The Annual Predict the Season Contest

[mablc001]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. W
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. L
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. W
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. W
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. W
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. W
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. W
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. L
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. L
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W

13 and 3

 

[Sicilian]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. W
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. L
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. L
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. W
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. W
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. W
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. L
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. L
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. W
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W

Final Record: 12-4, #2 in AFC

 

[TriplecHamp]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. - Win
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. - Win
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. - Win
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. - Win
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. - Win
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. - Loss
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. - Win
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. - Win
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. - Win
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. - Win
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. - Win
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. - Win
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. - Win
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. - Loss
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. - Win
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. - Win

14-2

Win Superbowl over Dallas Cowboys.

 

[patriot lifer]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. Win
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. Win
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. Loss
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. Win
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. Win
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. Win
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. Win
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. Win
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. Loss
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. Win
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. Win
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. Win
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. Win
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. Loss
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. Loss
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. Win

12-4

I'm surprised so many people have us losing to Houston when we beat them twice last year. And convincingly.

 

[Gwedd]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. Win
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. Win
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. Win
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. Win
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. Win
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. Win
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. Win
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. Win
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. Win
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. Win
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. Win
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. Win
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. Win
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. Win
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. Win
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. Win

16-0

Perfect Season, #1 Seed, Win Superbowl Over 49'rs

:rocker:

 

[jmt57]

Last year I did pretty well, getting the record right and three of the four losses correct. Considering that I also picked KC to win the AFCW last year and the Rams to win the NFCW the year before that, I have a feeling that I'm going to slide back to the norm this year.

I've been on the fence at 11-5/12-4, but right now I'm slightly leaning with the better record. Going 1-2 rather than 2-1 in weeks 3-5 would change that.


W -- Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills
W -- Sept. 12 New York Jets
W -- Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W -- Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons
L --- Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals
W -- Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints
W -- Oct. 20 at New York Jets
L --- Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins
W -- Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers
---- Nov. 10 BYE
W -- Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers
W -- Nov. 24 Denver Broncos
L --- Dec. 1 at Houston Texans
W -- Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns
W -- Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins
L --- Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens
W -- Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills


I was tempted to include Tampa Bay as bit of a letdown game after beating the Jets, with Atlanta and Cincinnati coming up after that. I think the Falcons defense is suspect; that game and the next two could go either way. Those three games and then the Jets; that leads to the annual WTF letdown game, this year against Miami.

Similarly the Pats will expend themselves against the Broncos, leading to a little bit of letdown the next week; meanwhile for Houston that is their Super Bowl. If on the other hand Denver wins (it doesn't help that the Patriots are coming off a short week, playing on the road on Monday night), then the Pats respond with a victory against the Texans.


AFCE - Patriots
AFCN - Bengals
AFCS - Texans
AFCW - Broncos
W.C. -- Ravens
W.C. -- Dolphins

NFCE - Cowboys
NFCN - Bears
NFCS - Saints
NFCW - Seahawks
W.C. - 49ers
W.C. - Packers

AFCCG: Patriots > Bengals
NFCCG: Saints > Seahawks

Super Bowl: Patriots > Saints

 

[Richard Camembert]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. W
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. W
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. L
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. W
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. W
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. L
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. L
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. L
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W

12 and 4

 

[crsevdl]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. W
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. L
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. W
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. W
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. W
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. W
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m.L
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m.L
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W

13 - 3

We get by whoever makes the playoffs in the AFC, and we win by 3 in the SB :rocker:

 

[PatsFanSince74]

I never feel I'm smart enough to predict this game by game when there are so many moving parts to an NFL schedule, but I was on the number last year and am usually not off by more than a game.

I'm saying 11--5.

Five non-division opponents were in the playoffs last year (ATL, BAL, CIN, DEN and HOU) and another three are on a lot of lists to make the playoffs this year (NO, PIT, TAM). No division losses last year and only one in the last three years, so the odds are due to catch up to them for a loss or two in the unpredictable world of division games where anything can happen. Beyond that, "stuff happens."

After watching Welker (muff aside) run his precision routes on Thursday and thinking about the loss of Hernandez, my gut wonders if 10--6 might not be right, but I can't bring myself to make that prediction of a team with a prime Tom Brady at QB.

