NFL 2018-2019 Thread

[jmt225]

I filled out a season simulator at this website: https://playoffpredictors.com/Football/NFL?L=IwhMYt2VY7oyYkNZxa8Du9fqJLONfddI47LQsqokgsnO ym6yZGujL+PNpyH8mBaAAZJ4oA

Here are my predictions...

NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles 13-3
Dallas Cowboys 11-5
New York Giants 4-12
Washington Redskins 2-14

NFC North
Minnesota Vikings 12-4
Green Bay Packers 10-6
Detroit Lions 9-7
Chicago Bears 4-12

NFC South
New Orleans Saints 12-4
Carolina Panthers 8-8
Atlanta Falcons 8-8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-13

NFC West
Los Angeles Rams 13-3
San Francisco 49ers 12-4
Seattle Seahawks 9-7
Arizona Cardinals 1-15

AFC East
New England Patriots 14-2
Miami Dolphins 6-10
New York Jets 3-13
Buffalo Bills 2-14

AFC North
Pittsburgh Steelers 9-7
Cleveland Browns 6-10
Baltimore Ravens 4-12
Cincinnati Bengals 3-13

AFC South
Jacksonville Jaguars 12-4
Houston Texans 11-5
Tennessee Titans 9-7
Indianapolis Colts 7-9

AFC West
Denver Broncos 11-5
Los Angeles Chargers 11-5
Kansas City Chiefs 9-7
Oakland Raiders 8-8

NFC Wildcard Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers @ New Orleans Saints
Dallas Cowboys @ Minnesota Vikings

AFC Wildcard Playoffs
Los Angeles Chargers @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Houston Texans @ Denver Broncos

NFC Division Round
Minnesota Vikings @ Philadelphia Eagles
New Orleans Saints @ Los Angeles Rams

AFC Divisional Round
Denver Broncos @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Los Angeles Chargers @ New England Patriots

NFC Championship
New Orleans Saints @ Philadelphia Eagles

AFC Championship
Los Angeles Chargers @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Super Bowl LIII
New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Super Bowl Champions
New Orleans Saints :o

[Fire Marshall Bill]

The Giants might surprise people. The AFC North prediction doesnâ??t give any credit to anyone. People need to get off SFâ??s nuts until they actually accomplish something. And the Saints will miss the SB by one simple tackle.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

LOL at the Ravens going 4-12. That isn't happening.

[jmt225]

LOL at the Ravens going 4-12. That isn't happening.

Unless Lamar Jackson comes off the bench and plays like DeShaun Watson, it's definitely happening! ;)

[jmt225]

The Giants might surprise people. The AFC North prediction doesn’t give any credit to anyone. People need to get off SF’s nuts until they actually accomplish something. And the Saints will miss the SB by one simple tackle.

The 49ers proved it last year when Jimmy G came in lol. Weren't they undefeated with him as their starter? The Falcons downfall was because of Kyle Shanahan's absence... that guy has proven himself beyond measure. And I've hated the 49ers my entire life so there's no bias on this particular opinion.

The AFC North sucks imo. Big Ben is way past his prime and the Steelers defense is average at best, but ultimately with Bell and Brown there they'll still secure the division. It's time for Baltimore to have their downfall, it's long overdue. Browns are on the up-and-up but they're probably a year away from real success, although it wouldn't surprise me if they exceeded expectations, but that may be Hard Knocks talking. And the Bengals are flat out awful.

Marcus Williams will be an Pro Bowler this year and one of the best safeties in the league :)

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Unless Lamar Jackson comes off the bench and plays like DeShaun Watson, it's definitely happening! ;)

Keep drinking that kool-aid kid. You're greatly misinformed son.

[Yaz]

I do agree with a couple of JMT's opinions. The AFC North is on the down swing. All those years of beating each other up has caught up to them. The Steelers still have enough to take the division and potentially make playoff noise, but at this point Big Ben isn't what he used to be. Bell and Brown help him though and so long as they are healthy, they have a shot against most teams. Baltimore will likely see my guy Lamar Jackson start some games by seasons end and I can't wait to see Flacco eat shit after talking shit all off-season about how he is the starter. Cleveland added pieces, but Hue Jackson is a human turd and couldn't coach high school JV. The Bengals are eternally midcard level with Lewis at the helm.

I also think Kyle Shanahan is legit. They went undefeated on an easy schedule and while Jimmy G looked good despite limited weapons, people are on his dick hard. I mean 90th best player in the NFL? Not yet. I still think they are a year or two away, but Seattle is going to regress and Arizona has holes so they could take second in the division.

Atlanta has too much talent to go 8-8 though. I like Calvin Ridley, maybe not the biggest position of need for Atlanta, but I think he only makes that offense better and they will rebound a bit. I think the NFC South is the most stacked division. New Orleans, Atlanta, and Carolina all have ten win potential, though Tampa is a hot mess.

Anyway, here is what I got.

