Now that the NFL season has concluded, I have had a chance to go back and look at my preseason predictions and how everything turned out. As it turned out, I wasn’t too far off on my predictions. My Super Bowl pick was Green Bay over New England. I was wrong on that prediction but it really wasn’t off by much.
I picked the correct order of finish for the AFC East and NFC West.
The correct win-loss record (I’m also counting ties to my benefit) for seven of the 32 teams. I was off by one game on eight teams. The only team I was totally off on was the Cincinnati Bengals. I had picked them to finish 11-5 but they limped to a 6-9-1 record. Thanks a lot!
I correctly picked nine of the 12 playoff teams.
Here are the results. My pick appears first then the actual records are in parentheses.
AFC East (correct order of finish)
- New England 11-5 (14-2)
- Miami 9-7 (10-6)
- Buffalo 8-8 (7-9)
- New York Jets 6-10 (5-11)
AFC North
- Cincinnati 11-5 (6-9-1)
- Pittsburgh 9-7 (11-5)
- Baltimore 7-9 (8-8)
- Cleveland 4-12 (1-15)
AFC South
- Houston 9-7 (9-7)
- Indianapolis 8-8 (8-8)
- Tennessee 7-9 (9-7)
- Jacksonville 4-12 (3-13)
AFC West
- Oakland 11-5 (12-4)
- Kansas City 9-7 (12-4)
- Denver 8-8 (9-7)
- San Diego 5-11 (5-11)
NFC East
- Dallas 10-6 (13-3)
- Washington 8-8 (8-7-1)
- Philadelphia 7-9 (7-9)
- New York Giants 6-10 (11-5)
NFC North
- Green Bay 13-3 (10-6)
- Minnesota 10-6 (8-8)
- Chicago 7-9 (3-13)
- Detroit 4-12 (9-7)
NFC South
- Carolina 12-4 (6-10)
- Atlanta 10-6 (11-5)
- New Orleans 9-7 (7-9)
- Tampa Bay 7-9 (9-7)
NFC West (correct order)
- Seattle 10-6 (10-5-1)
- Arizona 8-8 (7-8-1)
- Los Angeles 7-9 (4-12)
- San Francisco 5-11 (2-14)
AFC playoffs: New England, Miami, Cincinnati, Houston, Oakland, Kansas City
NFC playoffs: Dallas, Green Bay, Minnesota, Carolina, Atlanta, Seattle
Super Bowl: Green Bay over New England (New England over Atlanta)
