I know, I know. It sucks, but I think we are going to be OK. We manage to survive without football for 6+ months out of the year and even though it's painful to see your favorite team's season end, there's always the hope that they will be much better next season that keeps us going. Before we can look forward to next season though, we need to look back at this season. Before the playoffs get into motion, we are going to take a look back at how each team did during the regular season. We are also going to take a look back at how each of my predictions panned out so everyone can make fun of how wrong I was. As if that wasn't already enough, I provide you with my updated playoff predictions as well as the coaches I think will be looking for work once the day ends. It's a damn good time and it's all right here in this column.....
Record: 11-5 (3-3)
My Predicted Record: 8-8 (1-5)
Teams Beaten: Chargers, Giants, 49ers, Redskins, Raiders, Eagles, Cowboys, Rams (2x), Lions, Chiefs
Teams Lost To: Broncos, Seahawks (2x), Falcons, 49ers
Overall Offensive Efficiency Ranking: 28th
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 18th
Record: 6-10 (5-1)
My Predicted Record: 7-9 (2-4)
Teams Beaten: Saints (2x), Buccaneers (2x), Panthers, Cardinals
Teams Lost To: Bengals, Vikings, Giants, Bears, Ravens, Lions, Browns, Packers, Steelers
Overall Offensive Efficiency Ranking: 15th
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 26th
Record: 10-6 (3-3)
My Predicted Record: 10-6 (5-1)
Teams Beaten: Steelers, Browns (2x), Panthers, Buccaneers, Falcons, Titans, Saints, Dolphins, Jaguars
Teams Lost To: Bengals (2x), Colts, Steelers, Chargers, Texans
Overall Offensive Efficiency Ranking: 4th
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 3rd
Record: 9-7 (4-2)
My Predicted Record: 6-10 (2-4)
Teams Beaten: Bears, Dolphins, Lions, Vikings, Jets (2x), Browns, Packers, Patriots
Teams Lost To: Chargers, Texans, Patriots, Chiefs, Dolphins, Broncos, Raiders
Overall Offensive Efficiency Ranking: 31st
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 5th
Record: 7-8-1 (4-2)
My Predicted Record: 9-7 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Buccaneers (2x), Lions, Bears, Saints, Browns, Falcons
Teams Lost To: Steelers, Ravens, Packers, Seahawks, Saints, Eagles, Falcons, Vikings
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 17th
Record: 5-11 (1-5)
My Predicted Record: 11-5 (4-2)
Teams Beaten: 49ers, Jets, Falcons, Vikings, Buccaneers
Teams Lost To: Bills, Packers (2x), Panthers, Dolphins, Patriots, Lions (2x), Cowboys, Saints, Vikings
Overall Offensive Efficiency Ranking: 18th
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 23rd
Record: 10-5-1 (3-3)
My Predicted Record: 9-7 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Ravens (2x), Falcons, Titans, Jaguars, Saints, Texans, Buccaneers, Browns, Broncos
Teams Lost To: Patriots, Colts, Browns, Steelers (2x)
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 30th
Record: 7-9 (2-4)
My Predicted Record: 4-12 (1-5)
Teams Beaten: Saints, Titans, Steelers, Raiders, Buccaneers, Bengals, Falcons
Teams Lost To: Steelers, Ravens (2x), Jaguars, Texans, Bills, Colts, Bengals, Panthers
Overall Offensive Efficiency Ranking: 9th
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 14th
Record: 12-4 (4-2)
My Predicted Record: 3-13 (2-4)
Teams Beaten: Titans, Rams, Saints, Texans, Seahawks, Giants (2x), Jaguars, Bears, Eagles, Colts, Redskins
Teams Lost To: 49ers, Redskins, Cardinals, Eagles
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 19th
Record: 12-4 (6-0)
My Predicted Record: 13-3 (5-1)
Teams Beaten: Colts, Chiefs (2x), Cardinals, Jets, 49ers, Chargers (2x), Raiders (2x), Dolphins, Bills
Teams Lost To: Seahawks, Patriots, Rams, Bengals
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 1st
Record: 11-5 (5-1)
My Predicted Record: 6-10 (2-4)
Teams Beaten: Giants, Packers, Jets, Vikings (2x), Saints, Falcons, Dolphins, Bears (2x), Buccaneers
Teams Lost To: Panthers, Bills, Cardinals, Patriots, Packers
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 2nd
Record: 12-4 (5-1)
My Predicted Record: 10-6 (4-2)
Teams Beaten: Jets, Bears (2x), Vikings (2x), Dolphins, Panthers, Eagles, Patriots, Falcons, Buccaneers
