Now that I have thoroughly analyzed the upcoming college football season, it is time for me to publish my third annual NFL preseason football guide. 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.

Without further ado, here are the teams I am predicting to surprise this season. These teams are ordered in the relative disparity between my picks and the experts average while also taking into account the significance of each pick. Keep in mind last year my # 1 surprise team on this list was the Philadelphia Eagles, so I have done some good work with these in the past.

	Surprise Teams	My Predictions:	Experts Predictions:
1	Chicago	1st in NFC North; Projected Record: 10-7; 11th in Power Rankings	4th in NFC North; Projected Record: 7-10; 24th in Power Rankings
2	New Orleans	1st in NFC South; Projected Record: 9-8; 13th in Power Rankings	2nd in NFC South; Projected Record: 7-10; 19th in Power Rankings
3	Dallas	1st in NFC East; Projected Record: 12-5; 2nd in Power Rankings	2nd in NFC East; Projected Record: 11-6; 7th in Power Rankings
4	Las Vegas	3rd in AFC West; Projected Record: 10-7; 15th in Power Rankings	4th in AFC West; Projected Record: 7-10; 23rd in Power Rankings
5	Tampa Bay	3rd in NFC South; Projected Record: 7-10; 26th in Power Rankings	4th in NFC South; Projected Record: 2-15; 30th in Power Rankings