2010 NFL Predictions

The road to Dallas and Superbowl 44 begins this Thursday when Minnesota travels to take on New Orleans. Here are my predictions for the season:

AFC East:
1. J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS- this is a much improved team with a great coach, and a good defense. The only question is how Sanchez will play in the new stadium with the winds. Record: 13-3
2. Patriots- this is a very good team, but will not be able to slip by New York for the division. Record 12-4
3. Dolphins- this team is a great team, might be able to contend, but will struggle. Record 8-8
4. Bills- Chan Gailey has a good first season, but does not have a good team to coach. Record 5-11
AFC North:
1. Cincinnati- Showed brillance last year, very good team in a division with Cleveland and down Pittsburgh team. Record 13-3.
2. Baltimore- A very good defense with an average offense, should be good enough for a Record: 12-4.
3. Pittsburgh- No Big Ben for 4 games, it is too many for the team to recover from. Record 7-9
4. Cleveland- Still not enough to be considered a good or even average team. Record 1-15
AFC South:
1. Indianapolis- they are the defending AFC Champions and AFC South Champions. They have the best QB in football and will roll through again. Record 15-1.
2. Tennessee- Decent team with a solid defense, but not quite there yet. Record 9-7
3. Houston- team that is going to turn the corner soon, but not this year. Record 7-9
4. Jacksonville- a team that needs some serious work, but they will get better in two or three years. Record 4-12.
AFC West:
1. San Diego- Still the class of the West, going to be a close division, but they win the tiebreaker with Denver. Record 11-5
2. Denver- The broncos win early, lose late, same as last year, only they get a few more Ws to start. Record 11-5
3. Oakland- decent team, crazy owner. Raiders are going to be better in the years to come. Record 5-11
4. Kansas City- New England West, but they are not nearly good. Record 5-11.
NFC East
1. Dallas- don't buy into the media hype this is a competitive division, but not the best division. Dallas wins the division at 11-5 in a tiebreaker with the G-men
2. New York Giants- good, solid team, but not quite good enough to win the division. Record 11-5.
3. Washington- Dan Snyder been there 11 years, has had 7 Coaches, 11 QBs, and 9 Offensive Coordinators. Change is not always good, especially in Washington. Record 6-10.
4. Philadelphia- Eagles are rebuilding, no McNabb, no decent offense. Record 5-11.
NFC North (Norris):
1. Green Bay- this is a tremedous team with a good QB. I see big things in Northern Wisconsin. Record 14-2
2. Minnesota- The magic runs out, Favre is not as good as he was last year. Record 12-4.
3. Chicago- This is an average at best team. Record 7-9
4. Detroit- The Lions still are terrible. Record 1-15.
NFC South
1. New Orleans- The defending SB Champs look to repeat, their regular season begins well enough. Record 14-2
2. Atlanta- This is a very good team, Michael Turner Overdrive will run wild. Record 12-4
3. Tampa Bay- Surprise team of the league, with a great schedule for big wins. Record 7-9
4. Carolina- This will be a rough year in Charlotte. Record 3-13.
NFC West:
1. Arizona- The desert team is looking good enough to win. Record 9-7
2. San Francisco- The 7 squareds fell to the Crabtree curse last year, still cannot win the division. Record 7-9
3. Seattle- bad team, possibly the worst team in the NFL last year, Record 3-13.
4. St. Louis- another bad team, this team cannot finish. Record 1-15.
Playoffs
Wild Card Weekend:
AFC
(6) Baltimore over (3) New York Jets
(5) New England over (4) San Diego
NFC
(3) Dallas over (6) Atlanta
(5) Minnesota over (4) Arizona
Divisional Weekend:
AFC
(1) Indianapolis over (6) Baltimore
(2) Cincinnati over (5) New England
NFC
(1) New Orleans over (5) Minnesota
(3) Dallas over (2) Green Bay
Conference Championship Weekend
AFC: (1) Indianapolis over (2) Cincinnati
NFC: (3) Dallas over (1) New Orleans
Super Bowl XXIV in Dallas
Indianapolis over Dallas