NFC West Preseason Predictions: Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals

NFC West Preseason Predictions: Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals While I expect this division to cannibalize itself a little bit, I don’t think anyone is as good as the Seattle Seahawks this year. The Seahawks should have won the Super Bowl, but elected, from the shotgun, not to run the ball with the best goal line back in football. In response, they’ve added a bunch of pieces and gotten a lot better, and I don’t think anyone will compete until the salary cap destroys them.

1. Seattle Seahawks (14-2): It’s hard to be completely unstoppable from the west coast because of how far you have to travel for a lot of those road games. That said, it’s hard to be stopped when you add one of the best offensive weapons in football to the best rushing offense in the game. I choose not to forgive them for their Super Bowl mishap that cost me money, but to pick anyone ahead of ...

NFL Predictions – 2015 NFC East Preseason Picks: Cowboys, Eagles

2015 NFL Preseason Predictions: Can Dallas Cowboys Win NFC East?

Seriously, the division comes down to whether or not the Dallas Cowboys actually need a running back to win games. The Philadelphia Eagles return the same mad scientist nonsense, the New York Giants return basically the same roster, and the Washington Redskins are completely dysfunctional.

1. Dallas Cowboys (11-5): The amazing Dallas Cowboys offensive line protects Tony Romo, both by facilitating the run and insulating the Cowboys from the terrible play calling of Jason Garrett. It also helps control the clock and keep the defense fresh. The question is whether they can win without a stud running back. For now, I say that they can.

2. Philadelphia Eagles (10-6): I don’t really understand the quarterback carousel in Philly, but as long as Tim Tebow has a roster spot I’m a Chip Kelly fan. I like that they picked up DeMarco Murray as all hope seemed lost, and they look like ...

NFL Preseason Predictions: 2015 AFC West Picks, Denver Broncos

2015 AFC West Predictions: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs

It’s not exactly going out on a limb to predict the exact same results as last year, but that’s what I’ll be doing in this division. The Denver Broncos continue to be the class of a highly mediocre division, while the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers battle to remain relevant. The Oakland Raiders are still the Oakland Raiders.

1. Denver Broncos (12-4): They’ve taken a step back and Peyton Manning has gotten a year older, but I still think they have plenty of weapons and will continue to win at the same clip as last year. I’d like to see Manning get another Super Bowl, but his time in the spotlight is coming to an end.

2. Kansas City Chiefs (9-7): The Chiefs are an interesting team. They can run the ball, they’ve got a good defense, but they don’t really have the passing attack necessary to win in ...

NFL Preseason Predictions, AFC South: Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans

AFC South Preseason Picks: Indianapolis Colts over Houston Texans, Jags, Titans This division is about as boring as they come. It’s hard to get excited about anyone in the AFC South and has been for a while. The Indianapolis Colts are never flashy, the Houston Texans never live up to expectations, the Tennessee Titans are a decade removed from being relevant, and the Jacksonville Jaguars are hilarious.

1. Indianapolis Colts (13-3): With no one to really challenge them atop this division, the Indianapolis Colts are going to cruise. What’s more, they’ve gotten better. Andrew Luck is another year in, they brought in another huge receiving weapon, they have a proven veteran running back, and a heck of a coach. Yawn. Let’s move on.

2. Houston Texans (9-7): I wish I could trust this team, but without a quarterback they simply have too many unknowns. I like this defense, I think they’ll run the ball well again, but with ...

NFL Preseason Predictions, 2015 AFC East Picks: Patriots, Bills

AFC East 2015 Preseason Predictions: New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills Few things are as certain season to season as the AFC East. This year, even with all the shaking up of the rosters, even with Tom Brady out for a well-deserved, four-game suspension, and even with the Buffalo Bills making all kind of moves, I still can’t bring myself to bet against the Pats.

1. New England Patriots (10-6): So, even if they come out “flat” you can sprinkle in a few losses with Tom Brady on the bench and maybe a little bit of adjustment once he comes back in, and I still think the New England Patriots are the best team in the AFC East this year. The Jets still don’t have a quarterback, the Bills are learning to win, and the Patriots will win the division – even if they don’t cruise to the title like in years past.

2. Buffalo Bills (9 – 7): I like the ...

Super Bowl Predictions: Why Seattle Seahawks Will Defeat the New England Patriots

NFL Super Bowl Predictions: Why the Seattle Seahawks Will Beat the New England Patriots

Last year broke a long run of Super Bow victories that went back to the Colts-Bears game my senior year of high school. This year I’ll be jumping on the very bandwagon that stole my glory last season. Perhaps my love of Peyton Manning blinded me last season, but surely betting into all the hatred I have for the Seattle Seahawks will help eliminate any such bias this season.

We announced our prediction earlier in the week, but I wanted to take another look at ...

Super Bowl XLIX Pick: Seattle Seahawks Will Win Super Bowl, Patriots Fall Short

Super Bowl XLIX Prediction – NFL Picks: Seattle Seahawks vs New England Patriots Im on the Seattle Seahawks here. I find it ironic that the team that broke my Super Bowl win streak with Z-Code now garners my support, but I think they’rethe better team. It kind of pains me to say it, but if there’s a team I dislike more than Seattle it’s probably the New England Patriots and their ball-deflating, videotaping, nonsense dynasty. This Super Bowl is going to be great and terrible at the same time in that regard; Two awesome teams that I hate.

I think the ...

NFL Playoffs Picks, AFC Championship: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots

It’s hard to imagine anyone taking down the New England Patriots at home. The Pats have been great at home, and Tom Brady’s numbers on his own field have been spectacular this season. The Indianapolis Colts defense is sloppy, and it’s hard to see them shutting down the Pats. Then again, it was hard to imagine them shutting down the Denver Broncos, and they found a way to do that.

I believe Peyton Manning was pretty incapacitated by his injury but tried to play through it. I ...

NFL Playoffs Picks, NFC Championship: Seahawks Packers

NFL Playoffs Picks, NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers vs Seattle Seahawks (-7.5) We had a perfect bracket in the NFC this year after an injured Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers through some controversy last round. Hell, the Dallas Cowboys were only there because of a similar officiating issue, so we feel like it all balanced out (in our favor). So, with nothing broken, why change a thing? We’ll stick to our original prediction here – especially given the health of Aaron Rodgers – and take the Seattle Seahawks at home.

Quite frankly, the Packers looked scared the first time ...

NFL Playoffs Predictions: Are We Headed for a Broncos Seahawks Super Bowl?

NFL Playoffs Predictions, Updated Bracket: Broncos Seahawks Super Bowl Rematch?We were perfect in the first round, going 2-0 against the spread and 4-0 on the money line. As such, our bracket really doesn’t need any updating. That said, it’s the NFL Playoffs and I’m too excited not to make another post. So, next round, same predictions, but with a little more analysis on the games that remain. We’re all chalk here, but I don’t really see any budding upsets like we had in the first round.

NFL Playoffs Predictions: Divisional Round

AFC

1. New England Patriots OVER 6. Baltimore Ravens

Thank you, Baltimore, for coming through as underdogs in the first round. That said, it looked like easy money. Baltimore is a winning franchise that was playing an arch rival they were extremely familiar with while the Steelers were without their top running back and arguably best and most important player. Now an extra-rested New England Patriots team hosts a shoddy ...