NFL- 32 Bold Predictions For The 2008 Season

Football is in the air, as we prepare for the start of 4 weeks of pointless preseason games to tickle our NFL funny-bones.

We get teasers of games, with starters usually not playing more than a couple of drives before being replaced by the second and third stringers, fighting for positions on the team.

I always get annoyed, screaming, "why can't the d@mn season start already!"

Nevertheless, here we are, in week one of preseason, watching basically every starting QB look great in the first quarter (unless you're Eli Manning).

We've already saw Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Jason Taylor and Jeremy Shockey miss preseason action, and hopefully that trend stops soon so we can see our favorite stars in action before September.

Guys like Robert Meachem and the ageless David Patten make pleas for Fantasy Drafts, and we all wonder who will be the talk of the upcoming NFL season.

With all of the story lines coming into this season (does the name Brett Favre ring a bell?) it's hard to decipher what players and teams will wow us and breakthrough to be the next New York Giants (it won't be them).

To your rescue is Samuel Bell Jr., an intelligent, football fanatic who enjoys to make predictions, and after writing this article I'm going to play the lottery because I feel lucky. (Lancer Evolution, here I come!)

These predictions are BOLD, and I take responsibility for every one. Comments, refutations, I want 'em all.

I will make 32 predictions of what will happen this season, and after the season is over I'll revisit this article and see what I have right, and also what I screwed up on. I won't explain my picks, but I'll explain why they failed later for the ones that do.

I can't wait to be right. (If I don't endorse my predictions, who will?)

32. The New England Patriots Will Win the AFC East

31. The Pittsburgh Steelers Will Win the AFC North

30. The Jacksonville Jaguars Will Win the AFC South

29. The San Diego Chargers Will Win the AFC West

28. The Dallas Cowboys Will Win the NFC East

27. The Minnesota Vikings Will Win the NFC North

26. The New Orleans Saints Will Win the NFC South

25. The Arizona Cardinals Will Win the NFC West

24. The AFC East Will Finish Like This:

1. New England Patriots- 14-2

2. Buffalo Bills- 9-7

3. New York Jets- 8-8

4. Miami Dolphins- 4-12

23. The AFC North Will Finish Like This:

1. Pittsburgh Steelers- 11-5

2. Cleveland Browns- 10-6

3. Cincinnati Bengals- 9-7

4. Baltimore Ravens- 5-11

22. The AFC South Will Finish Like This:

1. Jacksonville Jaguars- 12-4

2. Indianapolis Colts- 10-6

3. Tennessee Titans- 9-7

4. Houston Texans- 8-8

21. The AFC West Will Finish Like This:

1. San Diego Chargers- 12-4

2. Denver Broncos- 9-7

3. Oakland Raiders- 9-7

4. Kansas City Chiefs- 5-11

20. The NFC East Will Finish Like This:

1. Dallas Cowboys- 14-2

2. New York Giants- 10-6

3. Philadelphia Eagles- 9-7

4. Washington Redskins- 7-9

19. The NFC North Will Finish Like This:

1. Minnesota Vikings- 11-5

2. Detroit Lions- 9-7

3. Green Bay Packers- 7-9

4. Chicago Bears- 4-12

18. The NFC South Will Finish Like This:

1. New Orleans Saints- 11-5

2. Carolina Panthers- 10-6

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 6-10

4. Atlanta Falcons- 3-13

17. The NFC West Will Finish Like This:

1. Arizona Cardinals- 10-6

2. Seattle Seahawks- 9-7

3. St. Louis Rams- 8-8

4. San Francisco 49ers- 6-10

16. The Pittsburgh Steelers Will Defeat the Indianapolis Colts 38-24 in WC 1.

15. The Jacksonville Jaguars Will Defeat the Cleveland Browns 24-10 in WC 2.

14. The Arizona Cardinals Will Defeat the New York Giants 20-7 in WC 3.

13. The New Orleans Saints Will Defeat the Carolina Panthers 23-14 in WC 4.

12. The Pittsburgh Steelers Will Defeat the New England Patriots 28-17 in the Divisional Round.

11. The San Diego Chargers Will Defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-14 in the Divisional Round.

10. The Dallas Cowboys Will Defeat the Arizona Cardinals 31-10 in the Divisional Round.

9. The New Orleans Saints Will Defeat the Minnesota Vikings 17-14 in Overtime in the Divisional Round.

8. The San Diego Chargers Will Defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-21 in the AFC Championship Game.

7. The Dallas Cowboys Will Defeat the New Orleans Saints 24-20 in the NFC Championship Game.

6. The Dallas Cowboys Will Defeat the San Diego Chargers 31-21 in Super Bowl 43.

5. Tony Romo Will Be Super Bowl MVP.

4. Adrian Peterson Will Be NFL MVP.

3. Ken Whisenhunt Will Be NFL Coach of the Year.

2. Brett Favre Will Not Make It to the Playoffs This Season and His Consecutive Starts Streak Will Be Broken.

1. Atlanta Will Be Wishing For QB Michael Vick After the Season.

*Watch These Three First-Round Rookies:

1. Kansas City DT Glenn Dorsey

2. Pittsburgh RB Rashard Mendenhall

3. Arizona CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

There you have it. I know there will be a TON of disagreements, and that's fine with me.

We'll see how it all plays out on the field.