Official NFL Standings Prediction Thread

[Sainters7]

I didn't wanna bog down the TC thread with this since each post will be so massive. It's that time of year again! Haha I love lookin at these four months later, they're always good for a laugh. I swear this is the hardest league to predict year in and year out. I haven't made SB picks yet, I need a bit longer for that.

* = Wild Card

AFC EAST
1. New England
2. NY Jets
3. Miami
4. Buffalo

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore*
3. Cincinnati
4. Cleveland
(stared at this one for a long time. I could easily see the Ravens winning the North)

AFC SOUTH(wow thats a tough division)
1. Indianapolis
2. Houston*
3. Tennessee
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST
1. San Diego(by a mile)
2. Denver
3. Oakland
4. Kansas City

NFC EAST(hardest to predict. Any of the top 3 could take it)
1. Philadelphia
2. Dallas*
3. NY Giants
4. Washington

NFC NORTH
1. Minnesota
2. Chicago
3. Green Bay
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH
1. New Orleans
2. Carolina*
3. Atlanta
4. Tampa Bay
(Another div where any of the top 3 could take it. I could easily see Carolina takin er, but I'll go with the homer pick)

NFC WEST
1. Seattle
2. Arizona
3. San Francisco
4. St. Louis
(just cant see AZ doing it again. I see Seattle re-claiming top spot, they were too dinged up in 08)

[transplant99]

AFC EAST
1. New England
2. Buffalo
3. Miami
4. NY Jets

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore
3. Cincinnati
4. Cleveland

AFC SOUTH
1. Houston
2. Indianapolis
3. Tennessee
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST
1. San Diego
2. Oakland
3. Denver
4. Kansas City

NFC EAST
1. NY Giants
2. Philadelphia
3. Dallas
4. Washington

NFC NORTH
1. Minnesota
2. Green Bay
3. Chicago
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH
1. Atlanta
2. New Orleans
3. Carolina
4. Tampa Bay

NFC WEST
1. Arizona
2. San Francisco
3. Seattle
4. St. Louis

[OILFAN #81]

* = wildcard

AFC EAST
1. New England
2. Miami
3. Buffalo
4. NY Jets

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore *
3. Cincinnati
4. Cleveland

AFC SOUTH
1. Indianapolis
2. Tennessee *
3. Houston
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST
1. San Diego
2. Denver
3. Oakland
4. Kansas City

NFC EAST
1. NY Giants
2. Philadelphia *
3. Dallas
4. Washington

NFC NORTH
1. Minnesota
2. Chicago
3. Green Bay
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH
1. Carolina
2. Atlanta *
3. New Orleans
4. Tampa Bay

NFC WEST
1. Arizona
2. Seattle
3. San Francisco
4. St. Louis

[Displaced Flames fan]

AFC East

1. New England
2. Miami
3. Buffalo
4. NY Jets

AFC NORTH

1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore*
3. Cincinnatti
4. Cleveland

AFC SOUTH

1. Indianapolis
2. Tennessee*
3. Houston
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST

1. San Diego
2. Denver
3. Oakland
4. Kansas City

NFC EAST

1. Philadelphia
2. NY Giants
3. Dallas
4. Washington

NFC SOUTH

1. Carolina
2. New Orleans
3. Tampa
4. Atlanta

NFC NORTH

1. Green Bay
2. Minnesota*
3. Chicago
4. Detroit

NFC WEST

1. Seattle
2. Arizona*
3. San Francisco
4. St Louis

Denver is going to be bad, but after watching the Chiefs and Raiders the past two weeks I think Denver has a better shot at winning the division than they do being in the basement.

Surprises? Dallas doesn't get anywhere near the playoffs. The Jets struggle with Sanchez (no reason to panic). Green Bay runs away with the CONFERENCE.

NFC South is the toughest division to predict, IMO. 4 good teams in that one.

[Pagal4321]

^ DFF, your son would not be happy with you and your GB pick. And neither am I!!

AFC East

1. New England
2. Miami
3. Buffalo
4. NY Jets

AFC NORTH

1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore*
3. Cincinnatti
4. Cleveland

AFC SOUTH

1. Indianapolis
2. Tennessee*
3. Houston
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST

1. San Diego
2. Denver
3. Oakland
4. Kansas City

NFC EAST

1. Philadelphia
2. NY Giants *
3. Dallas
4. Washington

NFC SOUTH

1. New Orleans
2. Atlanta
3. Tampa
4. Carolina

NFC NORTH

1. Minnesota
2. Green Bay*
3. Chicago
4. Detroit

NFC WEST

1. Seattle
2. Arizona
3. San Francisco
4. St Louis

Injuries to their starting DT and MLB will hurt Carolina.....alot.

