Third time is the charm, right? After swinging and missing last year with a Houston over Atlanta Super Bowl, I'm back with another 72% guaranteed accurate prediction of the upcoming NFL season. I'll predict every game, a bunch of break outs and flops, your future MVP and of course the winner of the first ever outdoor Super Bowl in a cold weather climate.
Seeing as my XBOX is currently covered in dust due to lack of use, I was resorted to breaking out my old Patriots vs Bears Super Bowl XX Electric Football Game and simulate the games while listening to that awful buzzing sound. Basically, I started playing these games in early March and I have just now finished them. Now although my all too early prediction from my post in February didn't come true exactly this go around, I was close. I do know that the editors at ESPN the Magazine read my blog as their prediction of Denver over Seattle matched mine although they were 6 months late. The only thing that kept Seattle from advancing in my mind during my simulation was the injury to Percy Harvin. They'll drop a game that they shouldn't have forcing them to play on the road in the playoffs.
Here are some predictions for the season:
Break out candidates - T.Y. Hilton who finally emerges as the #1 receiver in Indianapolis over personal favorite Reggie Wayne. Daryl Richardson who will either be the next Alfred Morris or Donald Brown making me look smart or costing me two fantasy leagues. Ben Tate who takes over as the primary back in Houston in the 2nd half due to fatigue/injury concerns with Arian Foster. Dwayne Bowe has been waiting for an offense like the one Andy Reid will compose. He becomes a Pro Bowl starter if there is a Pro Bowl anymore.
Busts - C.J. Spiller becomes the latest top talent on a bad team to suffer an early season ending injury. Vincent Jackson doesn't come close to his 2012 numbers mainly due to the lack of progression in the career of quarterback Josh Freeman who gets benched for a short spell mid-season. DeSean Jackson wears out his welcome with the new Eagles coaching staff by sleeping through yet another team meeting and is relegated to 2nd string down the stretch. Carson Palmer suffers behind the worst offensive line in the NFL for the second year in a row (Oakland was horrid in 2012) and doesn't make it through the season upright.
Regular season MVP: Colin Kaepernick narrowly edging out Peyton Manning
Here are you 2013 NFL Standings:
NFC EAST
Washington Redskins 10-6
New York Giants 9-7
Dallas Cowboys 8-8
Philadelphia Eagles 7-9
NFC NORTH
Detroit Lions 11-5
Green Bay Packers 10-6
Chicago Bears 7-9
Minnesota Vikings 5-11
NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons 12-4
New Orleans Saints 11-5
Carolina Panthers 7-9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11
NFC WEST
San Francisco 49ers 12-4
Seattle Seahawks 11-5
St. Louis Rams 9-7
Arizona Cardinals 2-14
AFC EAST
New England Patriots 13-3
Miami Dolphins 6-10
New York Jets 3-13
Buffalo Bills 3-13
AFC NORTH
Cincinnati Bengals 11-5
Pittsburgh Steelers 9-7
Baltimore Ravens 8-8
Cleveland Browns 8-8
AFC SOUTH
Indianapolis Colts 13-3
Houston Texans 11-5
Tennessee Titans 5-11
Jacksonville Jaguars 4-12
AFC WEST
Denver Broncos 12-4
Kansas City Chiefs 10-6
Oakland Raiders 3-13
San Diego Chargers 2-14
Playoffs:
NFC
1. San Francisco
2. Atlanta
3. Detroit
4. Washington
5. New Orleans
6. Seattle
Wild Card Round:
Seattle over Detroit
Washington over New Orleans
Divisional Round:
San Francisco over Seattle
Atlanta over Washington
NFC Championship:
Atlanta over San Francisco
AFC
1. New England
2. Indianapolis
3. Denver
4. Cincinnati
5. Houston
6. Kansas City
Wild Card Round:
Denver over Kansas City
Houston over Cincinnati
Divisional Round:
New England over Houston
Denver over Indianapolis
AFC Championship:
Denver over New England
Super Bowl:
Denver over Atlanta 27-20; Peyton Manning MVP 24-33 285 yards 2 TD's, 0 INT's and he retires on top.
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