way the Browns finish with 10 wins. I will take 8-8 as their ceiling, and frankly a success for the year. No depth, and they are young. If they get to a hot start, their age will have them taper off at the end, because they are too young to finish a season strong imo.
  
  As long as Stafford stays healthy, I really think the Lions take up a NFC playoff spot. I honestly hope they are a good team. The Thanksgiving game might actually be entertaining this year.
• BR1986FB

  One thing I can say confidently AND happily about the Browns is that this squad isn't a bunch of 60 year old free agents playing out the string (last fat contract) like in recent years. These guys will be young (went from one of the oldest to one of the youngest teams in a year), hungry & competitive (at least amongst themselves). There will be a lot of "brainfarts/mistakes." Will it equate to a lot of W's THIS year? No idea but they should be fun to watch in the near future.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  AFC East
  Patriots
  Jets
  Dolphins
  Bills
  
  AFC North
  Ravens
  Steelers
  Browns
  Bengals
  
  AFC South
  Colts
  Texans
  Jags
  Titans
  
  AFC West
  Chargers
  Chiefs
  Raiders
  Broncos
• bigdaddy2003

  

  NFC East
  Eagles
  Cowboys
  Giants
  Redskins - even though turnoverasauras Rex already gave them the NFC East crown lol.
  
  NFC North
  Packers
  Bears
  Lions
  Vikings
  
  NFC South
  Saints
  Falcons
  Tampa Bay
  Carolina
  
  NFC West
  49ers
  Rams
  Seahawks
  Cardinals
• Commander of Awesome

  

  like_that;861940 wrote:No way the Browns finish with 10 wins.

  
  Well just consider who's predicting them to 10-6. Since's he's been stuck to the Pirates and Pitt I'm sure it skews his perception.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I keep seeing 7-9 or 8-8 in my mind for the Browns.
• like_that

  

  bigdaddy2003;861968 wrote:I keep seeing 7-9 or 8-8 in my mind for the Browns.

  
  K.
• Hb31187

  

  Non;861919 wrote:Carolina might be better than I had now that I think about it.
  
  A QB could make a big difference there. The team is solid otherwise.

  Theyre still gonna finish 4th in that division lol. They have almost no shot of beating out TB, ATL or NO
• bigdaddy2003

  

  like_that;861969 wrote:K.

  
  ??
• bradmaynard

  

  As a Bears fan I don't predict wins and losses, just sacks. That stat seems to be a pretty good indicator of how well my fall and winter go. The replay of the Bills game is on tonight at seven so I'll have to watch the first half before I throw a number out there, but if what I read on ESPN Chicago is worth anything, Jay Cutler might as well retire like Big Z and get on Dancing with the Stars.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Indy misses the playoffs as the Texans take over that division. Houston just has too much talent to continue to be mediocre.
  
  I also really like Tampa Bay this year. Freeman is a stud.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Indy misses the playoffs as the Texans take over that division. Houston just has too much talent to continue to be mediocre.
  
  I also really like Tampa Bay this year. Freeman is a stud.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  thedynasty1998;862053 wrote:Indy misses the playoffs as the Texans take over that division. Houston just has too much talent to continue to be mediocre.
  
  I also really like Tampa Bay this year. Freeman is a stud.

  I take it the Texans are deep at safety with letting a decent player like Bernard Pollard go? You just may be right about Indy. I'm leaning towards Pittsburgh and the Jets grabbing the wild cards so that would cut Indy out. I also concur about Freeman.