[rubecube]

AFC EAST

1. New England
2. Buffalo
3. Miami
4. NY Jets

AFC NORTH

1. Baltimore
2. Pittsburgh*
3. Cleveland
4. Cincinnati

AFC SOUTH

1. Indianapolis
2. Houston*
3. Tennessee
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST

1. San Diego
2. Denver
3. Kansas City
4. Oakland

NFC EAST

1. Philadelphia
2. Washington*
3. NY Giants
4. Dallas

NFC NORTH

1. Green Bay
2. Chicago
3. Minnesota
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH

1. Atlanta
2. New Orleans*
3. Carolina
4. Tampa Bay

NFC WEST

1. Seattle
2. Arizona
3. St. Louis
4. San Francisco

[rubecube]

I don't know why so many people are picking Washington to finish so poorly. They have the second-best offense in the NFC East and a much improved defense.

[Montana Moe]

AFC EAST
1. New England
2. Miami
3. Buffalo
4. NY Jets

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore*
3. Cincinnati
4. Cleveland

AFC SOUTH
1. Tennessee
2. Indianapolis*
3. Houston
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST
1. San Diego
2. Oakland
3. Kansas City
4. Denver

NFC EAST
1. Philadelphia
2. NY Giants
3. Washington
4. Dallas

NFC NORTH
1. Green Bay
2. Minnesota*
3. Chicago
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH
1. New Orleans
2. Atlanta*
3. Carolina
4. Tampa Bay

ATL/NO could likely trade positions depending on how much the suspensions of DE's Smith and Grant affect the Saints improving defense.

NFC WEST
1. Seattle
2. Arizona
3. San Francisco
4. St. Louis

[zukes]

AFC EAST
1. New England
2. New York Jets *
3. Buffalo
4. Miami

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore
3. Cincinnati
4. Cleveland

AFC SOUTH
1. Indianapolis
2. Houston *
3. Tennessee
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST
1. San Diego
2. Denver
3. Oakland
4. Kansas City

NFC EAST
1. Philadelphia
2. NY Giants
3. Dallas
4. Washington

NFC NORTH
1. Minnesota
2. Chicago *
3. Green Bay
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH
1. Atlanta
2. New Orleans *
3. Carolina
4. Tampa Bay

NFC WEST
1. Arizona
2. San Francisco
3. Seattle
4. St. Louis

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by rubecube

I don't know why so many people are picking Washington to finish so poorly. They have the second-best offense in the NFC East and a much improved defense.

Based on what?

Last year points scored...

Giants.........427

Eagles........416

Cowboys.....362

Redskins......265


Only the ST Louis Rams scored fewer pts in the NFC last year...hell even the Lions scored more.

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Based on what?

Last year points scored...

Giants.........427

Eagles........416

Cowboys.....362

Redskins......265


Only the ST Louis Rams scored fewer pts in the NFC last year...hell even the Lions scored more.

I havn't looked at any stats. But offensive rankings are based on yardage. So I'm assuming he is stating that the Redskins had the 2nd most yards in the NFC East.

[moon]

AFC EAST
1. New England
2. Miami*
3. NY Jets
4. Buffalo

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore*
3. Cincinnati
4. Cleveland

AFC SOUTH
1. Indianapolis
2. Tennessee
3. Houston
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST
1. San Diego
2. Kansas City
3. Denver
4. Oakland

NFC EAST
1. NY Giants
2. Dallas*
3. Philadelphia
4. Washington

NFC NORTH
1. Green Bay
2. Chicago*
3. Minnesota
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH
1. New Orleans
2. Carolina
3. Atlanta
4. Tampa Bay

NFC WEST
1. Arizona
2. Seattle
3. San Francisco
4. St. Louis

[Clever_Iggy]

Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn

I havn't looked at any stats. But offensive rankings are based on yardage. So I'm assuming he is stating that the Redskins had the 2nd most yards in the NFC East.

I don't think so. Washington ranked 19th in the NFL in Yards/Game - behind NYG (7th), Eagles (9th) and Cowboys (13th).

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Based on what?

Based on personal opinion. They have a really good, young, fast group of receivers. The offensive line is a bit of a question mark. Even with a suspect line they still have Portis, who is probably the most underrated running back in the NFL. They dealt with quite a few injuries last year and didn't get consistent play from Jason Campbell or their rookie receivers.

