2015-16 NFL Preview: Final Standings & Super Bowl Prediction

The 2015-16 NFL Preview here at THE Ultimate Sports Blog has been a rousing success. It's the second year I've done this and I'm proud to say that I was once again able to power through EVERY single NFL team's roster and evaluate them from top-to-bottom. It was a long and grueling process, but I would likely do it again in a heart beat. Why? Because I love the NFL. With that said, we have reached the end of the NFL preview and it's finally time to make my playoff and Super Bowl picks. It's the moment you've all been waiting for, I know. There's no need to remind me.

In case you haven't been keeping track (and you haven't), the last three years I've been on a pretty good streak with my Super Bowl picks:

2013 - Baltimore Ravens over Green Bay Packers (Ravens ended up beating the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl)

2014 - Denver Broncos over San Francisco 49ers (Broncos actually ended up making the Super Bowl and lost to Seattle, who beat San Francisco in a tight game in the NFC championship)

2015 - Seattle Seahawks over New England Patriots (Predicted the Super Bowl correctly, but missed on the winner)

See what I mean? While I haven't been exactly perfect these last 3 seasons, I've still done pretty well and I look to keep the streak going alive this year. So, who's making the Super Bowl this year then? Seattle for the third time in a row? Is New England going to repeat? Can Aaron Rodgers and the Packers add another title? What about Pittsburgh and Baltimore? Can the Denver Broncos send Peyton Manning out on top?

LET'S FIND OUT!!!

Dustin James' 2015-16 NFL Predictions

Final Standings

Italics - playoff team

* - division winner

AFC

AFC East:

*1. New England Patriots: 10-6 (4-2)

2. Miami Dolphins: 10-6 (3-3)

3. Buffalo Bills: 8-8 (4-2)

4. New York Jets: 6-10 (1-5)

AFC North:

*1. Baltimore Ravens: 12-4 (4-2)

2. Pittsburgh Steelers: 11-5 (5-1)

3. Cincinnati Bengals: 9-7 (2-4)

4. Cleveland Browns: 5-11 (1-5)

AFC South:

*1. Indianapolis Colts: 10-6 (5-1)

2. Houston Texans: 9-7 (5-1)

3. Tennessee Titans: 3-13 (1-5)

4. Jacksonville Jaguars: 2-14 (1-5)

AFC West:

*1. Denver Broncos: 11-5 (5-1)

2. Kansas City Chiefs: 10-6 (4-2)

3. San Diego Chargers: 8-8 (2-4)

4. Oakland Raiders: 4-12 (1-5)

NFC

NFC East:

*1. Philadelphia Eagles: 11-5 (4-2)

2. Dallas Cowboys: 11-5 (3-3)

3. New York Giants: 8-8 (3-3)

4. Washington Redskins: 6-10 (2-4)

NFC North:

*1. Green Bay Packers: 13-3 (4-2)

2. Detroit Lions: 8-8 (3-3)

3. Chicago Bears: 7-9 (2-4)

4. Minnesota Vikings: 6-10 (3-3)

NFC South:

*1. Carolina Panthers: 10-6 (5-1)

2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-10 (2-4)

3. New Orleans Saints: 5-11 (3-3)

4. Atlanta Falcons: 5-11 (2-4)

NFC West:

*1. Seattle Seahawks: 12-4 (5-1)

2. St. Louis Rams: 8-8 (2-4)

3. Arizona Cardinals: 7-9 (3-3)

4. San Francisco 49ers: 4-12 (2-4)

Playoff Predictions

Wildcard Round:

AFC:

Indianapolis Colts over Kansas City Chiefs

Pittsburgh Steelers over New England Patriots

NFC:

Philadelphia Eagles over Detroit Lions

Dallas Cowboys over Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round:

AFC:

Indianapolis Colts over Denver Broncos

Baltimore Ravens over Pittsburgh Steelers

NFC:

Seattle Seahawks over Philadelphia Eagles

Green Bay Packers over Dallas Cowboys

Conference Championship:

AFC:

Baltimore Ravens over Indianapolis Colts

NFC:

Green Bay Packers over Seattle Seahawks

Super Bowl 50:

Baltimore Ravens over Green Bay Packers