2016 NFL Season Preview Here’s a wrap up of our divisional previews with playoff picks. NFC: Packers, Panthers, Cardinals, Cowboys with the Vikings and the Seahawks in as wildcards NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers (11-5) The Packers lost the division to the Vikings last year in the last game of the season. The Vikings will be good again this year, but the Packers are the team to beat and here’s why. Jordy Nelson is back. Without Nelson, Aaron Rodgers was not the same quarterback in 2015. Combine that with a struggling Eddie Lacy and virtually no receiver stepping up to ...
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2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC South
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC South Carolina Panthers (11-4) I actually hate the Carolina Panthers. However, they proved last year that they are no longer an ignorable piece of mediocrity in a struggling division. In 2015 the Panthers dominated both sides of the ball never-before-seen fashion- and they did it without their star wideout. Kelvin Benjamin is back this year and there’s no reason to expect anything less than greatness from him. He was an absolute monster in 2014 and Cam Newton has improved tremendously since then. With Funchess, Ginn, and Brown all battling for the second starting job, and ...
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC West
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC West Arizona Cardinals (13-3) The Cardinals were absolute monsters last year and we see no reason why that should change in 2016. For starters, they posses a top-10 defense that allowed just 19.6 points per game last year. Next they have one of the most potent offenses in the NFL that averaged over 30 points a game last year. Second-year veteran RB, David Johnson, showed a lot of promise when he was given the opportunity after injuries to both Andre Ellington and Chris Johnson. This year he’s slated to be one of the most productive ...
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC East
2016 NFL Division Preview: NFC East Dallas Cowboys (12-4) Expect a huge turnaround for the Cowboys this year from their 4-12 season in 2015. We’re predicting they bounce back and take the division for essentially 4 reasons. First, the Cowboys had a surprisingly competent defense last year (1st in the division in points allowed) and there’s little reason to expect a regression this year. Second, Ezekiel Elliot is slated to jump into the role of a workhorse back and he’s exactly what the Cowboys need. Last year Dallas struggled running the ball and couldn’t find a RB they liked. Over the ...
NFL Preseason Division Predictions: AFC North
AFC NORTH Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) Last year the Bengals won the division at 12-4 and then lost the wild card round (like they have the last 5 years in a row) to the Steelers. Pittsburgh made the playoffs thanks to a late run and only missed the division due to a string of what should have been devastating injuries. Big Ben was out for a good bit of the season, Leveon Bell was out for most of the season, and Antonio Brown was playing hurt for a decent bit. If we accept the fact that the Steelers probably won’t see ...
NFL Preseason Division Predictions: AFC South
AFC SOUTH Houston Texans: (10-6) The Texans have been a breakout candidate for years now. They’ve had a stout defense and have developed some strong offensive weapons in the past year. Finally, their offseason moves have been impeccable. First, they may have finally filled the devastating void in the quarterback position that has plagued their offense for the last 5 years by stealing Brock Osweiler from Denver. Osweiler is young and inexperienced but, in the eyes of many, outplayed Peyton Manning last year when he was given the chance. Osweiler is far from a sure-bet, but he gives a breath ...
Carolina Panthers Will Not Win Super Bowl 50 Vs Denver Broncos, Peyton Manning
Super Bowl 50 Predictions, NFL Picks: Denver Broncos vs Carolina Panthers Everything about Super Bowl 50 points to the Carolina Panthers winning this game on paper. If you’ve followed the Denver Broncos this season and throughout these playoffs, it is clear that Peyton Manning is on his last legs.
The offense is stumbling a little bit, the receivers are dropping Manning’s wobbly passes, and without the downfield passing game the Denver Broncos running game has had trouble establishing itself. This is an offense that quite simply gave the Patriots too many chances to win the AFC championship. They barely deserve to ...
NFL Playoffs Predictions: Super Bowl 50 is Denver Broncos vs Carolina Panthers
NFL Playoffs Picks Update: Denver Broncos vs Carolina Panthers Super Bowl 50 We were so close to a perfect NFL playoffs bracket. The last game of the NFL playoffs did not go our way as the Carolina Panthers clinched their spot in the Super Bowl by blowing out my Arizona Cardinals, and so dies my love affair for Larry Fitzgerald and Carson Palmer. Fortunately, my favoritism of Peyton Manning, love of DeMarcus Ware, and really my affinity for the Denver Broncos defense overall worked out for us as the Broncos had one of the most memorable 4th quarter defensive stands ...
AFC Championship Prediction: Broncos Pats, Brady Manning
NFL Playoffs Picks: AFC Championship, New England Patriots at Denver Broncos I don’t trust Peyton Manning at all right now. He’s old, he forgot how to throw a spiral, he doesn’t like the cold weather, he’s not particularly healthy, and he isn’t winning games by himself anymore. That said, he puts his team in positions to win. He knows when to run the ball and he audibles his team into advantages on every play. Peyton Manning may not be what he once was, but he’s enough for the Denver Broncos to make it to another Super Bowl.
The reason that I ...
NFL Playoffs Predictions: Denver Broncos vs Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL Playoffs Picks: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos The injuries the Pittsburgh Steelers are facing adds a new element to a game I was already pretty confident about. Both of their top running backs are hurt, Antonio Brown has been ruled out with a concussion, and Ben Roethlisberger is battling an injury to his shoulder. I do not see how this team will compete.
The Denver Broncos have the best defense in football and the best pass rush. I like them to be all over a depleted Pittsburgh Steelers team. While the Steelers defense is underrated and manages to keep ...
