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1. Detroit looks good. Mathew Stafford, Ndamukong Suh, and Calvin Johnson lead an up-and-coming team. They are no longer a doormat, and we predict here that not only will they make the playoffs, they will win the NFC North Division outright.
We expect the Lions will split with Green Bay and Minnesota, and will lose to the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and San Diego Chargers. We expect they will have enough momentum to win all the other games on their schedule, which are in fact winnable. So the happy Detroit Lions fans will see an 11-5 record.
2. Yeah. The Packers won the Super Bowl. We predicted they would. Aaron Rodgers, Clay Mathews, Donald Driver, et.al. will naturally be expected to repeat.
But, the Super Bowl Winner almost never repeats, so we can assume something will go wrong. And if things go wrong, don't be surprised if the Green Bay Packers go 9-7 and miss the playoffs.
How can this happen? All that needs to happen is they lose to the Saints and the Falcons, split with the Lions and Vikings, and lose to the San Diego Chargers, all of which is in the realm of reasonable possibility. Then, they just need to lose two more games to highly motivated teams like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants, and the Packers will be 9-7.
Sorry, Green Bay. Life at the top is tough, and glory is short-lived.
3. The Minnesota Vikings are looking at matching the Packers at 9-7 and also missing the playoffs. Donavan McNabb and Adrian Peterson notwithstanding, the team just doesn't look like a winner. In September alone, look for them to go 0-3 against the Chargers, Bucs and Lions. And it will go downhill from there. They won't be able to beat the Falcons or Saints, and will split with the Lions and Packers, and just need to lose one more game to end at 9-7.
Of course they will be able to gloat over the misery of arch rival Green Bay.
4. We're going against conventional wisdom on the Bears. We think they are awful. We think they are so bad that they will be 1-15 and will win the Andrew Luck derby. They can beat the Denver Broncos in December, but they will lose to everyone else. Jay Cutler will be booed out of town. Lonnie Smith, who is a really nice guy, will be gone.
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By James D. Silver
We expect the Lions will split with Green Bay and Minnesota, and will lose to the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and San Diego Chargers. We expect they will have enough momentum to win all the other games on their schedule, which are in fact winnable. So the happy Detroit Lions fans will see an 11-5 record.
2. Yeah. The Packers won the Super Bowl. We predicted they would. Aaron Rodgers, Clay Mathews, Donald Driver, et.al. will naturally be expected to repeat.
But, the Super Bowl Winner almost never repeats, so we can assume something will go wrong. And if things go wrong, don't be surprised if the Green Bay Packers go 9-7 and miss the playoffs.
How can this happen? All that needs to happen is they lose to the Saints and the Falcons, split with the Lions and Vikings, and lose to the San Diego Chargers, all of which is in the realm of reasonable possibility. Then, they just need to lose two more games to highly motivated teams like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants, and the Packers will be 9-7.
Sorry, Green Bay. Life at the top is tough, and glory is short-lived.
3. The Minnesota Vikings are looking at matching the Packers at 9-7 and also missing the playoffs. Donavan McNabb and Adrian Peterson notwithstanding, the team just doesn't look like a winner. In September alone, look for them to go 0-3 against the Chargers, Bucs and Lions. And it will go downhill from there. They won't be able to beat the Falcons or Saints, and will split with the Lions and Packers, and just need to lose one more game to end at 9-7.
Of course they will be able to gloat over the misery of arch rival Green Bay.
4. We're going against conventional wisdom on the Bears. We think they are awful. We think they are so bad that they will be 1-15 and will win the Andrew Luck derby. They can beat the Denver Broncos in December, but they will lose to everyone else. Jay Cutler will be booed out of town. Lonnie Smith, who is a really nice guy, will be gone.
Get the latest Green Bay Packers news and fresh Green Bay Packers video on our site - http://sportadore.com
By James D. Silver
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