2011 NFL Predictions: Predicting the Record for Every Team Next Season

Nearly every day that goes by, it seems that we're getting closer and closer to the end of the dreadful NFL lockout.

According to sources, the NFL lockout should be lifted on July 15, but that's certainly up in the air, but is the best case scenario. 

Assuming that there is a 2011 NFL season, here are my predicted records for every single team.

Also, at the end of this slideshow, I'm throwing in a little bit of a bonus for you guys!

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Arizona Cardinals

Predicted Record: 8-8 

Key Wins: St. Louis Rams Week 12, Seattle Seahawks Week 3

Key Loses: Seattle Seahawks Week 17, Dallas Cowboys Week 13, San Francisco 49ers Week 11

Atlanta Falcons

Predicted Record: 11-5

Key Wins: Green Bay Packers Week 6, New Orleans Saints Week 10, 

Key Loses: Indianapolis Colts Week 9, New Orleans Saints Week 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 17

Baltimore Ravens

Predicted Record: 11-5 

Key Wins: Pittsburgh Steelers Week 1, Pittsburgh Steelers Week 9

Key Loses: Indianapolis Colts Week 14, Cleveland Browns Week 13, Houston Texans Week 6

Buffalo Bills

Predicted Record: 4-12

Key Wins: Tennessee Titans Week 13, Miami Dolphins Week 15

Key Loses: Dallas Cowboys Week 13, Oakland Raiders Week 2, Miami Dolphins Week 11

Carolina Panthers

Predicted Record: 2-14

Key Wins: Tennessee Titans Week 10

Key Loses: Detroit Lions Week 11, Jacksonville Jaguars Week 3, Arizona Cardinals Week 1

Chicago Bears

Predicted Record: 8-8

Key Wins: Green Bay Packers Week 3, San Diego Chargers Week 11

Key Loses: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 7, Philadelphia Eagles Week 9, Minnesota Vikings Week 17

Cincinnati Bengals

Predicted Record: 5-11

Key Wins: Jacksonville Jaguars Week 5, Seattle Seahawks Week 8, St. Louis Rams Week 15

Key Loses: Arizona Cardinals Week 16, San Francisco 49ers Week 3, Denver Broncos Week 2

Cleveland Browns

Predicted Record: 4-12

Key Wins: Oakland Raiders Week 6, Jacksonville Jaguars Week 11

Key Loses: Arizona Cardinals Week 15, St. Louis Rams Week 10, Miami Dolphins Week 3

Dallas Cowboys

Predicted Record: 8-8

Key Wins: Seattle Seahawks Week 9, New York Giants Week 17, Philadelphia Eagles Week 8

Key Loses: Detroit Lions Week 4, Miami Dolphins Week 12, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 15

Denver Broncos

Predicted Record: 6-10 

Key Wins: Oakland Raiders Week 1 and Week 9, Minnesota Vikings Week 13

Key Loses: Buffalo Bills Week 16, Chicago Bears Week 14, Detroit Lions Week 8

Detroit Lions

Predicted Record: 10-6 

Key Wins: San Diego Week 16, Chicago Bears Week 10, Kansas City Chiefs Week 2

Key Loses: Atlanta Falcons Week 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 1, New Orleans Saints Week 13

Green Bay Packers

Predicted Record: 11-5

Key Wins: San Diego Chargers Week 9, New York Giants Week 13

Key Loses: Kansas City Chiefs Week 15, Oakland Raiders Week 14, New Orleans Saints Week 1

Houston Texans

Predicted Record: 11-5

Key Wins: New Orleans Saints Week 3, Baltimore Ravens Week 6

Key Loses: Atlanta Falcons Week 13, Pittsburgh Steelers Week 4, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 10

Indianapolis Colts

Predicted Record: 13-3 

Key Wins: Pittsburgh Steelers Week 3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 4, New Orleans Week 7

Key Loses: Kansas City Chiefs Week 5, New England Patriots Week 13, Tennessee Titans Week 16

Jacksonville Jaguars

Predicted Record: 3-13 

Key Wins: Tennessee Titans Week 1 and Week 16

Key Loses: Cleveland Browns Week 11, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 14

Kansas City Chiefs

Predicted Record: 12-4 

Key Wins: Indianapolis Colts Week 5, San Diego Chargers Week 8, Green Bay Packers Week 15

Key Loses: Detroit Lions Week 2, San Diego Chargers Week 3, New York Jets Week 14, New England Patriots Week 11

