The Fearful Forecast

NFC East:
1. N.Y. Giants (3) - Offensive weapons galore
2. Philadelphia (5) - Will lose division on tiebreaker, and NOT the head-to-head one
3. Washington - At least this time they overspent on players they needed
4. Dallas - No quarterback, no running game, no O-line

NFC North:
1. Green Bay (2) - Class of one-team division
2. Minnesota - Best of the rest of this lot, but not great by any means
3. Chicago - Will change of scenery help Kordell?
4. Detroit - Just not a lot of talent

NFC South:
1. Tampa Bay (4) - Champs lost nothing
2. Atlanta (6) - IF Johnson goes .500. If not...
3. New Orleans - An unfortunate #7 seed
4. Carolina - Division is too tough for QB-less Panthers to contend

NFC West:
1. St. Louis (1) - Can and will still outscore everybody else
2. Seattle - Holmgren's last shot, and he knows it
3. San Francisco - Firing Mariucci + banged-up secondary = bad times
4. Arizona - May be the worst team in the league

AFC East:
1. Buffalo (4) - Upgraded defense gives Bills edge in NFL's best division
2. Miami (5) - Fiedler will need to find another level
3. New England - Can now stop run, but not pass
4. N.Y. Jets - Loss of Pennington sinks Jets in NFL's best division

AFC North:
1. Pittsburgh (2) - Offensive-minded Steelers add speed with Zereoue
2. Baltimore - Rookie QB Boller thrown into lion's den
3. Cleveland - Prediction: Holcomb flops
4. Cincinnati - Improvement won't come until Palmer steps in

AFC South:
1. Tennessee (1) - Can McNair repeat cyborg tendnecies?
2. Indianapolis - Inexplicably let best defender of weak unit leave
3. Jacksonville - The transition has begun
4. Houston - It's Year Two

AFC West:
1. Oakland (3) - Silver and Gray primed for one more big run
2. Denver (6) - This corner says Plummer will help
3. Kansas City - Improved front of defense, but secondary still weak
4. San Diego - Marty, Bolts go for youth

Wild Card:
NFC: N.Y. Giants over Atlanta, Philadelphia over Tampa Bay
AFC: Oakland over Denver, Buffalo over Miami

Divisional Playoffs:
NFC: N.Y. Giants over Green Bay, Philadelphia over St. Louis
AFC: Oakland over Pittsburgh, Tennessee over Buffalo

Conference Championships:
NFC: N.Y. Giants over Philadelphia
AFC: Oakland over Tennessee

Super Bowl:
N.Y. Giants over Oakland

This goes against everything I stand for. I just want you to know that.