Now that I have thoroughly analyzed the hypothetical college football season, I have decided to engage in a similar analysis for the National Football League. I have never made a set of pro football preseason predictions before, but given the uncertainty of the college season in 2020, I thought I would do some NFL analysis in case that is the only game in town this fall. Much like my college preview, I have gone through and analyzed every NFL team’s regular season and postseason, as well as selected my disappointment and surprise teams and upsets to watch out for. Here are the release dates for each of my predictions and articles.
August 16- AFC Regular Season Predictions
August 17- NFC Regular Season Predictons
August 18- AFC Postseason Predictions
August 19- NFC Postseason Predictions and Super Bowl Prediction
August 20- Comprehensive NFL Power Rankings
August 21- Surprise Picks
August 22- Disappointment Picks
August 23- Regular Season Upset Picks
The records below include all regular season games but do not include playoff games, which will be analyzed in a later entry. The teams marked in bold font are the ones predicted to make the 2020 NFL playoffs. Without further ado, here is my first-ever NFL preview guide.
| AFC East | |
| 1 | Buffalo (9-7) |
| 2 | New England (8-8) |
| 3 | Miami (6-10) |
| 4 | NY Jets (4-12) |
| AFC North | |
| 1 | Baltimore (12-4) |
| 2 | Pittsburgh (8-8) |
| 3 | Cleveland (6-10) |
| 4 | Cincinnati (4-12) |
| AFC South | |
| 1 | Tennessee (12-4) |
| 2 | Indianapolis (9-7) |
| 3 | Houston (8-8) |
| 4 | Jacksonville (4-12) |
| AFC West | |
| 1 | Kansas City (13-3) |
| 2 | LA Chargers (10-6) |
| 3 | Las Vegas (8-8) |
| 4 | Denver (6-10) |
| Wildcard Tiebraker |
Conf Record
|
Strength of Victory | |||||||
| Las Vegas (8-8) | 6-6 |
CAR (.250), BUF (.563), TB (.500), CLE (.375), DEN (.375), IND (.563), LAC (.625), DEN (.375)
|
0.45325 | ||||||
| Houston (8-8) | 6-6 |
MIN (.313), JAX (.250), GB (.563), JAX (.250), NE (.500), IND (.563), CIN (.250), TEN (.750)
|
0.429875 | ||||||
| New England (8-8) | 6-6 |
MIA (.375), LV (.500), DEN (.375), NYJ (.250), ARI (.375), LAR (.500), BUF (.563), NYJ (.250)
|
0.3985 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh (8-8) | 6-6 |
NYG (.188), HOU (.500), PHI (.500), CLE (.375), CIN (.250), JAX (.250) BAL (.750), CIN (.250)
|
0.382875 |
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