National Football League

2016-2017 NFL Playoff Projections

AFC 1. Pittsburgh Steelers 2. New England Patriots 3. Oakland Raiders 4. Indianapolis Colts 5. Cincinnati Bengals 6. Baltimore Ravens AFC Wild Card Round Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts As dysfunctional as the Cincinnati Bengals are, not even they can lose in the Wild Card round in six consecutive years; especially since they are much [...]

2016 AFC East Projections

X-New England Patriots 12-4 There are two opinions on the New England Patriots as they are an organization that you either love or hate. Since 2001, the Patriots have not had a losing season and they've only had two seasons over that stretch which have ended without them making the postseason. The Pats have won [...]

2016 NFC South Projections

X-Carolina Panthers 11-5 Last year saw the Carolina Panthers join an elite club as they became just the eighth team in National Football League history to win at least 15 games regular season games. But success in the regular season doesn't always translate to the playoffs as the Panthers lost Super Bowl 50 to the [...]

2016 AFC South Projections

X-Indianapolis Colts 8-8 The struggles of the Indianapolis Colts in 2015 reminded folks of the previous regime that was running the show for the team. When former Colts quarterback Peyton Manning missed the entire 2011 National Football League season following neck surgery, Indianapolis went from being a Super Bowl contender to being the worst team [...]

2016 NFC North Projections

X-Green Bay Packers 11-5 The Green Bay Packers have been the model of consistency in the National Football League as their seven consecutive trips to the postseason are tied with the New England Patriots for the longest current streak in the league. For Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, the last two Januarys have ended in [...]

2016 NFC West Projections

X-Seattle Seahawks 12-4 The past four years have been the best stretch of football in the franchise history of the Seattle Seahawks. Over the stretch the Seahawks have a regular season record of 46-18 while they also have a Super Bowl Championship to their credit. And since Pete Carroll became the Seahawks head coach in [...]

2016 NFC East Projections

X-Dallas Cowboys 9-7 After winning the NFC East in 2014, the bar of expectations for the Dallas Cowboys heading into the 2015 National Football League season increased. But when quarterback Tony Romo suffered a broken clavicle last September, the Cowboys chances went up in smoke. Dallas would go 4-12 for their worst season since 1989 [...]