One of the best parts of being a sports fan is the way the seasons overlap, so that just as the baseball season winds down, football gets going, and when football ends, basketball takes over and leads right into spring, when baseball begins again. It's a beautiful "Circle of Life" kind of thing. True, it didn't work out so well for me this year, seeing as how the Cubs haven't played a meaningful game since, what, Mother's Day? But that's not important right now. What is important is that the NFL season kicks off on Thursday night.
In an attempt to predict the 2011 NFL season, I created an elaborate computer simulation that played out every game on the regular season schedule, as well as the postseason. Unfortunately, since I have no idea how to write a computer program, I ended up with a Cincinnati vs. Carolina Super Bowl matchup. So I decided to junk that whole set of predictions and just wing it instead. And without further ado, here are my forecasted 2011 records for every team - and I'm giving out playoff prognostications too, at no extra charge! Bears fans, I hope you're sitting down for this.
NFC North
| Green Bay | 13-3 |
| Bears | 8-8 |
| Detroit | 8-8 |
| Minnesota | 5-11 |
NFC East
| Philadelphia | 12-4 |
| NY Giants* | 10-6 |
| Dallas | 8-8 |
| Washington | 6-10 |
NFC South
| New Orleans | 10-6 |
| Atlanta* | 10-6 |
| Tampa Bay | 8-8 |
| Carolina | 3-13 |
NFC West
| Arizona | 9-7 |
| St. Louis | 8-8 |
| Seattle | 6-10 |
| San Francisco | 4-12 |
Wild Card: NY Giants over Arizona; New Orleans over Atlanta
NFC Divisional Playoffs: Green Bay over NY Giants; Philadelphia over New Orleans
NFC Championship: Green Bay over Philadelphia
AFC North:
| Pittsburgh | 11-5 |
| Baltimore* | 11-5 |
| Cleveland | 6-10 |
| Cincinnati | 4-12 |
AFC East:
| New England | 12-4 |
| NY Jets* | 11-5 |
| Miami | 7-9 |
| Buffalo | 5-11 |
AFC South:
| Houston | 10-6 |
| Indianapolis | 9-7 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 |
| Jacksonville | 6-10 |
AFC West:
| San Diego | 11-5 |
| Kansas City | 7-9 |
| Oakland | 6-10 |
| Denver | 5-11 |
Wild Card: Baltimore over Houston; San Diego over NY Jets
NFC Divisional Playoffs: New England over Baltimore; Pittsburgh over San Diego
NFC Championship: New England over Pittsburgh
Super Bowl 46: Really? You expect me to choose between a repeat Super Bowl championship for Green Bay and yet another Tom Brady/New England Patriots championship? Why don't you just kill me now?
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