The NFL returns tomorrow with the defending champion Eagles hosting their rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, but the Eagles are not my pick to win the title this year. After working through all of the roster changes, as well as this season's schedule, I've projected how good each team will be, and how many wins that will translate to this season. Here are my full preseason rankings, as well as my picks for the playoffs:
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Actual |
Proj |
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Rank |
LW |
Team |
Rating |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Seed |
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1 |
1 |
Detroit |
-14.85 |
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13 |
4 |
N1 |
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2 |
3 |
Baltimore |
-13.7 |
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13 |
4 |
A1 |
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3 |
2 |
Philadelphia |
-12.38 |
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13 |
4 |
N3 |
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4 |
4 |
Buffalo |
-9.778 |
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13 |
4 |
A2 |
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5 |
6 |
Tampa Bay |
-9.109 |
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12 |
5 |
N4 |
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6 |
14 |
Cincinnati |
-7.88 |
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11 |
6 |
A5 |
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7 |
9 |
Kansas City |
-7.877 |
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11 |
6 |
A3 |
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8 |
18 |
San Francisco |
-7.293 |
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13 |
4 |
N2 |
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9 |
5 |
Green Bay |
-6.777 |
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10 |
7 |
N5 |
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10 |
7 |
Minnesota |
-6.461 |
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10 |
7 |
N6 |
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11 |
10 |
Washington |
-3.469 |
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9 |
8 |
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12 |
11 |
LA Chargers |
-3.026 |
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10 |
7 |
A6 |
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13 |
13 |
Arizona |
-2.173 |
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10 |
7 |
N7 |
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14 |
15 |
LA Rams |
-1.584 |
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9 |
8 |
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15 |
8 |
Denver |
-0.314 |
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9 |
8 |
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16 |
21 |
Miami |
0.3367 |
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9 |
8 |
A7 |
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17 |
17 |
Houston |
0.7078 |
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8 |
9 |
A4 |
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18 |
16 |
Seattle |
1.5617 |
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8 |
9 |
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19 |
19 |
Atlanta |
1.6371 |
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8 |
9 |
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20 |
25 |
Dallas |
2.17 |
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7 |
10 |
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21 |
12 |
Pittsburgh |
2.58 |
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7 |
10 |
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22 |
26 |
Jacksonville |
5.5648 |
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7 |
10 |
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23 |
22 |
Indianapolis |
5.7952 |
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7 |
10 |
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24 |
20 |
Chicago |
6.2826 |
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5 |
12 |
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25 |
27 |
Las Vegas |
7.5522 |
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6 |
11 |
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26 |
24 |
New Orleans |
9.2763 |
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6 |
11 |
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27 |
23 |
NY Jets |
9.674 |
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5 |
12 |
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28 |
29 |
New England |
10.12 |
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6 |
11 |
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29 |
28 |
NY Giants |
10.98 |
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3 |
14 |
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30 |
30 |
Tennessee |
11.801 |
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5 |
12 |
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31 |
31 |
Cleveland |
13.806 |
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3 |
14 |
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32 |
32 |
Carolina |
15.011 |
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3 |
14 |
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Playoff Picks
Wild Card
(2) Bills over (7) Dolphins
(3) Chiefs over (6) Chargers
(5) Bengals over (4) Texans
(2) 49ers over (7) Cardinals
(3) Eagles over (6) Vikings
(4) Buccaneers over (5) Packers
Divisional
(1) Ravens over (5) Bengals
(2) Bills over (3) Chiefs
(1) Lions over (4) Buccaneers
(3) Eagles over (2) 49ers
Conference
(1) Ravens over (2) Bills
(1) Lions over (3) Eagles
Super Bowl
(1) Lions over (1) Ravens
The Lions will not only reach the Super Bowl for the first time in their history, they will walk away with the Lombardi trophy, giving the city of Detroit its first title in any major sport since 2008.
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