2009 NFL Predictions

Another NFL season is about to begin and I couldn’t wait. I love my New York Yankees and the sport of baseball, but hey I’m ready to see some guys kicking the shit out of each other. Plus we’ve got so many storylines in the league this year that it should be pretty exciting.

There was one major thing that stood out to me while looking over the top tier of teams, and that’s that no one stands out as a favorite. Yes, you have the defending champions Pittsburgh Steelers, Brett Favre in Minnesota, Tom Brady back in New England and a dangerous QB combo in Philadelphia but none of them stand out from each other. They’ve all got us good a chance as the others.

Throw in the Falcons, Giants, Colts, Ravens and a few others, and you can see that this is going to be a great season.

How did I come up with my records? I went through every game on this year’s schedule picking a winner. So if you add everything up you come out to a perfect .500 record. Let’s get started.

AFC East
1. New England Patriots 13-3
2. New York Jets 9-7
3. Buffalo Bills 8-8
4. Miami Dolphins 8-8

AFC North
1. Pittsburgh Steelers 11-5
2. Baltimore Ravens 11-5
3. Cincinnati Bengals 7-9
4. Cleveland Browns 7-9

AFC South
1. Indianapolis Colts 12-4
2. Tennessee Titans 9-7
3. Jacksonville Jaguars 8-8
4. Houston Texans 5-11

AFC West
1. San Diego Chargers 11-5
2. Denver Broncos 5-11
3. Kansas City Chiefs 5-11
4. Oakland Raiders 4-12

AFC Division Winners – New England, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, San Diego
AFC Wild Cards – Baltimore, New York

NFC East
1. Philadelphia Eagles 11-5
2. New York Giants 10-6
3. Dallas Cowboys 8-8
4. Washington Redskins 6-10

NFC North
1. Minnesota Vikings 11-5
2. Green Bay Packers 10-6
3. Chicago Bears 9-7
4. Detroit Lions 2-14

NFC South
1. Atlanta Falcons 10-6
2. New Orleans Saints 9-7
3. Carolina Panthers 6-10
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11

NFC West
1. Seattle Seahawks 9-7
2. Arizona Cardinals 9-7
3. St. Louis Rams 4-12
4. San Francisco 49ers 3-13

NFC Division Winners – Philadelphia, Minnesota, Atlanta, Seattle
NFC Wild Cards – New York, Green Bay

PLAYOFFS
Wild Card Round
AFC Game 1 – New York Jets @ Pittsburgh – Winner – Pittsburgh
AFC Game 2 – Baltimore @ San Diego – Winner – San Diego
NFC Game 1 – New York Giants @ Atlanta – Winner – New York Giants
NFC Game 2 – Green Bay @ Seattle – Winner – Green Bay

Divisional Round
AFC Game 1 – San Diego @ Indianapolis – Winner – San Diego
AFC Game 2 – Pittsburgh @ New England – Winner – New England
NFC Game 1 – New York Giants @ Philadelphia -Winner – Philadelphia
NFC Game 2 – Green Bay @ Minnesota -Winner – Green Bay

Championships
AFC – San Diego @ New England – Winner – New England
NFC – Green Bay @ Philadelphia – Winner – Philadelphia

Super Bowl
New England and Philadelphia

Super Bowl Winner – New England Patriots.

MVP – Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Offensive Player of the Year – Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
Defensive Player of the Year – Richard Seymour, Oakland Raiders (the team’s lone bright spot as he plays with huge chip on his shoulder)
Rookie of the Year – Mark Sanchez, New York Jets
Comeback Player of the Year – Tom Brady, New England Patriots (obviously)
Coach of the Year – Jim Mora, Seattle Seahawks

So there we go those are my predictions. Hate having most peoples two preseason favorites but that’s how it played out based on the playoff matchups. This page will stay up for the entire year to see how accurate it winds up.