Campbell will be better this year and so will the receivers. Everyone outside of Washington and Philadelphia took a step back on offense. The Skins also improved their defense substantially by adding Haynesworth and Orakpo.

[Sylvanfan]

AFC EAST
1. New England 12-4
2. Miami 9-7
3. Buffalo 8-8
4. New York Jets 6-10

AFC NORTH
1. Baltimore 10-6
2. Pittsburgh 10-6*
3. Cincinnati 7-9
4. Cleveland 5-11


AFC SOUTH
1. Indianapolis 12-4
2. Houston 9-7*
3. Tennessee 9-7
4. Jacksonville 7-9

AFC WEST
1. San Diego 11-5
2. Denver 6-10
3. Oakland 5-11
4. Kansas City 2-14

NFC EAST(hardest to predict. Any of the top 3 could take it)
1. Giants 10-6
2. Philly 10-6*
3. Dallas 10-6*
4. Washington 7-9

NFC NORTH
1. Minnesota 10-6
2. Chicago 9-7
3. Green Bay 9-7
4. Detroit 2-14

NFC SOUTH
1. Carolina 10-6
2. Atlanta 9-7
3. New Orleans 8-8
4. Tampa Bay 5-11


NFC WEST
1. Arizona 9-7
2. Seattle 9-7
3. San Francisco 8-8
4. St. Louis 3-13

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by rubecube

I don't know why so many people are picking Washington to finish so poorly. They have the second-best offense in the NFC East and a much improved defense.

Two words: Jason Campbell. That said, I think they are pefectly capable of finishing ahead of Dallas.

[KTown]

AFC EAST
1. Miami 11-5 Superbowl Champs, hey I can dream, playoff victory for sure.
2. New England 11-5*
3. Buffalo 7-9
4. New York Jets 5-11

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh 12-4
2. Baltimore 10-6*
3. Cincinnati 7-9
4. Cleveland 5-11


AFC SOUTH
1. Indianapolis 10-6
2. Tennessee 9-7
3. Houston 8-8
4. Jacksonville 3-13

AFC WEST
1. San Diego 13-3
2. Denver 6-10
3. Kansas City 4-12
4. Oakland 2-14

NFC EAST
1. Philly 11-5
2. Giants 10-6*
3. Dallas 8-8
4. Washington 8-8

NFC NORTH
1. Chicago 13-3 (cupcake Schedule)
2. Minnesota 10-6*
3. Green Bay 10-6
4. Detroit 3-13

NFC SOUTH
1. New Orleans 11-5
2. Atlanta 9-7
3. Carolina 8-8
4. Tampa Bay 5-11


NFC WEST
1. Arizona 10-6
2. Seattle 8-8
3. San Francisco 6-10
4. St. Louis 4-12

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Two words: Jason Campbell. That said, I think they are pefectly capable of finishing ahead of Dallas.

Campbell isn't as bad as people make him out to be. He had the best completion percentage of the four NFC QBs, threw the least interceptions, and had more passing yards than Eli. He's easily the most accurate QB in the division. He's also had three difference offensive coordinators over his career. He'll be better now that he's had another summer to get Zaun's offense under his belt.

[moon]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Campbell isn't as bad as people make him out to be. He had the best completion percentage of the four NFC QBs, threw the least interceptions, and had more passing yards than Eli. He's easily the most accurate QB in the division. He's also had three difference offensive coordinators over his career. He'll be better now that he's had another summer to get Zaun's offense under his belt.

Part of the reason that he is so "accurate" and doesn't have many interceptions is that he only makes the easy safe passes that don't result in first downs or big plays or scoring plays for his team.

He reminds me of Kevin Glenn in that his stats look, but when you actually watch them play they don't ever make plays to help their team win.

Campbell is too easily confused by the defense and is forced to make the pass that the defense wants him to make. It results in him getting decent looking stats but his team with few points.

[Flickered Flame]

AFC EAST
1. New England
2. Miami
3. NY Jets
4. Buffalo

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh
2. Baltimore*
3. Cincinnati
4. Cleveland

AFC SOUTH
1. Tennessee
2. Indianapolis*
3. Houston
4. Jacksonville

AFC WEST
1. San Diego
2. Oakland
3. Denver
4. Kansas City

NFC EAST
1. Dallas
2. NY Giants*
3. Philadelphia
4. Washington

NFC NORTH
1. Minnesota
2. Chicago
3. Green Bay
4. Detroit

NFC SOUTH
1. New Orleans
2. Carolina*
3. Atlanta
4. Tampa Bay

NFC WEST
1. Arizona
2. Seattle
3. San Francisco
4. St. Louis