1. New England Patriots 12-4: Strong Offense will lead an average defense
2. New York Jets 11-5: A great defense will star again, while Mark Sanchez struggles in the clutch
3. Miami Dolphins 5-11: Chad Henne will play better then last year but...
4. Buffalo Bills 3-13: With Ryan Fitzpatrick as starting QB they aren't going anywhere
AFC Central
1. Pittsburgh Steelers 11-5: All-around good team will play well as usual
2. Baltimore Ravens 10-6: Won't skip a beat from last year
3. Cleveland Browns 8-8: I like Colt McCoy at QB and their defense
4. Cincinnati Bengals 2-14: The only bright spot is they have two good rookie players
AFC South
1. Houston Texans 9-7: Better defense will leap frog them into 1st place
2. Indianapolis Colts 7-9: No Manning, huge problems
3. Tennessee Titans 6-10: A rebuilding team with an old QB, just hand it off to Chris Johnson
4. Jacksonville Jaguars 4-12: Not enough skill players to contend
AFC West
1. Kansas City Chiefs 10-6: The Matt Cassel-Jamaal Charles combo is one I really like
2. San Diego Chargers 9-7: Phillip Rivers will play great, but the D will not
3. Oakland Raiders 5-11: Darren McFadden will run for at least 1000 yards but everyone else will play poorly
4. Denver Broncos 4-12: New coach John Fox will have a difficult job
NFC East
1. Philadelphia Eagles 13-3: The "Dream Team" will play well
2. New York Giants 8-8: Injuries in the secondary will keep the G-Men from the playoffs
3. Dallas Cowboys 8-8: Felix Jones will have a breakout year, but I don't have confidence in Tony Romo
4. Washington Redskins 3-13: Rex Grossman is not going to play well, actually no one will
NFC Central
1. Green Bay Packers 12-4: With players returning from injury, they are even better then last year
2. Detroit Lions 8-8: Matt Stafford will be healthy but it won't be enough
3. Chicago Bears 8-8: Jay Cutler will not play well and it will show as the Bears struggle
4. Minnesota VIkings 4-12: Donavan McNabb will try to do well, but Adrian Peterson will be the only one who will move the offense
NFC South
1. New Orleans Saints 11-5: Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram, and Darren Sproles will run the ball well
2. Atlanta Falcons 10-6: Matt Ryan has a good WR core and HB's, expect a good year
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-7: I believe that Josh Freeman will be even better then last year
4. Carolina Panthers 3-13: They have a good running game and thats about it
NFC West
1. St. Louis Rams 9-7: Sam Bradford almost brought the team to the playoffs last year, this year he will
2. Arizona Cardinals 7-9: I don't believe Kein Kolb will make a big impact in his first year
3. San Francisco 49ers 5-11: Alex Smith is holding back the franchise and he will again this year
4. Seattle Seahawks 3-13: A weak defense and unstable QB, it isn't looking good in Seattle
Awards
MVP: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, QB
Offensive Player of the Year: Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, QB
Defensive Player of the Year: Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions, DT
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints, RB
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Von Miller, Denver Broncos, LB
Coach of the Year: Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions
Playoffs
AFC: 1. New England, 2. Pittsburgh, 3. Kansas City, 4. Houston, WC1 NY Jets, WC2 Baltimore
NFC: 1. Philadelphia, 2. Green Bay, 3. New Orleans, 4. St. Louis, WC1 Atlanta, WC2 Tampa Bay
Wild Card Round
AFC: Kansas City def Baltimore 21-17 and NY Jets def Houston 27-17
NFC: New Orleans def Tampa Bay 21-20 and St. Louis def Atlanta 14-13
Conference Semi-FinalsAFC: New England def NY Jets 14-10 and Pittsburgh def Kansas City 31-20
NFC: Philadelphia def St. Louis 31-27 and Green Bay def New Orleans 24-21
Conference Finals
AFC: New England def Pittsburgh 27-24
NFC: Green Bay def Philadelphia 30-27 in OT
Super Bowl XLVI
Green Bay def New England 35-31
