2008 Season Predictions

September 2nd, 2008 - 7:51 pm

Making predictions for an entire football season isn’t easy and is rarely done correctly.  The reason why is that injuries and on-field performance simply cannot be accurately projected for 16 weeks.  So, essentially, when making season predictions, what you’re really doing is ranking the teams by talent and strength of schedule.

With that said, here are my off-the-cuff season predictions for 2008:

AFC
East North South West
Team W L Team W L Team W L Team W L
New England 14 2 Pittsburgh 11 5 Jacksonville 11 5 San Diego 11 5
NY Jets 10 6 Cleveland 9 7 Indianapolis 10 6 Denver 10 6
Buffalo 5 11 Baltimore 8 8 Tennessee 9 7 Kansas City 5 11
Miami 4 12 Cincinnati 7 9 Houston 6 10 Oakland 3 13
 
NFC
East North South West
Team W L Team W L Team W L Team W L
Dallas 13 3 Minnesota 12 4 Tampa Bay 9 7 Seattle 7 9
NY Giants 10 6 Green Bay 10 6 New Orleans 8 8 St. Louis 5 11
Washington 8 8 Chicago 9 7 Carolina 8 8 Arizona 5 11
Philadelphia 7 9 Detroit 5 11 Atlanta 3 13 San Francisco 4 12

AFC Playoffs
Wild Card Round
Pittsburgh over NY Jets
Indianapolis over Jacksonville

Divisional Round
New England over Pittsburgh
Indianapolis over San Diego

Conference Championship
New England over Indianapolis

NFC Playoffs
Wild Card Round
NY Giants over Seattle
Tampa Bay over Green Bay

Divisional Round
Minnesota over Tampa Bay
Dallas over NY Giants

Conference Championship
Dallas over Minnesota

Super Bowl XLIII
Dallas over New England

Most Valuable Player: Brett Favre, New York Jets
Voters like a good story, and Favre returning to football — scratching that “itch”, if you will — and leading the team to a 10-6 record a year after going 4-12 is what “good stories” are made of. Of course, if my 10-6 prediction doesn’t hold up, then the whole theory is a wash.

Comeback Player of the Year: Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis Colts
Harrison played in just 5 games last year and yet he still has talent left in his 36-year old body. Assuming he stays healthy this year, he should put up productive statistics as Peyton Manning will still look his way often.

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Felix Jones, Dallas Cowboys
Marion Barber is now the starting running back in Dallas with the departure of Julius Jones, but I’ve got a feeling that Barber could continue the roll he played last year and we’ll see a lot of the rookie, Felix Jones.

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots
The linebacker had a good preseason, finishing 8th in the league with 21 tackles. Playing for a defensive coach like Bill Belichick, he should have a good season.

Bears Pro Bowlers:
Devin Hester, Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, Tommie Harris, Olin Kreutz.

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