Fearless NFL 2006 Predictions Thread - Bet The House on It

[Yavin4]

Okay, here we go with my fearless 2006 NFL Predictions:

AFC East Champs
N.E. Patriots

AFC North Champs
Cinn. Bengals

AFC South Champs
Indianapolis Colts

AFC West Champs
Denver Broncos

AFC Wild Cards
Miami Dolphins
San Diego Chargers

AFC Championship Game
Denver Broncos vs. N.E. Patriots

AFC Champions
Denver Broncos

NFC East Champions
Dallas Cowboys

NFC South Champions
Carolina Panthers

NFC North Champs
Detroit Lions

NFC West Champs
Seattle Seahawks

NFC Wild Cards
Arizona Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles

NFC Championship Game
Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers

NFC Winner
Carolina Panthers

Superbowl:

Carolina Panthers vs. Denver Broncos

NFL Champion
Carolina Panthers

[democracyindanger]

1. Lions?

Champs?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Robeson]

5. Yeah, that one kind of caught my eye, too....

...;-)

[Goblinmonger]

22. I wouldn't bet the farm

on the Lions, either. I think Vikings, but I will admit I am OVERLY biased. Maybe the Bears. NOT the Lions.

[RagAss]

2. I like Jacksonville in the AFC South....

[BulletproofLandshark]

3. My picks

AFC East-NE
AFC Central-PIT
AFC South-IND
AFC West-DEN
Wild Cards-JAX,BAL
AFC Champ-PIT

NFC East-WAS
NFC Central-CHI
NFC South-CAR
NFC West-SEA
Wild Cards-DAL,TB
NFC Champ-CAR

SB Champ-CAR

Then again, I picked Carolina to win the whole thing at the beginning of last year too.

[Captain Hilts]

4. Hmmm...the NFC East is wrong. The Redskins shall prevail...

and I think the Dolphins will surprise some folks.

[nickgutierrez]

7. As much as I hate the Cowboys...

...I think he's right. Say what you want, but TO has always been a difference-maker, and this is a team that needed one on offense.

[PRETZEL]

19. Hate to disagree,

TO most certainly is a difference maker, just like cancer.

Can't wait til Bledsoe misses TO on a pass play.

[Ganja Ninja]

6. I think the Lions will be the surprise team in the NFL this year.

Philly may make a wild card slot but not Arizona. The Giants, Skins or the Bucs are more likely choices if they aren't division champs outright.

(on edit) I hope TO blows up the Cowboys.

[bigwillq]

8. Come on, the NY Giants

at least make the wild card although that's going to be a very tough division.

[NJ Democrats]

9. Alright here's mine

AFC East: Miami Dolphins
AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: Denver Broncos
AFC Wild Cards: New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals
WC Round
Pitt over Cincy
NE over Miami
Divisional Round
Indy over NE
Denver over Pitt
AFC Champ Round
Indy over Denver

NFC East: New York Giants
NFC North: Chicago Bears
NFC South: Carolina Panthers
NFC West: Seattle Seahawks
NFC Wild Cards: Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys
WC Round
Giants over Cowboys
Redskins over Bears
Divisional Round
Giants over Seahawks
Panthers over Redskins
NFC Champ Round
Giants over Panthers

Super Bowel:
New York Giants versus Indianapolis Colts

Winner:

THE NEW YORK GIANTS!!!

[DaveinMD]

10. here's mine

NFC East-Giants
NFC North-Lions
NFC South-Panthers
NFC West-Rams
NFC Wild Cards-Dallas, Atlanta

AFC East-Patriots
AFC North-Steelers
AFC South-Colts
AFC West-Chiefs
AFC Wild Cards-Broncos, Baltimore

Wild Card games

Dallas over Lions
Rams over Falcons
Patriots over Ravens
Chiefs over Broncos

Divisional Round
Giants over Rams
Panthers over Cowboys

Colts over Chiefs
Patriots over Steelers

Championship round

Giants over Panthers
Colts over Patriots

Super Bowl

To my chagrin Colts over Giants.

