2015-2016 NFL Prediction Column

On By Hunter Hippel

It’s that time.  After previewing each conference with rankings, one liners, and the few hot takes, it’s time to make predictions.  As always, we’ll go divisions by division, then will pick the playoff seeds.  I don’t go further than that.  Another note you should know:  For the NFL, and the NFL only, I go through every schedule, team by team, and pick how many wins they’ll earn based on their opponent.  It’s not just a number I pick.

Since we started the preview with the AFC, we’ll make picks in the AFC East first.  Also, there are no more wrap up paragraphs at the bottom of the standings.  Those were annoying and felt too hot take-ish.

AFC:

AFC East

  1. New England Patriots, 13-3
  2. Miami Dolphins, 8-8
  3. Buffalo Bills, 7-9
  4. New York Jets, 6-10

AFC South

  1. Indianapolis Colts, 12-4
  2. Houston Texans, 7-9
  3. Tennessee Titans, 6-10
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars, 3-13

AFC North

  1. Baltimore Ravens, 11-5
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers, 10-6
  3. Cincinnati Bengals, 8-8
  4. Cleveland Browns, 2-14

AFC West

  1. Denver Broncos, 11-5
  2. San Diego Chargers, 9-7
  3. Kansas City Chiefs, 8-8
  4. Oakland Raiders, 4-12

 

NFC:

NFC East

  1. Philadelphia Eagles, 12-4
  2. Dallas Cowboys, 8-8
  3. New York Giants, 8-8
  4. Washington Redskins, 2-14

NFC South

  1. Atlanta Falcons, 9-7
  2. New Orleans Saints, 8-8
  3. Carolina Panthers, 6-10
  4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3-13

NFC North

  1. Green Bay Packers, 13-3
  2. Minnesota Vikings, 9-7
  3. Detroit Lions, 7-9
  4. Chicago Bears, 6-10

NFC West

  1. Seattle Seahawks, 13-3
  2. Arizona Cardinals, 10-6
  3. St. Louis Rams, 7-9
  4. San Francisco 49ers, 6-10

 

Playoff Seeds:

NFC

  1. Seattle Seahawks (Tiebreaker over Packers)
  2. Green Bay Packers
  3. Philadelphia Eagles
  4. Atlanta Falcons
  5. Arizona Cardinals
  6. Minnesota Vikings

AFC

  1. New England Patriots
  2. Indianapolis Colts
  3. Denver Broncos (Tiebreaker over Ravens)
  4. Baltimore Ravens
  5. Pittsburgh Steelers
  6. San Diego Chargers

Let’s do some other fun stuff!

MVP:

  1. Andrew Luck
  2. Tom Brady
  3. Adrian Peterson

Offensive Player Of The Year:

  1. Andrew Luck
  2. Tom Brady
  3. Adrian Peterson

Defensive Player Of The Year:

  1. JJ Watt
  2. Chris Long
  3. Justin Houston

Comeback Player Of The Year:

  1. Adrian Peterson
  2. Sam Bradford
  3. ———

Coach Of The Year:

  1. Chip Kelly
  2. Mike McCoy
  3. Gary Kubiak

Happy Kickoff Day!