* – Wildcard berth
Indianapolis finishes ahead of New England because of conference record.
Cincinnati wins the AFC North because of conference record.
Kansas City finishes ahead of Cincinnati because of conference record.
NFC East |
Record |
NFC North |
Record |
NFC South |
Record |
NFC West |
Record |
10-6 |
12-4 |
11-5 |
13-3 |
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9-7 |
11-5 |
7-9 |
12-4 |
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7-9 |
8-8 |
6-10 |
3-13 |
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5-11 |
4-12 |
5-11 |
3-13 |
AFC East |
Record |
AFC North |
Record |
AFC South |
Record |
AFC West |
Record |
12-4 |
10-6 |
12-4 |
10-6 |
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8-8 |
10-6 |
11-5 |
9-7 |
||||
6-10 |
9-7 |
7-9 |
7-9 |
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4-12 |
2-14 |
6-10 |
7-9 |
2016 NFL Regular Season Results
Home team in CAPS
These were used to determine my projected records above when I compiled my 2016 NFL Season Previews individually.
Week 1:
Thursday, Sept. 8
Panthers 20, BRONCOS 17
Sunday, Sept. 11
CARDINALS 23, Patriots 17
Chargers 23, CHIEFS 20
COLTS 27, Lions 17
Giants 26, COWBOYS 23
EAGLES 19, Browns 13
FALCONS 23, Buccaneers 20
Packers 26, JAGUARS 20
Bengals 24, JETS 16
RAVENS 20, Bills 17
Raiders 34, SAINTS 24
SEAHAWKS 24, Dolphins 13
TEXANS 20, Bears 17
Vikings 23, TITANS 16
Monday, Sept. 12
49ERS 17, Rams 13
REDSKINS 26, Steelers 24
Week 2:
Thursday, Sept. 15
Sunday, Sept. 18
BEARS 23, Eagles 16
BILLS 20, Jets 17
Colts 24, BRONCOS 20
BROWNS 23, Ravens 20
CARDINALS 24, Buccaneers 17
Jaguars 27, CHARGERS 23
GIANTS 30, Saints 27
Titans 27, LIONS 20
PANTHERS 38, 49ers 13
PATRIOTS 23, Dolphins 17
RAIDERS 38, Falcons 27
Seahawks 20, RAMS 17
Cowboys 27, REDSKINS 24
Bengals 19, STEELERS 16
TEXANS 17, Chiefs 13
Packers 27, VIKINGS 24
Monday, Sept. 19
Week 3:
Thursday, Sept. 22
Texans 23, PATRIOTS 17
Sunday, Sept. 25
BENGALS 17, Broncos 13
BUCCANEERS 20, Rams 17
Cardinals 26, BILLS 16
CHIEFS 20, Jets 10
COLTS 30, Chargers 27
COWBOYS 24, Bears 23
DOLPHINS 17, Browns 16
Steelers 31, EAGLES 24
Redskins 26, GIANTS 21
JAGUARS 27, Ravens 24
PACKERS 34, Lions 17
Vikings 20, PANTHERS 16
SEAHAWKS 31, 49ers 9
Raiders 30, TITANS 17
Monday, Sept. 26
Falcons 23, SAINTS 20
Week 4:
Thursday, Sept. 29
BENGALS 20, Dolphins 19
Sunday, Oct. 2
Cowboys 23, 49ERS 21
BEARS 27, Lions 23
Broncos 23, BUCCANEERS 20
CARDINALS 17, Rams 13
Saints 36, CHARGERS 35
Panthers 34, FALCONS 17
Colts 27, JAGUARS 24
Seahawks 17, JETS 16
Bills 16, PATRIOTS 6
RAVENS 23, Raiders 20
Browns 27, REDSKINS 17
STEELERS 27, Chiefs 17
TEXANS 27, Titans 13
Monday, Oct. 3
VIKINGS 24, Giants 21
Week 5:
Thursday, Oct. 6
Cardinals 38, 49ERS 13
Sunday, Oct. 9
Falcons 17, BRONCOS 15
Patriots 49, BROWNS 10
COLTS 30, Bears 20
COWBOYS 27, Bengals 24
Titans 24, DOLPHINS 21
