* – Wildcard berth
Cincinnati finishes ahead of Baltimore because of conference victory.
Houston finishes ahead of Indianapolis because of common opponents.
Baltimore and Cincinnati finish ahead of Indianapolis and Houston because of strength of victory.
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 |
9-7 |
10-6 |
11-5 |
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7-9 |
8-8 |
9-7 |
7-9 |
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5-11 |
6-10 |
5-11 |
5-11 |
AFC East |
Record |
AFC North |
Record |
AFC South |
Record |
AFC West |
Record |
12-4 |
11-5 |
11-5 |
13-3 |
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8-8 |
11-5 |
11-5 |
8-8 |
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4-12 |
10-6 |
6-10 |
6-10 |
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3-13 |
3-13 |
1-15 |
1-15 |
2013 NFL Regular Season Results
Home team in CAPS
These were used to determine my projected records above when I compiled my 2013 NFL Season Previews individually.
Week 1:
Thursday, Sept. 5
BRONCOS 27, Ravens 23
Sunday, Sept. 8
49ERS 31, Packers 28
BEARS 24, Bengals 23
Patriots 34, BILLS 13
Dolphins 23, BROWNS 20
COLTS 27, Raiders 10
Giants 26, COWBOYS 24
Chiefs 17, JAGUARS 13
JETS 16, Buccaneers 13
Vikings 27, LIONS 24
Seahawks 20, PANTHERS 17
RAMS 24, Cardinals 20
SAINTS 34, Falcons 31
STEELERS 31, Titans 17
Monday, Sept. 9
REDSKINS 31, Eagles 16
Texans 27, CHARGERS 19
Week 2:
Thursday, Sept. 12
PATRIOTS 30, Jets 10
Sunday, Sept. 15
BEARS 26, Vikings 16
Panthers 24, BILLS 17
Saints 24, BUCCANEERS 23
CARDINALS 23, Lions 20
Cowboys 24, CHIEFS 20
COLTS 30, Dolphins 17
EAGLES 17, Chargers 13
FALCONS 26, Rams 23
Broncos 34, GIANTS 30
PACKERS 27, Redskins 23
RAIDERS 16, Jaguars 13
RAVENS 23, Browns 16
SEAHAWKS 23, 49ers 17
TEXANS 33, Titans 16
Monday, Sept. 16
Steelers 27, BENGALS 20
Week 3:
Thursday, Sept. 19
Chiefs 23, EAGLES 17
Sunday, Sept. 22
49ERS 34, Colts 17
Packers 35, BENGALS 27
Rams 27, COWBOYS 24
Falcons 27, DOLPHINS 23
JETS 10, Bills 0
Giants 30, PANTHERS 21
PATRIOTS 38, Buccaneers 10
RAVENS 24, Texans 20
REDSKINS 31, Lions 24
SAINTS 28, Cardinals 14
SEAHAWKS 30, Jaguars 3
STEELERS 22, Bears 20
Chargers 31, TITANS 20
VIKINGS 27, Browns 13
Monday, Sept. 23
BRONCOS 41, Raiders 6
Week 4:
Thursday, Sept. 26
RAMS 20, 49ers 17
Sunday, Sept. 29
Ravens 20, BILLS 17
BRONCOS 37, Eagles 13
Bengals 23, BROWNS 20
BUCCANEERS 13, Cardinals 10
Cowboys 26, CHARGERS 17
Giants 27, CHIEFS 10
Patriots 30, FALCONS 27
Colts 23, JAGUARS 16
LIONS 31, Bears 23
Redskins 34, RAIDERS 12
TEXANS 24, Seahawks 20
TITANS 13, Jets 9
Steelers 20, Vikings 17
Monday, Sept. 30
SAINTS 29, Dolphins 24
Week 5:
Thursday, Oct. 3
BROWNS 15, Bills 9
Sunday, Oct. 6
49ERS 33, Texans 13
BEARS 23, Saints 17
BENGALS 20, Patriots 18
CARDINALS 18, Panthers 15
COLTS 28, Seahawks 27
Broncos 24, COWBOYS 20
Ravens 26, DOLPHINS 23
Eagles 27, GIANTS 20
PACKERS 31, Lions 27
Chargers 27, RAIDERS 24
RAMS 21, Jaguars 17
TITANS 16, Chiefs 10
Monday, Oct. 7
FALCONS 23, Jets 10
Week 6:
Thursday, Oct. 10
Giants 23, BEARS 20
Sunday, Oct. 13
49ERS 28, Cardinals 6
Bengals 17, BILLS 7
BRONCOS 38, Jaguars 17
