My power rankings for week 1 and my playoff predictions:
- Baltimore Ravens 0-0
- Buffalo Bills 0-0
- Philadelphia Eagles 0-0
- Detroit Lions 0-0
- Green Bay Packers 0-0
- Kansas City Chiefs 0-0
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0-0
- Los Angeles Rams 0-0
- Houston Texans 0-0
- Los Angeles Chargers 0-0
- Washington Commanders 0-0
- Minnesota Vikings 0-0
- San Francisco 49ers 0-0
- Cincinnati Bengals 0-0
- Miami Dolphins 0-0
- Denver Broncos 0-0
- Las Vegas Raiders 0-0
- Seattle Seahawks 0-0
- Dallas Cowboys 0-0
- Pittsburgh Steelers 0-0
- Chicago Bears 0-0
- New England Patriots 0-0
- Atlanta Falcons 0-0
- Arizona Cardinals 0-0
- Jacksonville Jaguars 0-0
- Carolina Panthers 0-0
- Tennessee Titans 0-0
- New York Giants 0-0
- Indianapolis Colts 0-0
- New York Jets 0-0
- Cleveland Browns 0-0
- New Orleans Saints 0-0
Playoff Prediction #1 (Rankings)
What would be the playoff seeding if teams finished according to how I rank them? This does not take into account schedule.
AFC
1 Baltimore Ravens
2 Buffalo Bills
3 Kansas City Chiefs
4 Houston Texans
5 Los Angeles Chargers
6 Cincinnati Bengals
7 Miami Dolphins
In the Hunt:
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC
1 Philadelphia Eagles
2 Detroit Lions
3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4 Los Angeles Rams
5 Green Bay Packers
6 Washinton Commanders
7 Minnesota Vikings
In the Hunt
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys
Playoff Prediction #2 (Standings)
This is my prediction taking schedule into account. It is slightly different from the rankings one.
AFC
1 Baltimore Ravens
2 Buffalo Bills
3 Kansas City Chiefs
4 Houston Texans
5 Cincinnati Bengals
6 Los Angeles Chargers
7 Denver Broncos
In the Hunt
Miami Dolphins
Las Vegas Raiders
New England Patriots
Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC
1 Detroit Lions
2 Philadelphia Eagles
3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4 Los Angeles Rams
5 Green Bay Packers
6 Washinton Commanders
7 Minnesota Vikings
In the Hunt
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Atlanta Falcons
Playoff Prediction #3 (Statistics)
Over the last 11 seasons, there are an average of 6.1 teams that make the playoffs that did not the previous year. My previous two predictions have very few of these teams, so here is my prediction with 6 new teams.
AFC
1 Baltimore Ravens
2 Buffalo Bills
3 Kansas City Chiefs
4 Houston Texans
5 Cincinnati Bengals
6 Miami Dolphins
7 Las Vegas Raiders
In the Hunt
Los Angeles Chargers
Denver Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC
1 Philadelphia Eagles
2 Detroit Lions
3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4 San Francisco 49ers
5 Green Bay Packers
6 Seattle Seahawks
7 Dallas Cowboys
In the Hunt
Los Angeles Rams
Washington Commanders
Minnesota Vikings
No matter what scenario I choose to be my main playoff prediction, I still think the Ravens will win the Super Bowl. I’ve gone back and forth on whether or not they will play the Packers or the Lions in the finale, but I am leaning Green Bay at the moment.
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