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With football season under way tonight, it's time to make some predictions about how the season will turn out. I have included my predictions, as well as a relative point value for each prediction. I think it'd be fun to see at the end of the season who was the best predictor, and I might think of a prize to throw in as well.

Winner of the AFC North: 1 point Bengals
Winner of the AFC East: 1 point Patriots
Winner of the AFC West: 1 point Broncos
Winner of the AFC South: 1 point Colts
Winner of the NFC North: 1 point Packers
Winner of the NFC East: 1 point Eagles
Winner of the NFC West: 1 point Seahawks
Winner of the NFC South: 1 point Panthers

Winner of the AFC Championship game: 3 points Broncos
Winner of the NFC Championship game: 3 points Seahawks

Winner of the Super Bowl: 5 points

Team with overall best record (if teams are tied, all correct responses get points): Broncos, Seahawks
Team with the overall worst record (if teams are tied, all correct responses get points): 2 points Texans
QB with the highest passer rating: 3 points Nick Foles
RB with the most rushing yards: 3 points LeSean McCoy
WR with the most receiving yards: 3 points Josh Gordon
Team with the most points scored: 3 points Broncos
Defense with the most turnovers: 4 points Seahawks
Offensive Rookie of the Year: 3 points
Defensive Rookie of the Year: 3 points
League MVP: 5 points
First head coach to be fired during the season (none is an acceptable answer): 3 points Gary Kubiak

Tiebreaker: Total number of points scored in the Super Bowl, Price is Right style (i.e. closest without going over wins). Note that you cannot guess the same number as any other person before you.

There are plenty more predictions that could be made, but I'll leave it at these for now. Posts must be made here before kickoff next Thursday night, so you have 1 week to change your predictions based on the results of this week's games.

My entry:
Winner of the AFC North: Bengals
Winner of the AFC East: Patriots
Winner of the AFC West: Broncos
Winner of the AFC South: Colts
Winner of the NFC North: Vikings 
Winner of the NFC East: Giants
Winner of the NFC West: 49ers
Winner of the NFC South: Falcons

Winner of the AFC Championship game: Broncos
Winner of the NFC Championship game: Falcons

Winner of the Super Bowl: Broncos

Team with overall best record (if teams are tied, all correct responses get points): Falcons
Team with the overall worst record (if teams are tied, all correct responses get points): Jaguars
QB with the highest passer rating: Aaron Rodgers
RB with the most rushing yards: Adrian Peterson
WR with the most receiving yards: Calvin Johnson
Team with the most points scored: Packers
Defense with the most turnovers: Bears
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Tavon Austin
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Tyrann Matthieu
League MVP: Matt Ryan
First head coach to be fired during the season (none is an acceptable answer): Rex Ryan

Tiebreaker: Total points in the SB will be 37

Winner of the AFC North: Ravens
Winner of the AFC East: Patriots
Winner of the AFC West: Broncos
Winner of the AFC South:  Texans
Winner of the NFC North: Vikings
Winner of the NFC East:  Redskins
Winner of the NFC West: San Fran
Winner of the NFC South: Falcons

Winner of the AFC Championship game: Broncos
Winner of the NFC Championship game: Falcons

Winner of the Super Bowl: Broncos

Team with overall best record (if teams are tied, all correct responses get points): Denver Broncos
Team with the overall worst record (if teams are tied, all correct responses get points): Oakland
QB with the highest passer rating: Drew Brees
RB with the most rushing yards: Adrian Peterson
WR with the most receiving yards: Andre Johnson
Team with the most points scored: Patriots
Defense with the most turnovers: Bears
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Cordarelle Patterson
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Mantei Tao
League MVP: Aaron Rodgers
First head coach to be fired during the season (none is an acceptable answer): None

Tiebreaker: Total number of points scored in the Super Bowl, Price is Right style (i.e. closest without going over wins). Note that you cannot guess the same number as any other person before you. 45

Winner of the AFC North: Ravens
Winner of the AFC East: Patriots
Winner of the AFC West: Broncos
Winner of the AFC South: Texans
Winner of the NFC North: Packers
Winner of the NFC East: Giants
Winner of the NFC West: 49ers
Winner of the NFC South: Falcons

