By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer
NFC West
1. St. Louis Rams
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Seattle Seahawks
4. Arizona Cardinals
NFC East
1. Philadelphia Eagles
2. Dallas Cowboys (Wild Card)
3. New York Giants
4. Washington Redskins
NFC North
1. Chicago Bears
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Minnesota Vikings
4. Detroit Lions
NFC South
1. New Orleans Saints
2. Carolina Panthers (Wild Card)
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4. Atlanta Falcons
AFC West
1. San Diego Chargers
2. Denver Broncos (Wild Card)
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Oakland Raiders
AFC East
1. New England Patriots
2. New York Jets
3. Buffalo Bills
4. Miami Dolphins
AFC North
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. Cincinnati Bengals
3. Baltimore Ravens
4. Cleveland Browns
AFC South
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Jacksonville Jaguars
3. Tennessee Titans
4. Houston Texans
POSTSEASON
NFC
Byes – (1) New Orleans Saints, (2) Philadelphia Eagles
Wild Card Round – (3) Chicago Bears over (6) Carolina Panthers, (5) Dallas Cowboys over (4) St. Louis Rams
Divisional Round – (1) New Orleans Saints over (5) Dallas Cowboys, (2) Philadelphia Eagles over (3) Chicago Bears
Championship Round – New Orleans Saints over Philadelphia Eagles
AFC
Byes – (1) San Diego Chargers, (2) Indianapolis Colts
Wild Card Round – (3) New England Patriots over (6) Denver Broncos, (4) Pittsburgh Steelers over (5) Cincinnati Bengals
Divisional Round – (1) San Diego Chargers over (4) Pittsburgh Steelers, (2) Indianapolis Colts over (3) New England Patriots
Championship Round – Indianapolis Colts over San Diego Chargers
SUPER BOWL XLII
Indianapolis Colts over New Orleans Saints
Wow, 2 in a row for the Colts huh, watch out for my Raiders though, that WILL NOT happen to us again!!!
Kritter sounds sexy
Makes sense, but don’t write off the Redskins just yet. Some of their peripheral stats last year, esp. regarding 3rd down conversions permitted by the defense, were historically bad. Statistically, a repeat is almost impossible, and they should definitely be healthier this year. Granted, I hate the D-line unless Carter stops sucking and Yukon Cornelius can make it through most games, but the backers are solid, and the safety tandem could be about as fearsome a duo as has ever taken the field. If nothing else, they should at least lead the league in KOs.
A high ranking for the Steelers.. Tough to finish ahead of Cinci and Baltimore.. but i trust you
Dreamweapon – A Skins fan, I take it? I was really close to putting them ahead of the G-Men, and they do have terrific run blocking. But the D-line (like you said) really needs to step up. It’s actually a pretty competitive division.
Brett – It was a coin flip b/w Pitt and Cincy, so a Bengals first place finish wouldn’t surprise me one bit. However, I am down on Baltimore. They won’t be easy to beat, and a decent (8-8) record will be in store, but I expect the D to regress a bit and McNair’s decline to continue. Although Mark Clayton should break out, they better hope Jonathan Ogden gets healthy fast.
Thank u Marge, kind words are always appriciated, but let’s keep it to football and fantasy please.