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Record
|
Proj
|
SOS
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|||
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Rank
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LW
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Team
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Rating
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W
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L
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W
|
L
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Curr
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Overall
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1
|
2
|
San Francisco
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-16.5612
|
|
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13
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
1
|
Seattle
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-15.7751
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|
|
13
|
3
|
|
6
|
|
3
|
5
|
Carolina
|
-7.07886
|
|
|
11
|
5
|
|
13
|
|
4
|
10
|
San Diego
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-6.35415
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|
|
10
|
6
|
|
8
|
|
5
|
16
|
Miami
|
-6.17126
|
|
|
11
|
5
|
|
28
|
|
6
|
8
|
Kansas City
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-4.39326
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|
|
9
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
9
|
Cincinnati
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-4.32669
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|
|
11
|
5
|
|
21
|
|
8
|
7
|
New England
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-3.93026
|
|
|
9
|
7
|
|
23
|
|
9
|
11
|
Indianapolis
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-3.84052
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|
|
11
|
5
|
|
30
|
|
10
|
3
|
Denver
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-3.51162
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|
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8
|
8
|
|
5
|
|
11
|
4
|
New Orleans
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-3.41952
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|
|
9
|
7
|
|
19
|
|
12
|
6
|
Arizona
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-3.39549
|
|
|
8
|
8
|
|
3
|
|
13
|
19
|
Tampa Bay
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-3.07649
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|
|
10
|
6
|
|
16
|
|
14
|
26
|
NY Jets
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-3.01029
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|
|
9
|
7
|
|
15
|
|
15
|
14
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Dallas
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-2.43692
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|
|
9
|
7
|
|
14
|
|
16
|
13
|
Philadelphia
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0.478901
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|
|
8
|
8
|
|
18
|
|
17
|
12
|
Saint Louis
|
1.229065
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
|
2
|
|
18
|
22
|
Buffalo
|
2.81265
|
|
|
7
|
9
|
|
27
|
|
19
|
17
|
Detroit
|
2.962201
|
|
|
7
|
9
|
|
24
|
|
20
|
18
|
Pittsburgh
|
3.392732
|
|
|
8
|
8
|
|
26
|
|
21
|
21
|
Atlanta
|
3.49321
|
|
|
7
|
9
|
|
9
|
|
22
|
20
|
Green Bay
|
5.502388
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
|
11
|
|
23
|
31
|
Washington
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5.734292
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
|
10
|
|
24
|
24
|
Chicago
|
6.395868
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
|
17
|
|
25
|
15
|
Tennessee
|
6.65067
|
|
|
7
|
9
|
|
32
|
|
26
|
27
|
Minnesota
|
7.212893
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
|
22
|
|
27
|
23
|
Baltimore
|
7.531852
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
|
20
|
|
28
|
25
|
NY Giants
|
8.208296
|
|
|
5
|
11
|
|
12
|
|
29
|
30
|
Oakland
|
8.460439
|
|
|
4
|
12
|
|
1
|
|
30
|
28
|
Houston
|
9.991276
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
|
31
|
|
31
|
32
|
Jacksonville
|
12.0842
|
|
|
5
|
11
|
|
29
|
|
32
|
29
|
Cleveland
|
12.21521
|
|
|
4
|
12
|
|
25
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The San Francisco 49ers have one of the league's toughest schedules, playing 6 games within their own division and 4 against the equally tough AFC West, but this is a solid team that was in the Super Bowl just 2 years ago, still has Frank Gore, who has broken 1000 yards in 7 of the past 8 seasons, and will be getting Michael Crabtree back from an injury. Whether or not they beat Seattle in the division, they will be playoff bound again.
Nearly half of Super Bowl participants in the past decade have missed the playoffs completely the following season, but Seattle does not look like the next victim of that curse. The Seahawks have a schedule that is nearly as tough as San Fran's, but they also have the league's best defense and a very capable young quarterback, along with Marshawn Lynch, who is coming off his third straight season of at least 1200 yards and 11 touchdowns.
San Diego barely made it into the playoffs last season after winning their final 4 games, but this season they will be looking to win the division, with Denver coming off an embarrassing Super Bowl loss and losing a lot of players to free agency, suspension, and injury. Will the Chargers finally win their first Super Bowl this season? Not likely, but they at least have a shot at getting there.
Miami looks to be one of the most improved teams in the league this season, with last season's distractions behind them and a very soft schedule that includes only 6 teams that made the playoffs last year. They lured Knowshon Moreno from Denver, but they will have to see how he recovers from his knee injury. Ryan Tannehill, meanwhile, continues to improve heading into his 3rd year, so this could be the year the Patriots finally hand over the division title.
Playoff Predictions
Wild Card
(6) Tampa Bay over (3) Dallas
(5) Seattle over (4) Detroit
(6) New England over (3) Cincinnati
(4) San Diego over (5) NY Jets
Divisional Round
(1) San Francisco over (6) Tampa Bay
(5) Seattle over (2) Carolina
(6) New England over (1) Indianapolis
(4) San Diego over (2) Miami
Conference Championships
(5) Seattle over (1) San Francisco
(4) San Diego over (6) New England
Super Bowl
Seattle over San Diego
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