On the left side are my predicted yearly results, on the right is where things stand after 7 weeks.
I thought that NE would have a top 5 defense and their offense would be top 20, but instead they have a banged up defense and a bottom 5 offense. Buffalo is also dealing with major injuries so we'll see if they can hold up, but the real shocker so far in the AFC East is Miami. I did not expect their offense to be playing this well. But my 9-8 prediction for them was more about injuries than anything else and so we will see if they can sustain.
The Bengals are another team dealing with injuries and the Ravens offense has been much better than I expected early in the season, but the big shocker to me in the North is how good the Browns defense has been.
Tennessee is done and the Colts are way better than I expected in the AFC South.
In the West I really thought that KC would struggle and they haven't looked great at times, but their defense has been elite, so they sit at 6-1. I always thought that Denver would come on slowly so we'll see what happens with them.
In the NFC East things are about as I thought they would be. In the North the Lions have been much better than I expected.
I really thought New Orleans would be better than this, just because of how bad I thought Carolina and Tampa would be, but I was right in thinking the division would come down to New Orleans and Atlanta. One of them will win it in an ugly manner.
In the NFC West, the Rams have been better than I expected, but the war between SF and Seattle is just what I anticipated.
AFC East Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Buf 12 5 .706 4 3 .571 NE 10 7 .588 2 5 .286 NYJ 9 8 .529 3 3 .500 Mia 9 8 .529 5 2 .714 North Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Cin 13 4 .765 3 3 .500 Bal 11 6 .647 5 2 .714 Pit 10 7 .588 4 2 .667 Cle 4 13 .235 4 2 .667 South Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Jax 13 4 .765 5 2 .714 Ten 10 7 .588 2 4 .333 Tex 9 8 .529 3 3 .500 Ind 2 15 .133 3 4 .429 West Team W L Pct. W L Pct. KC 10 7 .588 6 1 .857 Den 10 7 .588 2 5 .286 SD 9 8 .529 2 4 .333 Oak 6 11 .353 3 4 .429 NFC East Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Phi 13 4 .765 6 1 .857 Dal 11 6 .647 4 2 .667 NYG 8 9 .471 2 5 .286 Was 8 9 .471 3 4 .429 North Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Det 9 8 .529 5 2 .714 Min 8 9 .471 3 4 .429 GB 7 10 .412 2 4 .333 Chi 6 11 .353 2 5 .286 South Team W L Pct. W L Pct. NO 12 5 .706 3 4 .429 Atl 11 6 .647 4 3 .571 Car 4 13 .235 0 6 .000 TB 2 15 .118 3 3 .500 West Team W L Pct. W L Pct. SF 10 7 .588 5 2 .714 Sea 10 7 .588 5 2 .714 LA 4 13 .235 3 4 .429 Ari 2 15 .118 1 6 .143
Yes, we will see if they can sustain, won't we?
ReplyDeleteI'm really impressed with your NFC West predictions, which were an outlier relative to most predictions I saw and heard. Of course, I'm rooting for your AFC East to continue to fall apart, but truth is that most of your projections here across the league are in pretty good shape.
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