NFL Season Predictions

AFC East
x-New England 11-5 (Pats take a little dip)
y-NY Jets 9-7 (Not enough firepower to be elite)
Buffalo 6-10 (Rough ride for J.P. Losman)
Miami 5-11 (QB play dooms Dolphins)

AFC South
x-Indianapolis 13-3 (It’s their time)
Jacksonville 8-8 (Jags tread water this season)
Houston 6-10 (About time to make changes)
Tennessee 4-12 (Too many player losses)

AFC North
x-Pittsburgh 12-4 (Can Bettis and Staley hold up?)
y-Cincinnati 10-6 (Carson Palmer becomes a star)
Baltimore 8-8 (Time running out for Kyle Boller)
Cleveland 3-13 (Romeo Crennel gets a pass)

AFC West
x-Kansas City 9-7 (The defense can’t be that bad)
San Diego 9-7 (Everyone is looking for them now)
Denver 8-8 (Does Mike Shananan have a lifetime deal?)
Oakland 8-8 (Randy Moss makes things exciting)
Wild-card: New England over N.Y. Jets; Cincinnati over Kansas City
Divisional: Pittsburgh over New England; Indianapolis over Cincinnati
Championship: Indianapolis over Pittsburgh

NFC East
x-Philadelphia 13-3 (Still far ahead of the pack)
Dallas 9-7 (Drew Bledsoe can solve a lot of problems)
Washington 7-9 (Joe Gibbs makes an improvement)
NY Giants 5-11 (Eli Manning’s elbow will be a problem)

NFC South
x-Carolina 11-5 (The trendy pick, and it’s justified)
y-Atlanta 11-5 (The Michaels, Vick and Jenkins, become a top combo)
Tampa Bay 6-10 (Mark Clayton’s a player, but not much else)
New Orleans 6-10 (A surreal situation)

NFC North
x-Minnesota 10-6 (Not better without Moss, just different)
y-Green Bay 9-7 (This will be Brett Favre’s last season)
Detroit 7-9 (Make or break for Joey Harrington)
Chicago 4-12 (Even with Muhsin Muhammad, offense is horrible)

NFC West
x-St. Louis 10-6 (Rams have the best offensive personnel)
Seattle 8-8 (Just enough for Mike Holmgren to stay in there)
Arizona 8-8 (Another trendy pick)
San Francisco 3-13 (Alex Smith may sit all season)
Wild card: Atlanta over Minnesota: St. Louis over Green Bay
Divisional: Philadelphia over Atlanta; Carolina over St. Louis
Championship: Philadelphia over Carolina

Super Bowl: Indianapolis over Philadelphia