It is officially September 4th! After a summer that feels like it never even happened, it is time for football, America’s true pastime, sorry baseball. We have a terrific game to start the season with the Packers returning to Seattle to face the Seahawks in a rematch of the infamous ‘Fail Mary’ game. But this game is just the tip of the iceberg, this NFL season has loads of anticipation and exciting storylines to play out.
When all is said and done, here is how I see the season playing out:
AFC East:
1. New England Patriots
2. Miami Dolphins
3. New York Jets
4. Buffalo Bills
AFC North:
1. Cincinnati Bengals
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
4. Cleveland Browns
AFC South:
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Tennessee Titans
3. Houston Texans
4. Jacksonville Jaguars
AFC West:
1. Denver Broncos
2. San Diego Chargers
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Oakland Raiders
NFC East:
1. Philadelphia Eagles
2. Washington Redskins
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. New York Giants
NFC North:
1. Green Bay Packers
2. Chicago Bears
3. Detroit Lions
4. Minnesota Vikings
NFC South:
1. New Orleans Saints
2. Tampa Bay Bucs
3. Atlanta Falcons
4. Carolina Panthers
NFC West:
1. San Francisco 49ers
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. St. Louis Rams
Playoffs:
AFC Wild Card Weekend:
3. Patriots over 6. Ravens
4. Bengals over 5. Chargers
AFC Divisional Round:
1. Broncos over 4. Bengals
2. Colts over 3. Patriots
AFC Championship:
2. Colts over 1. Broncos
NFC Wild Card Weekend:
3. 49ers over 6. Bears
5. Seahawks over 4. Eagles
NFC Divisional Round:
1. Saints over 4. Seahawks
3. 49ers over 2. Packers
NFC Championship:
3. 49ers over 1. Saints
Super Bowl:
49ers over Colts
Awards:
MVP: Drew Brees (Saints)
Offensive Player of the Year: LeSean McCoy (Eagles)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Bishop Sankey (Titans)
Defensive Player of the Year: Patrick Willis (49ers)
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jadeveon Clowney (Texans)
Coach of the Year: Lovie Smith (Bucs)
Comeback Player of the Year: Rob Gronkowski (Patriots)
And that is how I expect the NFL to unfold during the 2014-15 season.
