Here's What Won't Happen in 2010

I feel like it is a prerequisite that if you have any sort of sports-related blog or radio show you have to make preseason picks.  So here are my uninformed, sure to be wrong picks:

^Home Field Advantage
*wild card

NFC East:
Cowboys: 10-6
Giants: 9-7*
Eagles: 9-7*
Redskins: 7-9

Comment:  Cowboys and Eagles come back down a bit, Giants and Redskins move up a bit...tight division race with only a few games separating the top from bottom.  Giants and Eagles just make the playoffs thanks to a weak conference.

NFC North:
Packers: 11-5
Vikings: 9-7
Bears: 7-9
Lions: 6-10

Comment:  Brett Favre looked uninterested last night.  He'll get hurt behind that shaky O-line and probably play through it--to the detriment of the team.  The Pack emerge as the top team in the NFC North.

NFC South:
Saints: 11-5^
Falcons: 9-7
Panthers: 8-8
Bucs: 3-13

Comment:  No surprises here.  Saints win the division, Falcons stay competitive but come up just short.

NFC West:
49ers: 10-6
Cardinals:  6-10
Seahawks: 5-11
Rams:  3-13

Comment:  49ers cruise to a division title in the worst division in football

AFC East:
Patriots: 10-6
Dolphins: 9-7
Jets: 9-7
Bills: 0-16 (yeah I think they are that bad)

Comment:  The Bills are awful but a thin line separates the Pats, Dolphins, and Jets.  I think a healthy happy Brady puts the Pats on top.

AFC North:
Ravens: 12-4
Steelers: 10-6*
Bengals: 8-8
Browns: 7-9

Comment:  Ravens do it with offense, not defense.  Steelers get the wild card and both the Bengals and Browns are competitive making this the toughest division in the league.

AFC South: 
Colts: 12-4^
Titans: 10-6*
Texans: 9-7
Jags: 6-10

Comment:  Colts pull it off again.  Titans get the wild card and once again the Texans fail to get over the hump.


AFC West:
Chargers: 10-6
Broncos: 7-9
Raiders: 7-9
Chiefs: 7-9

Comment: Chargers still the best team out west, but no one is that good.

Playoffs:

NFC Wild Card Round:

Giants @ 49ers (Giants blow a huge lead in the second half and lose on a botched field goal attempt...oh wait that already happened.  Screw it, Giants WIN 17-12)
Eagles @ Cowboys  (Eagles 27-20)

NFC Divisional Round:

Giants @ Packers  (Rodgers doesn't pull a Brett Favre and there is no repeat of the 2007 magic in Lambeau, Packers win convincingly 31-17)
Eagles @ Saints (Saints 38-24)

NFC Championship

Packers @ Saints (Again, Rodgers doesn't pull a Brett Favre; Packers win 37-24)

AFC Wild Card Round:

Steelers @ Patriots  (Patriots: 24-21)
Titans @ Chargers (Titans: 23-13)

AFC Divisional Round:

Titans @ Colts (Colts 24-14)
Patriots @ Ravens (Ravens 27-20)

AFC Championship Game:

Ravens @ Colts (Colts once again humiliate their old city 37-20)

Superbowl:

Colts 31 Packers 27 (Manning is redeemed)