Friday, January 08, 2016

2016 NFL Playoff Predictions

AFC
3 Cin over 6 Pit 17-12
5 KC over 4 Hou 28-10

2 NE over 3 Cin 24-14
5 KC over 1 Den 31-28

5 KC over 2 NE 21-20

NFC
6 Sea over 3 Min 27-13
4 Was over 5 GB 17-14

1 Car over 6 Sea 23-17
2 Ari over 4 Was 31-7

1 Car over 2 Ari 24-20

Super Bowl L
Carolina over Kansas City 31-21

Thursday, January 07, 2016

NFL's New Format Final Standings

If the NFL moved back to two divisions per conference, we would get fairer and more exciting playoff games.

NFC South and East
1) Carolina 15-1
2) Washington 9-7
3) Atlanta 8-8
4) Philadelphia 7-9
5) New Orleans 7-9
6) NY Giants 6-10
7) Tampa Bay 6-10
8) Dallas 4-12

NFC North and West
1) Arizona 13-3
2) Minnesota 11-5
3) Green Bay 10-6
4) Seattle 10-6
5) St, Louis 7-9
6) Detroit 7-9
7) Chicago 6-10
8) San Francisco 5-11

The playoff seeding would look like this:
1) Car, 2) Ari, 3) Min, 4) GB, 5) Sea, 6) Was.

The Wild Card round would look like this:
3) Min 11-5 vs. 6) Was 9-7; 4) GB 10-6 vs. Sea 10-6.

Instead of this mess:
3) Min 11-5  vs. 6) Sea 10-6; 4) Was 9-7 vs. GB 10-6.

AFC North and East
1) New England 12-4
2) Cincinnati 12-4
3) Pittsburgh 10-6
4) NY Jets 10-6
5) Buffalo 8-8
6) Miami 6-10
7) Baltimore 5-11
8) Cleveland 3-13

AFC South and West
1) Denver 12-4
2) Kansas City 11-5
3) Houston 9-7
4) Indianapolis 8-8
5) Oakland 7-9
6) Jacksonville 5-11
7) San Diego 4-12
8) Tennessee 3-13

The playoff seeding would look like this:
1) Den, 2) NE, 3) Cin, 4) KC, 5) Pit, 6) NYJ.

The Wild Card round would look like this:
3) Cin 12-4 vs. 6) NYJ 10-6; 4) KC 11-5 vs. 5) Pit 10-6.

Instead of this mess:
3) Cin 12-4 vs. 6) Pit 10-6; 4) Hou 9-7 vs. 5) KC 11-5.