2005 NFL Season Prediction

The season starts tonight, boys and girls, with the defending champion New England Patriots taking on Randy Moss and his new club, the Oakland Raiders.

But before we get into the regular season, and actual games, I thought I could provide some mild entertainment by attempting to correctly predict the records of all 32 NFL Franchises, what teams make it to the playoffs, as well as the Super Bowl.

I will also follow that with my prediction of the league's MVP, Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Comeback Player of the Year.

Remember, this is all in fun. I did conduct some research into the difficulty of teams' schedules when making these predictions.

Well, without further ado, here are my predictions:

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles...... 10-6
New York Giants...... 10-6 x
Dallas Cowboys..... 8-8
Washington Redskins..... 5-11

NFC North

Green Bay Packers..... 11-5
Minnesota Vikings..... 10-6 x
Detroit Lions..... 7-9
Chicago Bears..... 5-11


NFC South

Carolina Panthers..... 12-4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers..... 9-7
Atlanta Falcons..... 8-8
New Orleans Saints..... 4-12

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals..... 9-7
Seattle Seahawks..... 9-7
St. Louis Rams..... 7-9
San Francisco 49ers..... 2-14

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

AFC East

New York Jets..... 12-4
New England Patriots..... 11-5 x
Buffalo Bills..... 9-7
Miami Dolphins..... 3-13

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens..... 11-5
Pittsburgh Steelers..... 10-6
Cincinatti Bengals..... 9-7
Cleveland Browns..... 2-14

AFC South

Indianapolis Colts..... 14-2
Jacksonville Jaguars..... 7-9
Tennesseee Titans..... 7-9
Houston Texans..... 3-13

AFC West

Kansas City Chiefs..... 10-6
San Diego Chargers..... 10-6 x
Oakland Raiders..... 6-10
Denver Broncos..... 6-10

WILDCARD PLAYOFFS WEEKEND

Kansas City Chiefs..... 28
New England Patriots..... 31

Philadelphia Eagles..... 17
Minnesota Vikings..... 20

Arizona Cardinals..... 17
New York Giants..... 13

Baltimore Ravens..... 24
San Diego Chargers..... 20

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS WEEKEND

Green Bay Packers..... 38
Arizona Cardinals..... 20

New York Jets..... 21
Baltimore Ravens..... 13

Carolina Panthers..... 27
Minnesota Vikings..... 21

Indianapolis Colts..... 28
New England Patriots..... 24

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Carolina Panthers..... 35
Green Bay Packers..... 27

Indianapolis Colts..... 31
New York Jets..... 28

Super Bowl XL

Carolina Panthers..... 17
Indianapolis Colts..... 42

NFL Most Valuable Player - Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts
NFL Offensive Player of the Year - Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts
NFL Defensive Player of the Year - Ray Lewis, MLB, Baltimore Ravens
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year - J.J. Arrington, RB, Arizona Cardinals
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year - Derrick Johnson, OLB, Kansas City Chiefs
NFL Coach of the Year - Tony Dungy, Head Coach, Indianapolis Colts
NFL Comeback Player of the Year - Steve Smith, WR, Carolina Panthers