(wild cards just for fun, AFC: Bengals, Chiefs  NFC: Saints, Bears)

Winner of the AFC Championship game: Patriots
Winner of the NFC Championship game: 49ers

Winner of the Super Bowl: Patriots

Team with overall best record: Patriots
Team with overall worst record: Raiders
QB with highest passer rating: Aaron Rodgers
RB with the most rushing yards: Adrian Peterson
WR with the most receiving yards: Calvin Johnson
Team with the most points scored: Broncos
Defense with the most turnovers: Bears
Offensive Rookie of the year: I dunno, I don't watch much college so I don't really know these people
Defesnive rookie of the year: I dunno, I don't watch much college so I don't really know these people
League MVP: Tom Brady
First head coach to be fired during the season: Mike Munchak

Tiebreaker: 46

My entry:
Winner of the AFC North: Browns
Winner of the AFC East: Bills
Winner of the AFC West: Raiders
Winner of the AFC South: Titans
Winner of the NFC North: Lions
Winner of the NFC East: Redskins
Winner of the NFC West: Rams
Winner of the NFC South: Panthers

Winner of the AFC Championship game: Bills
Winner of the NFC Championship game: Rams

Winner of the Super Bowl: Rams

Team with overall best record: Jets
Team with the overall worst record: Packers
QB with the highest passer rating: Christian Ponder
RB with the most rushing yards: Toby Gerhart
WR with the most receiving yards: Mike Wallace
Team with the most points scored: Raiders
Defense with the most turnovers: Browns
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Ace Sanders
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jelani Jenkins
League MVP: Manti Te'o
First head coach to be fired during the season: Jerry Kill
Tie Breaker: 42

Winner of the AFC North: Bengals
Winner of the AFC East: Patriots
Winner of the AFC West: Chiefs
Winner of the AFC South: Texans
Winner of the NFC North: Packers
Winner of the NFC East: Eagles
Winner of the NFC West: Seahawks
Winner of the NFC South: Buccos

Winner of the AFC Championship game: Broncos
Winner of the NFC Championship game: 49ers

Winner of the Super Bowl: 49ers

Team with overall best record (if teams are tied, all correct responses get points): Packers
Team with the overall worst record (if teams are tied, all correct responses get points): Bills
QB with the highest passer rating: Tom Brady
RB with the most rushing yards: Lesean McCoy
WR with the most receiving yards: Brandon Marshall
Team with the most points scored: Packers
Defense with the most turnovers: Bengals (this is a ridiculous category imo)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Geno Smith
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Dion Jordan
League MVP: RG3
First head coach to be fired during the season (none is an acceptable answer): Jason Garrett


Tiebreaker: 67

AFC North: Ravens
AFC East: Patriots (so brave)
AFC West: Broncos
AFC South: Colts
NFC North: Packers
NFC East: Redskins
NFC West: Seahawks
NFC South: Falcons

AFC Champion: Broncos
NFC Champion: Seahawks

Super Bowl Champion: Seahawks

Team with Overall best record: Broncos
Team with overall worst record: Raiders
QB with the highest passer rating: Tom Brady
RB with the most rushing yards: Marshawn Lynch
WR with the most receiving yards: Calvin Johnson
Team with the most points scored: Packers
Defense with the most turnovers: Cardinals
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Tavon Austin
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jarvis Jones
League MVP: Brady
First head coach to be fired during the season (none is an acceptable answer): Who coaches the Raiders? That guy

Tie Breaker: 45

Bonus: Bills Playoff-less streak enters high school

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Who coaches the Raiders?

Dennis Allen. He and Rex Ryan are at the top of the vegas odds for that particular question. One of them is 3:2 I think.

I think the jets are going to do okay this year. probably not well enough to save Rex's job, but well enough to get him through the season.

Is any one staying with the ravens after last night. 

Is any one staying with the ravens after last night.

When the ravens lose, they love to lose in spectacular fashion like this.

And this is coming from a Ravens fan.

With it being a few week in to the season would there be any changes to what people picked?

Saints to win the South, Steelers worst overall

Saints to win the South, Steelers worst overall

Steelers will get some stuff figured out, I believe in Tomlin. Jaguars will be worst overall.

Interesting note: Tim Tebow is currently working as a Sanitary Engineer in Florida.