AFC
East
y-New England 12-4
Buffalo 8-8
NY Jets 6-10
Miami 6-10
North
y-Cincinnati 10-6
x-Baltimore 9-7
Cleveland 9-7 (That's right. I believe the hype.)
Pittsburgh 7-9
South
y-Indianapolis 11-5
Jacksonville 9-7
Houston 6-10
Tennessee 6-10
West
z-San Diego 13-3
x-Denver 10-6
Kansas City 6-10
Oakland 5-11
Playoffs
Wild Card
Denver over Cincinnati
Indianapolis over Baltimore
Division
San Diego over Indianapolis
New England over Denver
Conference Championship
New England over San Diego
NFC
East
z-Philadelphia 11-5
x-Dallas 10-6
NY Giants 6-10
Washington 4-12
North
y-Chicago 9-7
Green Bay 8-8
Minnesota 7-9
Detroit 6-10
South
y-New Orleans 10-6
x-Carolina 9-7
Atlanta 7-9
Tampa Bay 5-11
West
y-Seattle 9-7
St. Louis 8-8
San Francisco 7-9
Arizona 7-9
Playoffs
Wild Card
Chicago over Dallas
Carolina over Seattle
Division
Philadelphia over Carolina
Dallas over New Orleans
Conference Championship
Dallas over Philadelphia
SUPER BOWL
New England over Dallas
MISCELLANEOUS
MVP: Drew Brees (New Orleans)
Offensive Player of the Year: Stephen Jackson (St. Louis)
Defensive Player of the Year: Champ Bailey (Denver)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Adrian Peterson (Minnesota)
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Eric Wright (Cleveland)
Coach of the Year: Bobby Petrino (Atlanta)
Not As Bad As You Think (Team): Cleveland Browns (Honestly, there is too much talent on this team for them to go 4-12 or 3-13 as most in the national media predict. This is the best I've felt about a Browns team since they came back in 1999, and that includes the year they made the playoffs.)
Not As Good As You Think (Team): San Francisco 49ers. (If you combined the 49ers with the Cardinals, then you may be onto something. As it stands, both teams are still a year away.)
Not As Bad As You Think (Player): J. P. Losman (Buffalo)
Not As Good As You Think (Player): Ronnie Brown (Miami)
Best Division: AFC North
Worst Division: NFC West (not a single Super Bowl contender)
Best Offense: New Orleans
Best Defense: Oakland
Worst Offense: Kansas City
Worst Defense: Detroit
WEEK ONE PICKS
(Home Team In CAPS)
New Orleans (+6) over INDIANAPOLIS
MINNESOTA (-3) over Atlanta
ST. LOUIS (-1) over Carolina
Denver (-3) over BUFFALO
HOUSTON (-3) over Kansas City
WASHINGTON (-3) over Miami
New England (+6.5) over NY JETS
GREEN BAY (+3) over Philadelphia
CLEVELAND (+4.5) over Pittsburgh
Tennessee (+6.5) over JACKSONVILLE
Chicago (+6) over SAN DIEGO
Detroit (+2) over OAKLAND
SEATTLE (-6) over Tampa Bay
NY Giants (+6) over DALLAS
CINCINNATI (-2.5) over Baltimore
Arizona (+3) over SAN FRANCISCO