Teams Lost To: Seahawks, Lions. Saints, Bills
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 16th
Record: 9-7 (4-2)
My Predicted Record: 6-10 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Redskins, Raiders, Bills, Titans (2x), Browns, Jaguars (2x), Ravens
Teams Lost To: Giants, Cowboys, Colts (2x), Steelers, Eagles, Bengals
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 10th
Record: 11-5 (6-0)
My Predicted Record: 13-3 (5-1)
Teams Beaten: Jaguars (2x), Titans (2x), Ravens, Texans (2x), Bengals, Giants, Redskins, Browns
Teams Lost To: Broncos, Eagles, Steelers, Patriots, Cowboys
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 22nd
Record: 3-13 (1-5)
My Predicted Record: 4-12 (2-4)
Teams Beaten: Browns, Giants, Titans
Teams Lost To: Eagles, Redskins, Colts (2x), Chargers, Steelers, Titans, Dolphins, Bengals, Cowboys, Texans (2x), Ravens
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 27th
Record: 9-7 (3-3)
My Predicted Record: 8-8 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Dolphins, Patriots, Chargers (2x), Rams, Jets, Bills, Seahawks, Raiders
Teams Lost To: Titans, Broncos (2x), 49ers, Raiders, Cardinals, Steelers
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 13th
Record: 8-8 (3-3)
My Predicted Record: 8-8 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Patriots, Raiders, Bears, Jaguars, Chargers, Bills, Jets, Vikings
Teams Lost To: Bills, Chiefs, Packers, Lions, Broncos, Ravens, Patriots, Jets
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 11th
Record: 7-9 (1-5)
My Predicted Record: 5-11 (2-4)
Teams Beaten: Rams, Falcons, Buccaneers, Redskins, Panthers, Jets, Bears
Teams Lost To: Patriots, Saints, Packers (2x), Lions (2x), Bills, Bears, Dolphins
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 12th
Record: 12-4 (4-2)
My Predicted Record: 10-6 (4-2)
Teams Beaten: Vikings, Raiders, Bengals, Bills, Jets (2x), Bears, Broncos, Colts, Lions, Chargers, Dolphins
Teams Lost To: Dolphins, Chiefs, Packers, Bills
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 4th
Record: 7-9 (3-3)
My Predicted Record: 12-4 (4-2)
Teams Beaten: Vikings, Buccaneers (2x), Packers, Panthers, Steelers, Bears
Teams Lost To: Falcons (2x), Browns, Cowboys, Lions, 49ers, Bengals, Ravens, Panthers
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 31st
Record: 6-10 (2-4)
My Predicted Record: 8-8 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Texans, Redskins (2x), Falcons, Titans, Rams
Teams Lost To: Lions, Cardinals, Eagles (2x), Cowboys (2x), Colts, Seahawks, 49ers, Jaguars
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 21st
Record: 4-12 (1-5)
My Predicted Record: 6-10 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Raiders, Steelers, Titans, Dolphins
Teams Lost To: Packers, Bears, Lions, Chargers, Broncos, Patriots (2x), Bills (2x), Chiefs, Dolphins, Vikings
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 6th
Record: 3-13 (1-5)
My Predicted Record: 4-12 (1-5)
Teams Beaten: Chiefs, 49ers, Bills
Teams Lost To: Jets, Texans, Patriots, Dolphins, Chargers (2x), Cardinals, Browns, Seahawks, Broncos (2x), Rams, Chiefs
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 24th
Record: 10-6 (4-2)
My Predicted Record: 10-6 (5-1)
Teams Beaten: Jaguars, Colts, Redskins, Rams, Giants (2x), Texans, Panthers, Titans, Cowboys
Teams Lost To: 49ers, Cardinals, Packers, Seahawks, Cowboys, Redskins
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 8th
Record: 11-5 (4-2)
My Predicted Record: 10-6 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Browns, Panthers, Jaguars, Texans, Colts, Ravens, Titans, Bengals (2x), Falcons, Chiefs
Teams Lost To: Ravens, Buccaneers, Browns, Jets, Saints
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 20th
Record: 9-7 (2-4)
My Predicted Record: 7-9 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Seahawks, Bills, Jaguars, Jets, Raiders (2x), Rams, Ravens, 49ers
Teams Lost To: Cardinals, Chiefs (2x), Broncos (2x), Dolphins. Patriots
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 25th
Record: 8-8 (2-4)
My Predicted Record: 13-3 (5-1)
Teams Beaten: Cowboys, Eagles, Chiefs, Rams, Saints, Giants, Redskins, Cardinals
Teams Lost To: Bears, Cardinals, Broncos, Rams, Seahawks (2x), Raiders, Chargers
