The Sunday before Labor Day is a great day for football junkies and a horrible day for our wives, mothers, and children. It is the last Sunday without football for 5 months. For the next six months, Sundays will be dedicated to football. Fans will live and die with the ups and downs there teams experience through the season.
On the field the quest for the Lombardi Trophy officially begins this Thursday. I am of the school of thought that predictions are worthless. Experts all over the country make their prognostications on who will play in Super Bowl 46. 99.9 percent of us have no idea what we are talking about. Well, for whatever it’s worth, here are my worthless predictions for the 2011 season.
NFC
NFC South
Atlanta 11-5
New Orleans 10-6
Tampa Bay 9-7
Carolina 4-12
NFC North
Green Bay 10-6
Detroit 8-8
Minnesota 8-8
Chicago 7-9
NFC East
Dallas 12-4
Philadelphia 10-6
NY Giants 9-7
Wash 3-13
NFC West
Arizona 9-7
St. Louis 8-8
San Francisco 5-11
Seattle 4-12
AFC
AFC South
Houston 11-5
Indianapolis 10-6
Jacksonville 5-11
Tennessee 4-12
AFC North
Baltimore 13-3
Pittsburgh 11-5
Cleveland 7-9
Cincinnati 2-14
AFC East
NY Jets 12-4
NE Patriots 12-4
Buffalo Bills 7-9
Mia Dolphins 5-11
AFC West
San Diego 13-3
Kansas City 7-9
Denver 5-11
Oakland 3-13
NFC Division Champions: Atlanta (bye), Dallas (bye), Green Bay, and Arizona
NFC Wildcards: Philadelphia and New Orleans
NFC Wild Card Round: Green Bay over New Orleans; Philadelphia over Arizona.
NFC Divisional Round: Dallas over Philadelphia; Atlanta over Green Bay
NFC Championship: Dallas over Atlanta
AFC Division Champions: Baltimore (bye), San Diego (bye), NY Jets, and Houston
AFC Wildcards: New England and Pittsburgh
AFC Wild Card Round: NY Jets over New England; Houston over Pittsburgh
AFC Divisional Round: Baltimore over NY Jets; San Diego over Houston
AFC Championship: San Diego over Baltimore
Super Bowl XLVI: San Diego 27 Dallas 17
Awards
NFL Coach of the year: Jason Garrett, Dallas Cowboys
NFL Offensive MVP: Philip Rivers, QB San Diego Chargers
NFL Defensive MVP: DeMarcus Ware, LB Dallas Cowboys
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: WR Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Patrick Peterson, CB Arizona Cardinals
NFL Comeback Player of the Year: Tony Romo, QB Dallas Cowboys
NFL Breakout Player: Matt Ryan, QB Atlanta Falcons
First pick of the 2011 NFL Draft: Quinton Coples, DE North Carolina by the Cincinnati Bengals
Jason King is a contributing writer at Taking It to the House and can be reached at jdk2032@yahoo.com
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Ya know.. there are some women who love football. :D I may as well live on an island on Thursday night, all day and night Sunday and Monday night.
Cause no one is interrupting me and my football!
I think New Orleans will top the NFC South.
Green Bay, Philadelphia, St. Louis
AFC?
Houston
Pittsburgh
NY Jets
Denver
Very much looking forward to your blog through the season..
Darlene
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Come on really Jay? Dallas?!
I used to think you were on the juice with your Washington picks of the past but, this Dallas pick must mean it was something much stronger. Dallas finishes in third place in the division and misses the playoff this year.
As you saw last night Dallas has all the ingredients to be a really good team. If Romo elevates his play the sky is the limit for this team. If he is pedestrain in the big moments like he was last night then the Cowboys go nowhere.