Mid July Predictions:

[Daseal]

It's always fun to look back towards the end of the season for what you thought in July. Granted huge things like injuries can take place that drastically change your expectations, but just toss your predictions down. No need to worry about records, too much work!

AFC:
East:Pretty obvious at this points. Jets could be a sleeper team, but they won't pass the Pats.

• Patriots
• Bills
• Jets
• Dolphins

North: Cleveland keeps it going and the rest of the division falls off. Only one team to the playoffs this year. Sorry Steelers.

• Cleveland
• Steelers
• Bengals
• Ravens

South: The Jags finally overtake the Colts. Both teams are quite good and it could go either way. The Texans will be much improved and in any other division, I might consider them a playoff team.

• Jaguars
• Colts
• Texans
• Titans

West:Bad division. Chargers are solid but a bit overrated. Raiders will be much better and I see problems with Brandon Marshall which will kill Denvers offense. KC is obviously rebuilding.

• Chargers
• Raiders
• Broncos
• Kansas City

NFC:
East: Hard fought division. I could definitely see anyone but the Cowboys in spots 2-4. There's going to be a big tossup in our division this year.

• Cowboys
• Giants
• Redskins
• Eagles

North: (This changes if Favre comes back GB wins it.) I think the Lions will be improved, and the Bears have no offense. Packers and Vikings duke this one out.

• Vikings
• Packers
• Bears
• Lions

South: Picking a winner is hard. This whole division could blow up and it really wouldn't matter. I don't see New Orleans as being very good. Carolina has QB issues. Tommy John surgery is a question mark for what it does to QBs.

• Tampa Bay
• New Orleans
• Carolina
• Falcons

West: Another bad division. 49ers will be terrible. Seahawks still the class of this division. Cardinals could certainly beat the Rams. But I think Saunders offense in St. Louis will work without being handcuffed like it was in DC. Bulger, Holt, and Jackson are three of the best in the NFL. Offense could be nasty. Cardinals still have question marks.

• Seahawks
• Rams
• Cardinals
• 49ers

NFC Playoffs:
Wildcard:Giants at Tampa Bay -- Giants win. The NFC South is weak, and someone has to win the division, but that's it.
Wildcard: Packers at Seahawks -- Packers win. We see how weak the NFC West is here.
Divisional:Packers at Cowboys -- Packers win, Dallas keeps the playoff streak alive.
Divisional: Giants at Vikings -- Vikings win, too strong of a defense and a nasty running game.
Championship: Packers at Vikings. Vikings win.
(I can't believe I have MN here. Dallas has a good shot too, so does GB is Favre is with them.

AFC Playoffs:
Wildcard:Chargers at Bills -- Chargers win. Don't really see SD as good as most folks do, but they're too much for a young but talented team
Wildcard: Cleveland at Colts -- Colts win. Colts wipe up Cleveland.
Divisional:Colts at Pats -- Pats win. Another classic game, but Colts pull it out.
Divisional: Chargers at Jaguars -- Jaguars crush them. Strong offense and defense.
Championship: Colts at Jaguars. Jags win. The power is shifting in the AFC South but be prepared for classic showdowns.

Super Bowl:
Jaguars vs. Minnesota: Jags win. Just what the NFL doesn't want to see. Two strong defenses really going after each other with pretty solid offenses.