South WLT Div
2 JAC 14-2 5-1
5 HOU 11-5 4-2
8 TEN 9-7 1-5
9 IND 7-9 2-4

East WLT Div
3 NE 13-3 5-1
12 MIA 5-11 4-2
15 BUF 3-13 2-4
16 NYJ 2-14 1-5

West WLT Div
1 LAC 14-2 5-1
6 KC 9-7 4-2
7 OAK 9-7 3-3
10* DEN 5-11 0-6

North WLT Div
4 GB 12-4 4-2
7 MIN 11-5 5-1
11 DET 6-10 3-3
15 CHI 3-13 0-6

South WLT Div
2 NO 13-3 4-2
5 ATL 12-4 4-2
6 CAR 12-4 4-2
16 TB 1-15 0-6

East WLT Div
1 PHI 13-3 5-1
9 DAL 7-9 3-3
13 NYG 4-12 3-3
14 WAS 4-12 1-5

West WLT Div
3 LA 13-3 5-1
8 SF 11-5 5-1
10 SEA 7-9 1-5
12 ARI 4-12 1-5

WC
HOU vs PIT
KC vs NE
ATL vs GB
CAR vs LA

Division
NE vs JAC
PIT vs LAC
LAR vs NO
ATL vs PHI

Conference Championship
JAC vs LAC
NO vs PHI

SB
LAC vs PHI

I'm really high on the Chargers. They had a rough start last year due to injury, but they are (mostly) healthy this year and that defense is going to be scary. If Melvin Gordon can repeat, they have a nice offense as well. I think Philly is the most complete team in the league, but it is hard to repeat in the NFL and I think expectations get to them in the end.

[A11]

Cant wait to watch the super bowl and wonder how the fuck a 1 hour game takes 4 hours

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Yaz - in your predictions, you forgot the AFC North.

[Yaz]

Oh shit I did forget to copy that. IIRC, I had Pittsburgh going 11-5, Baltimore going 6-10, and 4-12 for Cleveland and Cincinnati. I had Pittsburgh running away with the division.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

ehh, that's a bit more reasonable than jmt's predictions.

[Yaz]

I think Baltimore's defense is still decent enough to keep them in games, but Flacco is shit and has always been shit aside from one stretch in the playoffs. I mean full credit to the guy, he gambled on himself and won big, but man is he overpaid. They have no real running game, and their receiving core is still kinda iffy. They brought in some new guys but Crabtree has never been the guy a top ten pick should be, Willie Snead benefited from having Breesus at QB and John Brown had one season in four years in Arizona where he wasn't a ghost. I'm also pretty sure Breshad Perriman is legally dead at this point. I do like the tight ends they drafted, Hurst and Andrews, but rookie tight ends rarely make big impacts. I wouldn't be surprised to see them get to 8-8 due to the division as a whole being on the down swing, but I would be even less surprised if they did go 4-12 like JMT predicted.

RG3 has been a nice surprise in pre-season, so I'm happy for that.

[Spidey]

As a big Ravens fan the Flacco hate is justified.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Yaz - that was written beautifully.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

I think I'll just watch Thursday night football.....Erin Andrews is there. Wow.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Jimmy G did everything he could to make sure his team lost. As I said earlier, closing out a season on a win streak means you had to be so bad that it still didn’t get you to the playoffs.

Who saw the Bucs beating the Saints? Did either team field a defense?

[#AbsoluteUnit]

How 'bout my Ravens? 47-3. Yo, Jmt, how's that 3-13 prediction of my team looking so far?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Nathan Peterman would've had a better game today spiking the ball into the ground every play

[Storm Trooper]

Nathan Peterman would've had a better game today spiking the ball into the ground every play

I don't know what a Nathan Peterman is but there is zero reason he should every be on a football field ever again unless it's as a drunk fan running on the field. If Buffalo was so set on not starting Josh Allen, then they shouldn't have traded all their competant replacements (McCarron and Tyron Taylor).



And how can we be glossing over the biggest news of the day. CLEVELAND DIDN'T LOSE!

[jmt225]

How 'bout my Ravens? 47-3. Yo, Jmt, how's that 3-13 prediction of my team looking so far?

Hey, one of those three wins were week 1 vs. the Bills!

That said, I'm probably going to be wrong lol. A lot went wrong for me today, sheesh.

The Saints defense looked prime 2014-2016 form, just disgraceful. Couldn't believe what I was watching. Hopefully they get their shit together quickly. I still believe in them.

[Yaz]

Fitz does this a lot to be fair. I'd bet money he comes back to Earth next week with an average game of like 190 yards on 16 of 30 passing for a TD and a pick, then week three he goes like 19 of 28 for 250 and two TDs with a pick and then they decide to give him the nod over Winston and he proceeds to suck. It always happens with Fitz.

A A Ron Rodgers proving to be the best in the game, largest comeback of his career on one leg.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Not a fan of games ending in ties to be honest.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

You must really hate soccer. I have no problem with ties in the NFL though. If you canâ??t separate yourself in 4 quarters, and then a 5th period of ten minutes (I believe thatâ??s the new rule) you donâ??t deserve to win. It can also make for some interesting playoff tiebreaker scenarios.