2013 NFL Predictions
By Jamie Ellis
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Every year, I try to make my NFL predictions before the season begins. I go all the way through the playoffs and ultimately pick a Super Bowl winner. Sometimes, I’m close. Most times, I’m far off. Either way, I always enjoy looking ahead and then comparing my predictions to actual results at the end of the year. This year, I would like to take the opportunity to have you challenge my predictions. If you feel a team will finish 1st and I pick them 3rd, challenge me. Why am I wrong? Let me know. The process of debate is one of the most intriguing aspects of pro football. So what am I thinking. Without further ado:
*Note – playoff seeding is in parentheses.
AFC
East
(4)New England 10-6
Miami 6-10
Buffalo 5-11
New York Jets 4-12
North
(2)Cincinnati 11-5
Baltimore 10-6
Pittsburgh 9-7
Cleveland 6-10
South
(3)Houston 11-5
(5)Indianapolis 10-6
Tennessee 6-10
Jacksonville 2-14
West
(1)Denver 13-3
(6)Kansas City 10-6
San Diego 7-9
Oakland 5-11
***AFC Playoffs***
Wild Card Round:
Kansas City over Houston
Indianapolis over New England
Divisional Round:
Denver over Kansas City
Cincinnati over Indianapolis
AFC Championship:
Denver over Cincinnati
NFC
West
(1)San Francisco 11-5
(5)Seattle 10-6
St. Louis 8-8
Arizona 5-11
North
(4)Green Bay 9-7
(6)Chicago 9-7
Detroit 8-8
Minnesota 6-10
South
(2)Atlanta 11-5
New Orleans 8-8
Carolina 8-8
Tampa Bay 5-11
East
(3)Dallas 10-6
Washington 9-7
Philadelphia 7-9
New York Giants 7-9
***NFC Playoffs***
Wild Card Round:
Dallas over Chicago
Seattle over Green Bay
Divisional Round:
San Francisco over Seattle
Atlanta over Dallas
AFC Championship:
San Francisco over Atlanta
****SUPER BOWL XLVII****
San Francisco over Denver