Welcome my fantasy brethren to another edition of The Prognosticator. May it reinvent the wheel. This week we put together a glimpse of the future and give an exact picture of how the 2007 season will end. Is your team in the playoffs? To start with, we took a picture of the standings AFTER Week 17 and we’re posting it here before the time cops find us:
AFC |
W |
L |
Streak |
East |
|
|
|
*- New England Patriots |
16 |
0 |
16W |
Buffalo Bills |
7 |
9 |
2L |
New York Jets |
4 |
12 |
1W |
Miami Dolphins |
1 |
15 |
2L |
North |
|
|
|
z- Pittsburgh Steelers |
11 |
5 |
2W |
y- Cleveland Browns |
10 |
6 |
1W |
Cincinnati Bengals |
7 |
9 |
2W |
Baltimore Ravens |
4 |
12 |
10L |
South |
|
|
|
z- Indianapolis Colts |
14 |
2 |
7W |
y- Jacksonville Jaguars |
11 |
5 |
1L |
Tennessee Titans |
9 |
7 |
1L |
Houston Texans |
8 |
8 |
1W |
West |
|
|
|
z- San Diego Chargers |
11 |
5 |
6W |
Denver Broncos |
7 |
9 |
1W |
Kansas City Chiefs |
4 |
12 |
9L |
Oakland Raiders |
4 |
12 |
4L |
NFC |
W |
L |
Streak |
East |
|
|
|
*- Dallas Cowboys |
14 |
2 |
2W |
y- New York Giants |
10 |
6 |
1L |
Washington Redskins |
7 |
9 |
2L |
Philadelphia Eagles |
7 |
9 |
1W |
North |
|
|
|
z- Green Bay Packers |
14 |
2 |
4W |
y- Minnesota Vikings |
9 |
7 |
1L |
Detroit Lions |
7 |
9 |
1L |
Chicago Bears |
6 |
10 |
1W |
South |
|
|
|
z-Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
11 |
5 |
3W |
New Orleans Saints |
8 |
8 |
1L |
Carolina Panthers |
6 |
10 |
2L |
Atlanta Falcons |
3 |
13 |
7L |
West |
|
|
|
z- Seattle Seahawks |
11 |
5 |
2W |
Arizona Cardinals |
8 |
8 |
2W |
San Francisco 49ers |
4 |
12 |
2L |
St. Louis Rams |
3 |
13 |
4L |
* – Division winner and home field
throughout
z – Divison winner
y – Wildcard winner
Therefore, the playoffs will shake out
like thus:
The AFC will be seeded:
#1 – New England Patriots
#2 – Indianapolis Colts
#3 – San Diego Chargers
#4 – Pittsburgh Steelers
#5 – Jacksonville Jaguars
#6 – Cleveland Browns
Therefore Wilcard Weekend in the AFC
will be:
#6 Cleveland Browns at #3 San Diego
Chargers
#5 Jacksonville Jaguars at #4
Pittsburgh Steelers
#1 New England Patriots – Bye
#2 Indianapolis Colts – Bye
The NFC will be seeded:
#1 – Dallas Cowboys
#2 – Green Bay Packers
#3 – Seattle Seahawks
#4 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
#5 – New York Giants
#6 – Minnesota Vikings
Therefore Wildcard Weekend in the NFC
will be:
#6 Minnesota Vikings at #3 Seattle
Seahawks
#5 New York Giants at #4 Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
#1 Dallas Cowboys – Bye
#2 Green Bay Packers – Bye
Did your team finish the way you expected them to?
Now for some game predictions for the week:
Passing |
|
Rushing |
||
Team |
Yards |
|
Team |
Yards |
GB |
241 |
|
JAX |
146 |
CIN |
236 |
|
TEN |
131 |
NO |
230 |
|
SD |
131 |
IND |
224 |
|
MIN |
128 |
DAL |
223 |
|
NE |
124 |
WAS |
221 |
|
PIT |
123 |
PHI |
220 |
|
NYG |
117 |
CLE |
219 |
|
CIN |
112 |
SEA |
214 |
|
TB |
112 |
DET |
212 |
|
DEN |
111 |
NE |
211 |
|
HOU |
110 |
ARI |
211 |
|
IND |
106 |
KC |
208 |
|
DAL |
106 |
DEN |
203 |
|
PHI |
105 |
NYG |
203 |
|
GB |
105 |
ATL |
202 |
|
BAL |
105 |
CAR |
201 |
|
CLE |
104 |
TB |
200 |
|
ARI |
104 |
CHI |
199 |
|
BUF |
100 |
BAL |
195 |
|
NYJ |
100 |
NYJ |
191 |
|
ATL |
99 |
PIT |
189 |
|
OAK |
98 |
OAK |
186 |
|
KC |
97 |
STL |
184 |
|
SF |
97 |
BUF |
184 |
|
DET |
97 |
SD |
182 |
|
CAR |
97 |
MIN |
180 |
|
NO |
96 |
JAX |
179 |
|
MIA |
94 |
MIA |
179 |
|
CHI |
93 |
TEN |
176 |
|
WAS |
91 |
HOU |
174 |
|
STL |
85 |
SF |
159 |
|
SEA |
83 |
How to read the table:
The table shows how a team will do Passing and Rushing in the upcoming
week of the NFL. Red is HOT, Yellow is WARM, White is NORMAL, Light
Blue is COLD and Dark Blue is FREEZING COLD. Play players from teams
that are Red and Yellow, avoid players from teams that are Light or
Dark Blue.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Saint Louis Rams – Thursday 8:15p |
Prediction: Pittsburgh Steelers 21 – Saint Louis Rams 17 |
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers – Saturday 8:15p |
Prediction: Dallas Cowboys 24 – Carolina Panthers 17 |
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Sunday 1:00p |
Prediction: Cincinnati Bengals 24 – Cleveland Browns 23 |
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Sunday 1:00p |
Prediction: Green Bay Packers 24 – Chicago Bears 23 |
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Sunday 1:00p |
Prediction: Indianapolis Colts 27 – Houston Texans 20 |
Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions – Sunday 1:00p |
Prediction: Detroit Lions 23 – Kansas City Chiefs 14 |
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Sunday 4:15p |
Prediction: New England Patriots 33 – Miami Dolphins 13 |
New York Giants at Buffalo Bills – Sunday 1:00p |
Prediction: New York Giants 21 – Buffalo Bills 20 |
Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars – Sunday 1:00p |
Prediction: Jacksonville Jaguars 24 – Oakland Raiders 17 |
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints – Sunday 1:00p |
Prediction: New Orleans Saints 24 – Philadelphia Eagles 20 |
Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings – Sunday 1:00p |
Prediction: Minnesota Vikings 23 – Washington Redskins 17 |
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Sunday 4:05p |
Prediction: Arizona Cardinals 24 – Atlanta Falcons 14 |
Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks – Sunday 4:15p |
Prediction: Seattle Seahawks 23 – Baltimore Ravens 17 |
New York Jets at Tennessee Titans – Sunday 4:15p |
Prediction: Tennessee Titans 23 – New York Jets 17 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers – Sunday 4:05p |
Prediction: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 – San Francisco 49ers 17 |
Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Monday 8:00p |
Prediction: San Diego Chargers 27 – Denver Broncos 17 |