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. Last season, I published my first set of NFL predictions on my blog, and given the popularity those articles garnered, I thought it would be worth doing them again.. 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 is my full predicted final ranking of all 32 teams. The teams in bold are the ones predicted to play in this year’s NFL Playoffs.
| Team | |
| 1 | Kansas City (14-3) |
| 2 | Seattle (13-4) |
| 3 | Tampa Bay (14-3) |
| 4 | Baltimore (12-5) |
| 5 | Buffalo (14-3) |
| 6 | Green Bay (11-6) |
| 7 | Cleveland (11-6) |
| 8 | Dallas (9-8) |
| 9 | Tennessee (12-5) |
| 10 | San Francisco (12-5) |
| 11 | LA Rams (11-6) |
| 12 | Minnesota (10-7) |
| 13 | Miami (9-8) |
| 14 | Pittsburgh (9-8) |
| 15 | New Orleans (9-8) |
| 16 | Denver (9-8) |
| 17 | Washington (8-9) |
| 18 | Las Vegas (8-9) |
| 19 | Indianapolis (8-9) |
| 20 | Atlanta (8-9) |
| 21 | New England (7-10) |
| 22 | Arizona (7-10) |
| 23 | Chicago (6-11) |
| 24 | LA Chargers (6-11) |
| 25 | Carolina (5-12) |
| 26 | Philadelphia (5-12) |
| 27 | Detroit (5-12) |
| 28 | NY Jets (5-12) |
| 29 | Cincinnnati (4-13) |
| 30 | Houston (4-13) |
| 31 | NY Giants (3-14) |
| 32 | Jacksonville (3-14) |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 