I started off the year by predicting the division races and every teams final record. Let’s see how this worked out.
Will start with the AFC East. Here’s what I had.
New England 13 -3
Buffalo 12 – 4
New York 8 -8
Miami 6 – 10
Here’s how it really went.
New England 12 – 4; only 1 off.
Buffalo 6 – 10; way off
New York 6 – 10; 2 off
Miami 7 – 9; again just 1 off
The AFC North; my picks
Pittsburgh 14 -2
Baltimore 12 – 4
Cincinnati 6 – 10
Cleveland 3 – 13
What really happened.
Pittsburgh 8 – 8; way, way off BAD
Baltimore 10 – 6; just 2 games off
Cincinnati 10 – 6; miss badly
Cleveland 5 – 11; off 2 again
AFC South; my picks
Houston 10 – 6
Indianapolis 5 – 11
Tennessee 4 – 12
Jacksonville 3 – 13
Here’s how it really went
Houston 12 – 4; again 2 off
Indianapolis 11 – 5; missed badly here
Tennessee 6 – 10; off 2 again
Jacksonville 2 – 14; of course 2 off
AFC West; my picks
San Diego 10 – 6
Oakland 6 – 10
Denver 6 – 10
Kansas City 6 – 10
How it went
San Diego 7 – 9; swing and a miss
Oakland 4 – 12; off 2 games
Denver 13 – 3; Peyton Manning played great
Kansas City 2 – 14; 1st pick in the upcoming draft
Let’s see how I did with the NFC.
NFC East my picks
Philadelphia 8 – 8
New York 8 – 8
Dallas 7 – 9
Washington 6 – 10
How it played out
Philadelphia 4 – 12; I don’t think anyone had them winning only 4 games.
New York 9 – 7; close
Dallas 8 – 8; close again
Washington 10 – 6; had their record flipped
NFC North
Green Bay 11 – 5
Detroit 11 – 5
Chicago 10 – 6
Minnesota 3 – 13
How it went
Green Bay 11 – 5; right on
Detroit 4 – 12; I bought the hype WRONG
Chicago 10 – 6; right
Minnesota 10 – 6; way, way off
NFC South my picks
Atlanta 12 – 4
New Orleans 11 – 5
Carolina 10 – 6
Tampa Bay 5 – 11
How it went
Atlanta 13 – 3; just 1 game off
New Orleans 7 – 9; I thought they’d bounce back better from bounty gate
Carolina 7 – 9; Missed it
Tampa Bay 7 – 9; off 2 games
NFC West
San Francisco 12 – 4
Seattle 8 – 8
St. Louis 4 – 12
Arizona 3 – 13
How it played out
San Francisco 11- 4 – 1; pretty close
Seattle 11 – 5; better than I thought
St. Louis 7 – 8 – 1; A little better than where I had them
Arizona 5 – 11; Hot start bad finish
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