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2011 NFL and College Football Predictions

With the new yesterday of Peyton Manning missing a minimum of eight games, I have to change the predictions.  I honestly believe he is going to miss the entire season and therefor I am not putting the Colts in the playoffs and it will have an effect on the other teams in the league as well.

I think the lack of a true training camp is going to cripple some teams.  I think we're going to see more lopsided games than ever before.  The experts are expecting more parity, but I think the opposite will happen.  I know it's a little sad, but I went through the entire schedule, week by week to make my selections. So here it is.

AFC East - New England 14-2
AFC North - Baltimore 14-2
AFC South - Houston 11-5
AFC West - San Diego 10-6
Wild card Teams: Pittsburgh 13-3 & Jets 9-7
The Jets squeak by the Jaguars with a tie breaker and back into the playoffs with the demise of Manning

Wild card Round
Jets over Houston
Pittsburgh over San Diego

Divisional Round
Baltimore over Pittsburgh
New England over Jets

Conference Championship
Baltimore over New England

NFC East - Dallas 12-4
NFC North - Green Bay 14-2
NFC South - Atlanta 14-2
NFC West - Arizona 10-6
NFC Wild card Teams: New Orleans 13-3 & Philadelphia 12-4
Giants fans, I'm sorry.  You guys could be 6-1 through their first seven games, but their last nine is all playoff teams with the exception of two. They'll win four of them, but they'd need five.

Wild Card Round
Dallas over Philadelphia (maybe the game of the year)
New Orleans over Arizona

Divisional Round
Green Bay over New Orleans
Atlanta over Dallas

Conference Championship
Green Bay over Atlanta

Superbowl Championship
Green Bay over Baltimore 31-27
Superbowl MVP - Aaron Rodgers

I will admit that when I first did my picks, I had Dallas winning it all.  Then they basically fired their entire offensive line.  I also took into account Romo on the road and his playoff history.  Part of me wants to put Atlanta in the finale, but I think their defense is overrated and they have to play in cold weather in the playoffs.  History shows this doesn't always work well.

Here is my top five college teams:
5. Stanford
4. LSU
3. Boise St.
2. Alabama
1. Oklahoma beats Boise St. in National Championship

Heisman Trophy Winner: Kellen Moore, QB, Boise St.

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