Miami Dolphins

Predicted Record: 4-12 

Key Wins: Dallas Cowboys Week 12, Cleveland Browns Week 3

Key Loses: Denver Broncos Week 7, Buffalo Bills Week 15

Minnesota Vikings

Predicted Record: 2-14

Key Wins: Carolina Panthers Week 8, Chicago Bears Week 17

Key Loses: Washington Redskins Week 16, Denver Broncos Week 13, Arizona Cardinals Week 5

New England Patriots

Predicted Record: 15-1

Key Wins: New York Jets Week 5, Pittsburgh Steelers Week 8, San Diego Chargers Week 2, Philadelphia Eagles Week 12, New York Giants Week 9

Key Loses: New York Jets Week 10

New Orleans Saints

Predicted Record: 12-4 

Key Wins: Green Bay Packers Week 1, Atlanta Falcons Week 16, New York Giants Week 12

Key Loses: Houston Texans Week 3, Indianapolis Colts Week 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 6

New York Giants

Predicted Record: 9-7

Key Wins: Philadelphia Eagles Week 11, Dallas Cowboys Week 14

Key Loses: New York Jets Week 16, San Francisco 49ers Week 10

New York Jets

Predicted Record: 14-2

Key Wins: San Diego Chargers Week 7, New England Patriots Week 10, Kansas City Chiefs Week 14

Key Loses: New England Patriots Week 5, Philadelphia Eagles Week 15

Oakland Raiders

Predicted Record: 5-11 

Key Wins: Miami Dolphins Week 13, Green Bay Packers Week 14, San Diego Chargers Week 17

Key Loses: Denver Broncos Week 1, New England Patriots Week 4, Chicago Bears Week 12

Philadelphia Eagles

Predicted Record: 11-5

Key Wins: Atlanta Falcons Week 2, Chicago Bears Week 9, New York Jets Week 15

Key Loses: Arizona Cardinals Week 10, New York Giants Week 11

Pittsburgh Steelers

Predicted Record: 10-6

Key Wins: Houston Texans Week 4, San Francisco 49ers Week 15

Key Loses: Arizona Cardinals Week 7, Indianapolis Colts Week 3, Baltimore Ravens Week 1 and 9

San Diego Chargers

Predicted Record: 9-7 

Key Wins: Kansas City Chiefs Week 3, Oakland Raiders Week 10, Baltimore Ravens Week 15

Key Loses: New York Jets Week 7, New England Patriots Week 2, Green Bay Packers Week 9

San Francisco 49ers

Predicted Record: 8-8

Key Wins: Seattle Seahawks Week 1 and 15, St. Louis Rams Week 17, New York Giants Week 10

Key Loses: Detroit Lions Week 6, Dallas Cowboys Week 2, Arizona Cardinals Week 14

Seattle Seahawks

Predicted Record: 5-11

Key Wins: Cleveland Browns Week 7, Philadelphia Eagles Week 13

Key Loses: Arizona Cardinals Week 3, Cincinnati Bengals Week 8, Dallas Cowboys Week 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Predicted Record: 12-4

Key Wins: New Orleans Saints Week 6, Chicago Bears Week 7, Houston Texans Week 10, Atlanta Falcons Week 17

Key Loses: Indianapolis Colts Week 4, Atlanta Falcons Week 3, New Orleans Saints Week 9

Tennessee Titans

Predicted Record: 3-13

Key Wins: Cleveland Browns Week 4, Cincinnati Bengals Week 9, Indianapolis Colts Week 15

Key Loses: Carolina Panthers Week 10, Buffalo Bills Week 13, Jacksonville Jaguars Week 1 and 16

St. Louis Rams

Predicted Record: 6-10

Key Wins: Dallas Cowboys Week 7, Cleveland Browns Week 10

Key Loses: Pittsburgh Steelers Week 17, Arizona Cardinals Week 12 and 9

Washington Redskins

Predicted Record: 1-15

Key Wins: Minnesota Vikings Week 16

Key Loses: Buffalo Bills Week 8, Carolina Panthers Week 7

BONUS: Title Games and Super Bowl Predictions

AFC Title Game: 

New York Jets: 17

New England Patriots: 24

NFC Title Game:

New Orleans Saints: 21

Green Bay Packers: 10

Super Bowl:

New Orleans Saints: 24

New England Patriots: 28