11--5.

 

[mtbykr]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. win
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. win
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. win
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. Loss
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. win
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m.Loss
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. win
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. win
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m.Loss
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. win
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m.Loss
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. win
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. win
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. win
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. win
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. win


12-4. Win the Superbowl

 

[reflexblue]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. W
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. L
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. L
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. W
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. W
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. W
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. W
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. L
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. L
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W

12-4

They'll win the division, but won't go far in the playoffs. I don't trust the O-line against top flight playoff caliber D-lines. Its been a major problem for the last five plus years. Also the WR corp is raw and untested. As far as the defense goes i think the front seven will be better(generating a improved pass rush) but per usual the defensive back field could be a liability especially if there are injuries.

 

[TheOutsider]

Should easily go no worse than 14-2 this season!

 

[CheekyDave]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills-------W
Sept. 12 New York Jets-----W
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons L
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals W
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints W
Oct. 20 at New York Jets W
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins W
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers W
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers W
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos L
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans L
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns W
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins W
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens L
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills W


12-4

 

[borg]

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m......Win
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m......Win
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.......win
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m.......loss
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.......loss
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m......loss
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m......win
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m........win
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m......win
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m......win
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m........loss
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m......loss
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m..........loss
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m......win
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m......win
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m......win

10-6......Pats just can't score enough to compete vs talented offenses (I predict a messy Cleveland game) ....but win AFC East.
Lose to Cincy in WC game

 

[pencilneckgeek]

Brain sez one thing (11-5), heart/gut sez another (15-1). Gonna split the difference and go
13-3.
thusly

Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m. W
Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. W
Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m. L
Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. W
Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m. W
Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m. W
Nov. 10 BYE
Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m. W
Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m. W
Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m. L
Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. W
Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m. L
Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. W

 

[neuronet]

11-5 season....risky prediction is I have us losing to Miami once.

WIN Sept. 8 at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
WIN Sept. 12 New York Jets, 8:25 p.m.
WIN Sept. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
LOSS Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons, 8:30 p.m.
WIN Oct. 6 at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
LOSS Oct. 13 New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m.
WIN Oct. 20 at New York Jets, 1 p.m.
WIN Oct. 27 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
WIN Nov. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m.
-bye-
WIN Nov. 18 at Carolina Panthers, 8:40 p.m.
LOSS Nov. 24 Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m.
WIN Dec. 1 at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m.
WIN Dec. 8 Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
LOSS Dec. 15 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
LOSS Dec. 22 at Baltimore Ravens, 8:30 p.m.
WIN Dec. 29 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.

The thread will be closed sometime next Sunday morning and stickied so we can revisit our bold predictions.

Also do not mock others until you have posted your own to be mocked.

The winners will receive a big

from the rest of us.

Good Luck:rocker:[/QUOTE]

 

[PATSNUTme]

Well none of us got a perfect score but some of us predicted the 12-4 record.
so

to those who predicted the 12-4 record:rocker:

 

[sb1]

And these predictions were based on a relatively healthy Pats team.

 

[meatface]

Well my Blount sets the franchise single season all purpose yards prediction was spot on. Can't believe nobody else predicted that

 

[jmt57]

Link to original post with some predictions that look ridiculous now - other than the SB winner

- Pats go 12-4 (throws shoulder out patting self on back)

- Even got the opponent correct on two of the four losses (though only 1 for 4 on specific games).

- IIRC, not as good as last year on division winners (4 of 8) and playoff teams (6 of 12). Would have been much better had Chicago and Dallas won Sunday.

- Had my one annual prediction of a division winner that was laughably way off (Houston). :ugh:

- Was also way off by disagreeing with a few folks here that said before the season began that KC would make the playoffs, by not even considering that possibility.

- On the other side of the coin, was correct in going against the mainstream in regards to several teams that I was confident would not make the playoffs (i.e., Falcons, Redskins, Giants, Vikings).

- Thanks to PATSNUTme for putting this together and retrieving it, it's always fun to laugh at ourselves. :clap2: