Prediction Time

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NFC East-
1. Redskins 11-5, Defense remains impressive, offense is nearly explosive
2. Eagles 9-7*, Healthy they are still a very solid football team
3. Cowboys 9-7, OL, QB and secondary issues plague Parcells final season
4. Giants 6-10, Have you seen their schedule? 2-8 is possible out of the chute

NFC North
1. Chicaago 10-6, Good team in a very bad division
2. Detroit 8-8, Finally headed the right way
3. Minnesota 8-8, Still a team in disarray
4. Green Bay 4-12, Favre wishes he had stayed in Mississippi

NFC South
1. Carolina 12-4, The class of the NFC dominates the regular season
2. Tampa Bay 10-6*, Maybe the last go round for an aging but still strong D
3. Atlanta 9-7, Again this team under acheives
4. New Orleans 6-10, It's a long road back to .500 but Bush wins ROY

NFC West
1. Seattle 10-6, Good again but not at a Super Bowl level
2. Arizona 8-8, Lack of cohesive play on both lines doom a playoff run
3. St. Louis 8-8, They'll be close in every game but need a defensive playmaker
4. SF 5-11, They still have a long way to go

NFC Playoffs, Seattle beats Philly, Bears beat TB, Redskins beat Bears, Carolina beats Seattle, Carolina beats Redskins in NFC Championship

AFC East
1. Miami 11-5, Culpepper, Brown, Chambers.. The new triplets in the AFC
2. New England 10-6*, Still a solid team with flashes of greatness
3. Buffalo 6-10, Bad offense, barely better than bad defense
4. NY Jets, Eww.

AFC Central
1. Cincinnati 12-4, Palmer has an MVP season returning from injury
2. Pittsburgh 9-7, Typical Super Bowl letdown season
3. Baltimore 8-8, McNair helps some but not enough
4. Cleveland 7-9, They are getting there

AFC South
1. Indianapolis 11-5, SCDY (Same Colts Different Year)
2. Jacksonville 9-7, Tougher schedule has them taking a step back
3. Tennessee 6-10, Vince Young shows flashes of a bright future in TN
4. Houston 3-13, Maybe they won't screw up the #1 pick this time

AFC West
1. SD 11-5, "There's a gleam gentlemen, there's a gleam."
2. Denver 10-6*, The lack of a #1 RB finally hurts Shannahan
3. KC 8-8, Offense will be decent but not great, defense will be ok but not good
4. Oakland 4-12, Art Shell will wish he had stayed in the NFL offices

AFC Playoffs-San Diego beats New England, Indy beats Denver, SD beats Miami, Cincinatti beats Indy, Cincinnati beats San Diego for the AFC Championship

SB XLI-Carolina beats Cincinnati