All Charged Up: NFL Predictions

The NFL kicks off this week, so its time to get my annual predictions set. The NFC East is really tough to call, though the Cowboys are certainly the best on paper. Another tough division is the AFC South, where every team has enough to make the playoffs.

NFL Predictions for 2008

OK, forget what the gurus at Sports Illustrated and ESPN say. You know that they make outlandish predictions to hold readers – Dr. Z of SI is the worst!

Here’s the real deal:

NFC

East
Dallas
New York Giants
Philly Iggles
Washington Redskins

North
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears

South
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Bucs
Atlanta Falcons (with the worst record in the League)

West
Seattle Seagulls
Phoenix Cardinals
St. Louis Rams
San Francisco 49ers (first coach to be fired)

AFC

East
New England
New York Favres
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins

North
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bungles
Baltimore Ravens


South
Jacksonville Jags
Indianapolis Colts
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans


West
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs



Conference Championships: Dallas over New York Giants; San Diego over New England

Super Bowl: San Diego over Dallas

MVP: Ladanian Tomlinson