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 9th
Record: 12-4 (5-1)
My Predicted Record: 14-2 (5-1)
Teams Beaten: Packers, Broncos, Redskins, Panthers. Raiders, Giants, Cardinals (2x), 49ers (2x), Eagles, Rams
Teams Lost To: Chargers, Cowboys, Rams, Chiefs
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 7th
Record: 6-10 (2-4)
My Predicted Record: 5-11 (1-5)
Teams Beaten: Buccaneers, Seahawks, 49ers, Broncos, Raiders, Redskins
Teams Lost To: Vikings. Cowboys, Eagles, 49ers, Chiefs, Cardinals (2x), Chargers, Giants, Seahawks
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 15th
Record: 2-14 (0-6)
My Predicted Record: 7-9 (3-3)
Teams Beaten: Steelers, Redskins
Teams Lost To: Panthers (2x), Rams, Falcons (2x), Saints (2x), Ravens, Vikings. Browns, Bears, Bengals, Lions, Packers
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 29th
Record: 2-14 (1-5)
My Predicted Record: 3-13 (2-4)
Teams Beaten: Chiefs, Jaguars
Teams Lost To: Cowboys, Bengals, Colts (2x), Browns, Redskins, Texans (2x), Ravens. Steelers, Eagles, Giants. Jets, Jaguars
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 28th
Record: 4-12 (2-4)
My Predicted Record: 6-10 (2-4)
Teams Beaten: Jaguars, Titans, Cowboys, Eagles
Teams Lost To: Texans, Eagles, Giants (2x), Seahawks, Cardinals, Vikings, Buccaneers, 49ers, Colts, Rams, Cowboys
Overall Defensive Efficiency Ranking: 32nd
Pre-season Playoff Predictions
(Here are my playoff predictions that I made back in August)
(Winners are in BOLD)
AFC WILDCARD ROUND
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore
Cincinnati @ New England
NFC WILDCARD ROUND
Green Bay @ Chicago
San Francisco @ Philadelphia
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Baltimore @ Denver
New England @ Indianapolis
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Green Bay @ Seattle
San Francisco @ New Orleans
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
New England @ Denver
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
New Orleans @ Seattle
SUPER BOWL
New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore
Cincinnati @ New England
NFC WILDCARD ROUND
Green Bay @ Chicago
San Francisco @ Philadelphia
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Baltimore @ Denver
New England @ Indianapolis
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Green Bay @ Seattle
San Francisco @ New Orleans
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
New England @ Denver
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
New Orleans @ Seattle
SUPER BOWL
New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks
New Playoff Predictions
(Now that we actually know the playoff line-up, here are my predictions as to how they will unfold)
(Winners are in BOLD)
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati @ Indianapolis
NFC WILDCARD ROUND
Detroit @ Dallas
Arizona @ Carolina
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Pittsburgh @ Denver
Indianapolis @ New England
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Dallas @ Green Bay
Arizona @ Seattle
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Denver @ New England
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Green Bay @ Seattle
SUPER BOWL
New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks
(I can't change my pre-season pick if it still looks good....c'mon guys!)
NFL Black Monday Predictions
Before we wrap things up for good, today is "Black Monday" in the NFL. It's the Monday after the regular season is over and it also happens to be the day where we see the most NFL head coaches handed their pink slips. Here are my predictions on who's getting a pink slip today:
100% Gone
-Jim Harbaugh (Already Left Team; Mutual Separation)
-Marc Trestman (Chicago Bears)
-Rex Ryan (New York Jets)
50/50 This Guy Is Gone
-Jay Gruden (Washington Redskins)
-Gus Bradley (Jacksonville Jaguars)
-Mike Smith (Atlanta Falcons)
There's A Small Chance This Guy Is Gone
-Tom Coughlin (New York Giants)
-Ken Whisenhunt (Tennessee Titans)
-Lovie Smith (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
-Jeff Fisher (St. Louis Rams)
-Mike Pettine (Cleveland Browns)
-Doug Marrone (Buffalo Bills)
-Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints)
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