[Awsi Dooger]

11. Geez, I can barely remember the names of the teams

I guess it's closer than I think.

I hope my Dolphins can live up to the higher expectations, but much simpler to go from 5-11 to 9-7 than make the next step. Especially since the 9-7 was tardy and perhaps a bit phony.

[Phredicles]

12. My completely unbiased picks:

NFC:
Seahawks
Panthers
Giants
Vikings

Redskins
Eagles

AFC:
Jaguars
Chiefs
Ravens
Patriots

Colts
Steelers


Super Bowl:
The Jaugars forget to bribe the refs and the Seahawks win (not that I'm still bitter about... you know).

[trumad]

16. In that 9-7

we beat the Panthers and the Broncos.....

[Awsi Dooger]

17. Those were great wins but the most relevant numbers were so-so

Point differential was +1. That's one point more than we allowed, over 16 games. San Diego missed the playoffs despite being more than +100 in that category and Kansas City was also way up there. It's always an important reference point.

In net passing, Miami was +0.1 yards per attempt, what we gained offensively compared to allowing defensively. That's probably the most vital stat in football, especially in regard to likely postseason success. Indy led the league at +2.4 and Pittsburgh was next at +2.3. That looked like the real Super Bowl on paper and probably turned out that way. Carolina was third at +1.7 and Seattle fourth at +1.4. So you can see how that number isolates the teams who head toward February.

We have a big chance if Culpepper can put up 7+ yards per attempt. And if Mularkey gets the rushing attempts up, 28+ per game. I'd rather have the proper dosage and balance to succeed in the playoffs, than just get there with an imbalanced team, like Chicago did last year.

[nickgutierrez]

25. Finally, somebody matching my skepticism on the Dolphins

I see a decent offense, but I wonder who's gonna block for Ronnie. Zach and JT are getting up there in years and there's not a decent cornerback in sight - although I may be too harsh on Allen. I think they need one more reloading year before they're actually ready to compete.

[Jack Rabbit]

13. The only things that matter:

I predict the 46ers will suck eggs. You can bet the farm on that, too.

Now for what's really important: who is going to beat the Dallas Cowboys? I don't care who beats the Cowboys.

[nolabels]

24. I hope everybody beats the Cowboys

Unless they are playing the Redskins of course :evilgrin:

[FogerRox]

14. Giants and the Steelers, of course.

[jobycom]

23. You forgot the sarcasm smilie

:)

[Hobarticus]

15. I think this is the Year of the Cats....

I like the Panthers for the whole enchilada.

[PRETZEL]

18. Here's mine,

and I'm completely unbiased ;)

AFC:
Pats, Colts, Chiefs, STEELERS
WC:
Cincy and Jax
AFC Champ:
STEELERS

NFC:
Skins,Panthers,Bears,Hawks
WC:
Giants and Bucs
NFC Champ:
Panthers

Super Bowl:
STEELERS

[timber84]

21. I second your picks.....

I myself not being biased in the least.:)

[nolabels]

20. I don't see too many calls for the San Diego Chargers

They look like a sleeper team to me. They are better and deeper than last year, I even dislike them bolts but seeings how Oakland is just stopped the bleeding and the Donkeys haven't found another Elway. Also K.C.'s new head coach seems out to lunch, I am betting on the bolts to make it to the AFC title game at least (in spite of having Shotyhimer).

[Scurrilous]

26. S.I. Predictions:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/specials/preview/2006/scout.report/index.html

Panthers vs Dolphins in the Super Bowl.

[the other one]

27. Eagles v. Broncos

NFC
East - Eagles
North - Packers
South - Falcons
West - Seahawks
WC - Redskins, Bucaneers

AFC
East - Dolphins
North - Bengals
South - Jaguars
West - Broncos
WC - Colts, Ravens

NFC Championship - Redskins @ Eagles
AFC Championship - Dolphins @ Broncos

Superbowl - Eagles 31 Broncos 23