Official 2012 NFL picks and predictions thread...

Division Champs
NFC West - San Francisco
NFC South - Atlanta
NFC North - Green Bay
NFC East - Philadelphia
Wild Card 1 - N.Y. Giants
Wild Card 2 - Chicago

AFC West - Denver
AFC South - Houston
AFC North - Pittsburgh
AFC East - New England
Wildcard 1 - Tennessee
Wildcard 2 - Buffalo

NFC Championship Game - San Francisco over Green Bay
AFC Championship Game - Pittsburgh over Denver

Super Bowl - Pittsburgh over San Francisco

MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Offensive Player of the Year - Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the Year - Mario Williams
Offensive Rookie of the Year - Andrew Luck
Defensive Rookie of the Year - Morris Claiborne
Comeback Player of the year - Peyton Manning

Coach of the Year - John Fox, Denver
First coach fired - Norv Turner

 

Division Champs
NFC West - San Francisco
NFC South - Atlanta
NFC North - Detroit
NFC East - Philadelphia
Wild Card 1 - Carolina
Wild Card 2 - Green Bay

AFC West - Denver
AFC South - Tennessee
AFC North - Cincinnati
AFC East - New England
Wildcard 1 - Houston
Wildcard 2 - Pittsburgh

NFC Championship Game - Atlanta vs. Green Bay
AFC Championship Game Houston vs. New England

Super Bowl - Atlanta vs. Houston

MVP - Tom Brady
Offensive Player of the Year - Tom Brady
Defensive Player of the Year - Von Miller
Offensive Rookie of the Year - Robert Griffin III
Defensive Rookie of the Year - Luke Kuechly
Comeback player of the year - Jamaal Charles (AFC), Ryan Williams (NFC)

Coach of the Year - Ron Rivera
First coach fired - Norv Turner

 

I'll just attempt the reg. season.
Division Champs
NFC West - 49ers
NFC South - Falcons
NFC North - Packers
NFC East - Eagles
Wild Card 1 - Bears
Wild Card 2 - Saints

AFC West - Chargers
AFC South - Texans
AFC North - Ravens
AFC East - Patriots
Wildcard 1 - Steelers
Wildcard 2 - Bills

People forget that the Giants were only a couple plays from not being in the playoffs before they got hot. The Cowboys are the Cowboys.
I like the Chargers. Either they get off to a good start or Norv and Smith are canned and the team suddenly starts playing like most teams play when their coach gets canned in-season. Better. Texans have no excuse to not earn a bye and home field advantage playing in the South. Broncos backed in with an 8-8 record with Tebow (and Tebow WON, so even if Manning is back, I don't see that much of a difference in their record). Raiders and Chiefs will go as far as their QBs take them.

 

No Nostradomuses in this group.

 

I picked seven of eight division winners... That's not too bad... Not that any of the picks were overly bold, since a lot of people jumped on the Broncos bandwagon before the season... I did pick the Giants to miss the playoffs.

Picking the Eagles to win the East = FAIL

 

I'm right there with ya. Had Detroit winning the North. I hope I was drunk when I picked that. And that Ravens in the Super Bowl pick isn't looking too good. Should've had more faith in my Broncos.

 

Dear SportsJournalists.com board:

I promise you, as I sit here at a North Dallas bar having my 31st gin and tonic since staggering away from Valley Ranch about 5 a.m. this morning, after having 24 shots of cognac on the plane coming home from Washington, that the Cah-boys will win the Super Bowl next year. Sincerely, Jethro Bodine Jones.

 

Got six of eight division winners, neither wild card. But my Super Bowl winner didn't make the playoffs. Oh, well.

 

I see now that your problem all along has been that you spent time north of Dallas.