LIONS 24, Eagles 16
PACKERS 29, Giants 26
Chargers 27, RAIDERS 24
Bills 19, RAMS 13
RAVENS 24, Redskins 20
STEELERS 24, Jets 10
VIKINGS 13, Texans 10
Monday, Oct. 10
PANTHERS 26, Buccaneers 23
Week 6:
Thursday, Oct. 13
Broncos 27, CHARGERS 23
Sunday, Oct. 16
Jaguars 27, BEARS 23
BILLS 27, 49ers 10
Steelers 34, DOLPHINS 17
GIANTS 27, Ravens 17
LIONS 16, Rams 9
Cowboys 27, PACKERS 26
PATRIOTS 26, Bengals 20
RAIDERS 19, Chiefs 16
REDSKINS 31, Eagles 14
SAINTS 34, Panthers 30
SEAHAWKS 34, Falcons 20
Colts 23, TEXANS 20
TITANS 35, Browns 24
Monday, Oct. 17
CARDINALS 20, Jets 17
Week 7:
Thursday, Oct. 20
PACKERS 33, Bears 27
Sunday, Oct. 23
BENGALS 31, Browns 9
BUCCANEERS 13, 49ers 10
Seahawks 27, CARDINALS 23
CHIEFS 34, Saints 21
Bills 24, DOLPHINS 13
Vikings 16, EAGLES 0
Chargers 31, FALCONS 27
Raiders 26, JAGUARS 23
JETS 13, Ravens 10
Redskins 28, LIONS 17
Giants 20, RAMS 10
Patriots 31, STEELERS 27
TITANS 31, Colts 27
Monday, Oct. 24
TEXANS 13, Broncos 3
Week 8:
Thursday, Oct. 27
TITANS 27, Jaguars 24
Sunday, Oct. 30
BENGALS 28, Redskins 14
Patriots 36, BILLS 26
Chargers 24, BRONCOS 21
Jets 21, BROWNS 14
Raiders 28, BUCCANEERS 24
COLTS 26, Chiefs 20
Eagles 27, COWBOYS 23
Packers 33, FALCONS 17
PANTHERS 23, Cardinals 21
Seahawks 28, SAINTS 27
TEXANS 24, Lions 10
Monday, Oct. 31
BEARS 23, Vikings 20
Week 9:
Thursday, Nov. 3
BUCCANEERS 30, Falcons 20
Sunday, Nov. 6
Saints 40, 49ERS 20
Cowboys 37, BROWNS 13
Titans 24, CHARGERS 21
CHIEFS 31, Jaguars 24
Jets 17, DOLPHINS 14
Eagles 29, GIANTS 27
PACKERS 38, Colts 31
Broncos 20, RAIDERS 17
Panthers 27, RAMS 16
RAVENS 23, Steelers 20
VIKINGS 26, Lions 17
Monday, Nov. 7
SEAHAWKS 16, Bills 10
Week 10:
Thursday, Nov. 10
RAVENS 24, Browns 23
Sunday, Nov. 13
BUCCANEERS 24, Bears 23
CARDINALS 34, 49ers 17
CHARGERS 24, Dolphins 23
EAGLES 24, Falcons 23
JAGUARS 16, Texans 13
JETS 13, Rams 3
Chiefs 27, PANTHERS 17
PATRIOTS 34, Seahawks 24
REDSKINS 20, Vikings 17
Broncos 27, SAINTS 23
STEELERS 31, Cowboys 28
Packers 44, TITANS 24
Monday, Nov. 14
GIANTS 26, Bengals 24
Week 11:
Thursday, Nov. 17
PANTHERS 30, Saints 27
Sunday, Nov. 20
Patriots 35, 49ERS 17
BENGALS 12, Bills 3
Steelers 27, BROWNS 24
CHIEFS 23, Buccaneers 20
COLTS 23, Titans 16
Ravens 26, COWBOYS 24
Bears 28, GIANTS 27
Jaguars 30, LIONS 13
Dolphins 16, RAMS 6
REDSKINS 33, Packers 30
SEAHAWKS 37, Eagles 21
VIKINGS 24, Cardinals 23
Monday, Nov. 21
RAIDERS 23, Texans 17
Week 12:
Happy Thanksgiving
COLTS 27, Steelers 20
Redskins 34, COWBOYS 27
Vikings 33, LIONS 17
Sunday, Nov. 27
BEARS 31, Titans 24
Jaguars 23, BILLS 20
Giants 26, BROWNS 16
BRONCOS 23, Chiefs 17
Seahawks 27, BUCCANEERS 24
49ers 19, DOLPHINS 17
Cardinals 37, FALCONS 23
Patriots 24, JETS 16
Panthers 27, RAIDERS 17
RAVENS 24, Bengals 21
Rams 28, SAINTS 27
TEXANS 26, Chargers 13
Monday, Nov. 28
Packers 38, EAGLES 24
Week 13:
Thursday, Dec. 1
