The NFL season is right around the corner.
What does this mean?
It is time to predict the 14 playoff teams.
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AFC East:
| New England Patriots | 8-8 (-1) |
| New York Jets | 4-12 (+0) |
| Buffalo Bills | 10-6 Y (+1) |
| Miami Dolphins | 6-10 (+1) |
AFC North:
| Baltimore Ravens | 12-4 Y (+0) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 X (-1) |
| Cleveland Browns | 9-7 X (+1) |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-12 (-1) |
AFC South:
| Indianapolis Colts | 7-9 (-1) |
| Tennessee Titans | 9-7 Y (+0) |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-14 (+0) |
| Houston Texans | 7-9 (-1) |
AFC West:
| Kansas City Chiefs | 14-2 * (+2) |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 X (+0) |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7-9 (+0) |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 6-10 (+0) |
NFC East:
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 X (+0) |
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 * (+2) |
| Washington Football Team | 3-13 (-2) |
| New York Giants | 1-15 (-2) |
NFC North:
| Chicago Bears | 8-8 (+0) |
| Minnesota Vikings | 10-6 Y (+1) |
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 (+0) |
| Detroit Lions | 7-9 (+0) |
NFC South:
| Atlanta Falcons | 3-13 (-2) |
| Carolina Panthers | 5-11 (+0) |
| New Orleans Saints | 11-5 X (-1) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-5 Y (+1) |
NFC West:
| Los Angeles Rams | 9-7 (-1) |
| Seattle Seahawks | 11-5 X (+0) |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12-4 Y (+0) |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8-8 (+3) |
Key:
* -Home Field Advantage
Y – Division Winner
X – Wild Card
Tiebreakers:
AFC No.6: The Browns had a better conference record than the Broncos had.
NFC No.1: The Cowboys had a better conference record than the 49ers had.
NFC South/No.3: The Buccaneers had a better divisional record than the Saints had.
NFC North/No.4: The Vikings had a better conference record than the Packers had.
NFC No.5: The Saints had a better conference record than the Seahawks had.
NFC No.7: The Eagles had a better conference record than the Packers had.
Playoff Predictions:
Wild Card Round:
No.2 Ravens over No.7 Broncos
No.3 Bills over No.6 Browns
No.5 Steelers over No.4 Titans
No.2 49ers over No.7 Eagles
No.3 Buccaneers over No.6 Seahawks
No.4 Vikings over No.5 Saints
Divisional Round:
No.1 Chiefs over No.5 Steelers
No.2 Ravens over No.3 Bills
No.2 49ers over No.3 Buccaneers
No.4 Vikings over No.1 Cowboys
Conference Championships:
No.1 Chiefs over No.2 Ravens
No.2 49ers over No.4 Vikings
Super Bowl LV:
The Chiefs will defeat the 49ers in Super Bowl LV.
Extra thoughts:
The Chiefs, Cardinals, and Cowboys jumped multiple games. These were natural fluctuations from coin-flip games. If anything, the teams will likely land between the win totals of July and August.
The only teams that dropped multiple games were Washington, the New York Giants, and Atlanta. It is unlikely that they will be held to a combined seven wins, but there are few weeks that they are likely to win. They could surprise some teams, but they will consistently be underdogs.
Yet again, the Chiefs win the Super Bowl. If the prediction comes true, the Chiefs will join a select fraternity of back-to-back Super Bowl champions. The 49ers also make it back to the Super Bowl, and this potential matchup would be the first time since Super Bowls 27 and 28 that the same teams made it in consecutive years (Dallas won both over Buffalo).
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