Sunday, September 20, 2015

AFC Playoff Predictions For the 2015 NFL Season

After seeing week 1 and half of week 2 in the NFL, I felt like it would be a great time to make predictions for who is making the playoffs.

Winner of the AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers 
 I feel like the Steelers are the best team in the AFC North because they have an amazing offense that I would trust more then any other offense in this division. I feel like they won't win the division by that many games however.

Winner of the AFC East: New England Patriots 
I am a Miami Dolphins fan so I cannot stand the Patriots. Every other team in the AFC East stepped up but until any team actually dethrones the Patriots, I cannot pick against them. They are the reigning Superbowl champs after all...

Winner of the AFC South: Indianapolis Colts 
Even though the Colts were not impressive in week 1, they have one of the easiest schedules in the league. All of the other teams in their division will be lucky to get more than eight wins this season.

Winner of the AFC West: Denver Broncos
This was a very tough decision. There has been a lot of controversy regarding the Denver Broncos this season. Two of the issues with the Broncos are concerning the new offensive scheme, and Peyton Manning's age. Kubiak's scheme hasn't seemed to do well but whenever they let Peyton Manning run the offense, they seem to do well. Many people seem to be questioning Manning's arm strength. After watching both Bronco's games, his arm seemed pretty well. He hasn't been under throwing receivers which is a good thing. The Chiefs and Chargers look like solid teams, but I believe the Broncos will find a way to win the division.

Wild Card #1: Buffalo Bills 
The Bills look good on both sides of the ball. Tyrod Taylor seems like he will be a pretty solid QB. Lesean Mccoy will be huge for the Bills offense. The backbone of the Bills offense will be Mccoy. They also picked up Charles Clay who is a tight end. The Bills defense looks like it is one of the best in the league too.

Wild Card #2: Kansas City Chiefs 
It was very tough for to pick the second wild card spot. There are so many talented teams in the AFC. I picked the Chiefs because both their defense, and offense look solid. They have one of the best running backs in the league in Jamaal Charles, and their defense is very good. They have an awesome line-backing core.

The Patriots will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs, with a first round bye. I predict that the AFC Championship game will be between the Patriots and the Broncos. This game will be hyped up due to the quarterbacks for each team. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are two of the greatest ever. I think that this will sadly be Manning's last game before he retires because of his age. The Patriots will end up making it to the Superbowl after a close championship game against the Broncos.

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