COWBOYS 24, Vikings 23
Sunday, Dec. 4
BEARS 26, 49ers 24
BENGALS 32, Eagles 16
CARDINALS 26, Redskins 20
Buccaneers 27, CHARGERS 24
Chiefs 30, FALCONS 13
Broncos 20, JAGUARS 17
PACKERS 24, Texans 12
PATRIOTS 30, Rams 10
Bills 23, RAIDERS 16
Dolphins 22, RAVENS 20
SAINTS 31, Lions 24
SEAHAWKS 27, Panthers 24
STEELERS 37, Giants 34
Monday, Dec. 5
Colts 19, JETS 13
Week 14:
Thursday, Dec. 8
CHIEFS 24, Raiders 16
Sunday, Dec. 11
49ERS 9, Jets 6
BILLS 20, Steelers 17
Bengals 19, BROWNS 13
Saints 26, BUCCANEERS 20
Texans 20, COLTS 17
Cardinals 30, DOLPHINS 10
Redskins 24, EAGLES 23
Cowboys 27, GIANTS 24
Vikings 20, JAGUARS 16
LIONS 20, Bears 19
PACKERS 27, Seahawks 20
Chargers 23, PANTHERS 16
Falcons 17, RAMS 15
Broncos 26, TITANS 20
Monday, Dec. 12
Ravens 28, PATRIOTS 25
Week 15:
Thursday, Dec. 15
Rams 19, SEAHAWKS 16
Sunday, Dec. 18
BEARS 26, Packers 23
Steelers 20, BENGALS 17
BILLS 27, Browns 13
Patriots 30, BRONCOS 21
CARDINALS 38, Saints 20
Raiders 44, CHARGERS 24
CHIEFS 35, Titans 27
Buccaneers 27, COWBOYS 24
JETS 16, Dolphins 13
FALCONS 24, 49ers 17
Lions 29, GIANTS 20
RAVENS 23, Eagles 16
TEXANS 17, Jaguars 9
VIKINGS 20, Colts 17
Monday, Dec. 19
Panthers 28, REDSKINS 21
Week 16:
Thursday, Dec. 22
EAGLES 24, Giants 23
Saturday, Dec. 24
Redskins 19, BEARS 16
Dolphins 22, BILLS 17
Chargers 29, BROWNS 19
JAGUARS 33, Titans 17
Vikings 27, PACKERS 23
PANTHERS 22, Falcons 20
PATRIOTS 20, Jets 17
Colts 28, RAIDERS 20
RAMS 16, 49ers 10
Buccaneers 23, SAINTS 20
Cardinals 16, SEAHAWKS 13
TEXANS 17, Bengals 10
Sunday, Dec. 25
CHIEFS 17, Broncos 10
STEELERS 23, Ravens 20
Monday, Dec. 26
COWBOYS 27, Lions 24
Week 17:
Sunday, Jan. 1
Seahawks 31, 49ERS 3
BENGALS 17, Ravens 13
Raiders 24, BRONCOS 17
Panthers 24, BUCCANEERS 16
Chiefs 34, CHARGERS 10
COLTS 27, Jaguars 20
Patriots 24, DOLPHINS 7
Cowboys 41, EAGLES 24
Saints 34, FALCONS 27
JETS 23, Bills 20
Packers 38, LIONS 7
Cardinals 30, RAMS 10
Giants 39, REDSKINS 27
STEELERS 28, Browns 3
Texans 20, TITANS 13
Bears 19, VIKINGS 17
2016 NFL Playoff Predictions – Wildcard Round
6. Minnesota Vikings (11-5) at 3. Carolina Panthers (11-5)
The Panthers lost the Super Bowl to the Broncos for a couple of reasons. They were overconfident, but a greater reason was that their tackles simply couldn’t handle Denver’s edge rushers. It was just an awful matchup. That appears to be the case here; Everson Griffen and Brian Robison aren’t exactly Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware, but they’ll have the edge over Carolina’s tackles, which inexplicably weren’t upgraded.
Vikings 17, Panthers 15
5. Seattle Seahawks (12-4) at 4. Dallas Cowboys (10-6)
Russell Wilson always somehow finds a way to win games. The Cowboys, under Tony Romo, have always found a way to lose big games. This prediction almost seems too easy, as the Seahawks are the better squad anyway.
Seahawks 33, Cowboys 30
6. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) at 3. Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
A playoff matchup between Ben Roethlisberger and Alex Smith… it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know what will happen. Smith doesn’t have the ability to take his team deep into the postseason, while Roethlisberger has obviously done so in the past.
Steelers 23, Chiefs 16
5. Houston Texans (11-5) at 4. Cincinnati Bengals (10-6)
The Texans and Bengals seem to be destined to meet in the playoffs every other year. Houston has owned Cincinnati in the postseason, and there’s no reason to think that won’t continue. These teams are even overall, but the Texans have the edge at quarterback, which means a lot more in January.
Texans 16, Bengals 13
2016 NFL Playoff Predictions – Divisional Round
6. Minnesota Vikings (11-5) at 1. Arizona Cardinals (13-3)
The Cardinals appear to be the best team in the NFL, but whether or not they go the distance in the playoffs is a completely different story. Carson Palmer doesn’t have a good track record in the postseason, often failing to play up to his ability. There’s also a decent chance that Palmer will be hurt by this time. I could totally see Arizona winning the Super Bowl, but there’s a better chance that something goes awry. The Vikings, who nearly took the Cardinals to overtime last year, should be able to prevail this time.
Vikings 20, Cardinals 17
5. Seattle Seahawks (12-4) at 2. Green Bay Packers (12-4)
The Packers nearly beat the Seahawks on the road in the NFC Championship a couple of years ago. That was in Seattle, and a battle in Green Bay could go in the Packers’ favor. Green Bay stumbled into the playoffs last year and lost in the second round, but with Aaron Rodgers healthy now, the Packers are expected to make a deeper push into the postseason.
Packers 27, Seahawks 24
6. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) at 1. Indianapolis Colts (12-4)
The Steelers went into Indianapolis and took down the Colts in the playoffs when Peyton Manning was the quarterback. Battling Andrew Luck could net a different result, however, as Luck, unlike Manning, hasn’t shown that he chokes in the playoffs. Like Aaron Rodgers, Luck figures to be healthy in 2016, meaning his team will be able to make a deep run into the playoffs once again.
Colts 27, Steelers 26
5. Houston Texans (11-5) at 2. New England Patriots (12-4)
The other three games in the divisional round were all close ones. Naturally, there has to be one blowout, and this one could be it. The Patriots have owned the Texans over the years. Granted, this was before Houston had a quarterback, but Tom Brady should be able to solve his former defensive coordinator’s schemes. Bill Belichick, meanwhile, should be able to figure out what Bill O’Brien has planned.
Patriots 27, Texans 13
2016 NFL Playoff Predictions – Championship Sunday
6. Minnesota Vikings (11-5) at 2. Green Bay Packers (12-4)
The Vikings obviously have the better running game in this matchup, and they also possess the superior defense. However, the team that has the greatest edge in one area is Green Bay with its aerial attack. Teddy Bridgewater is a solid quarterback, but Aaron Rodgers is arguably the league’s best signal-caller, and he’s nearly unstoppable at home when he’s healthy. I could see the Vikings winning this matchup, but the Packers are slightly better right now.
Packers 23, Vikings 20
2. New England Patriots (12-4) at 1. Indianapolis Colts (12-4)
Can Andrew Luck finally overcome the Patriots? It’s certainly possible, especially if playing at home. Now in his fifth year, Luck should be ready to take the next step and advance to the Super Bowl. This was projected on the site a year ago, but Luck sustained an injury, prompting a horrible season from Indianapolis. With Luck healthy and protected by a bolstered offensive line, the sky is the limit for the Colts.
Colts 30, Patriots 27
2016 NFL Playoff Predictions – Super Bowl LI at Houston
Green Bay Packers (12-4) vs. Indianapolis Colts (12-4)
This game, if it were to happen, might remind many of the Warriors-Cavaliers championship. Cleveland was able to advance to the championship by beating up on inferior competition in a weak conference. The Warriors, meanwhile, have the best offensive player in the NBA. That’s the case with the Packers and Aaron Rodgers.
Golden State would have throttled Cleveland had it not been for the Draymond Green suspension and crooked officiating in Game 6, and that could happen here as well. This game might not be a total blowout, but the Packers are better. If Aaron Rodgers stays healthy, Green Bay is certainly one of the favorites to win Super Bowl LI.
Packers 29, Colts 21
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