Lions 30, BROWNS 20
BUCCANEERS 17, Eagles 13
CHIEFS 27, Raiders 17
Redskins 27, COWBOYS 20
Steelers 24, JETS 12
PATRIOTS 30, Saints 27
RAVENS 27, Packers 26
SEAHAWKS 44, Titans 10
TEXANS 20, Rams 16
Panthers 28, VIKINGS 20
Monday, Oct. 14
Colts 35, CHARGERS 24
Week 7:
Thursday, Oct. 17
Seahawks 23, CARDINALS 20
Sunday, Oct. 20
Texans 33, CHIEFS 19
Broncos 40, COLTS 20
DOLPHINS 23, Bills 13
Cowboys 34, EAGLES 19
FALCONS 24, Buccaneers 17
Chargers 21, JAGUARS 20
Patriots 24, JETS 7
LIONS 24, Bengals 23
PACKERS 52, Browns 14
PANTHERS 23, Rams 22
REDSKINS 28, Bears 24
STEELERS 20, Ravens 17
49ers 30, TITANS 3
Monday, Oct. 21
GIANTS 31, Vikings 16
Week 8:
Thursday, Oct. 24
Panthers 31, BUCCANEERS 23
Sunday, Oct. 27
BENGALS 23, Jets 16
BRONCOS 27, Redskins 17
Falcons 24, CARDINALS 20
CHIEFS 20, Browns 10
Giants 38, EAGLES 14
Cowboys 31, LIONS 30
PATRIOTS 20, Dolphins 17
Steelers 31, RAIDERS 28
SAINTS 42, Bills 13
VIKINGS 27, Packers 23
49ers 24, Jaguars 0
Monday, Oct. 28
RAMS 25, Seahawks 23
Week 9:
Thursday, Oct. 31
Bengals 21, DOLPHINS 20
Sunday, Nov. 3
Chiefs 28, BILLS 24
Ravens 23, BROWNS 13
Vikings 24, COWBOYS 20
Saints 24, JETS 13
PANTHERS 33, Falcons 23
PATRIOTS 31, Steelers 27
Eagles 20, RAIDERS 17
RAMS 31, Titans 10
REDSKINS 34, Chargers 17
SEAHAWKS 30, Buccaneers 20
TEXANS 26, Colts 24
Monday, Nov. 4
PACKERS 26, Bears 20
Week 10:
Thursday, Nov. 7
VIKINGS 30, Redskins 21
Sunday, Nov. 10
49ERS 27, Panthers 24
BEARS 21, Lions 16
CARDINALS 23, Texans 22
Broncos 31, CHARGERS 13
COLTS 22, Rams 20
FALCONS 26, Seahawks 23
GIANTS 30, Raiders 27
PACKERS 33, Eagles 17
RAVENS 27, Bengals 20
SAINTS 34, Cowboys 24
STEELERS 31, Bills 23
TITANS 19, Jaguars 16
Monday, Nov. 11
Dolphins 23, BUCCANEERS 20
Week 11:
Thursday, Nov. 14
Colts 33, TITANS 20
Sunday, Nov. 17
BEARS 16, Ravens 12
BENGALS 34, Browns 27
BILLS 20, Jets 17
BRONCOS 23, Chiefs 16
BUCCANEERS 28, Falcons 27
DOLPHINS 20, Chargers 10
EAGLES 17, Redskins 16
GIANTS 29, Packers 19
JAGUARS 10, Cardinals 9
SAINTS 32, 49ers 29
SEAHAWKS 33, Vikings 21
STEELERS 34, Lions 31
TEXANS 41, Raiders 13
Monday, Nov. 18
PANTHERS 28, Patriots 27
Week 12:
Thursday, Nov. 21
FALCONS 23, Saints 20
Sunday, Nov. 24
BROWNS 20, Steelers 17
CARDINALS 27, Colts 20
CHIEFS 24, Chargers 16
Panthers 19, DOLPHINS 13
Cowboys 24, GIANTS 21
LIONS 24, Buccaneers 21
PACKERS 31, Vikings 17
PATRIOTS 38, Broncos 34
Titans 22, RAIDERS 20
Bears 12, RAMS 10
RAVENS 24, Jets 6
TEXANS 31, Jaguars 28
Monday, Nov. 25
49ers 26, REDSKINS 23
Happy Thanksgiving
Packers 37, LIONS 30
COWBOYS 34, Raiders 16
RAVENS 23, Steelers 20
Sunday, Dec. 1
49ERS 24, Rams 20
BROWNS 11, Jaguars 8
Bengals 27, CHARGERS 23
CHIEFS 19, Broncos 16
COLTS 24, Titans 18
EAGLES 23, Cardinals 20
Dolphins 16, JETS 9
Buccaneers 23, PANTHERS 17
Giants 24, REDSKINS 23
Patriots 30, TEXANS 17
VIKINGS 20, Bears 12
Falcons 31, Bills 10
Monday, Dec. 2
SEAHAWKS 37, Saints 27
Week 14:
Thursday, Dec. 5
Texans 26, JAGUARS 10
Sunday, Dec. 8
49ERS 27, Seahawks 23
BENGALS 17, Colts 13
BRONCOS 34, Titans 16
BUCCANEERS 23, Bills 16
CARDINALS 16, Rams 13
CHARGERS 27, Giants 26
Lions 24, EAGLES 23
JETS 23, Raiders 17
PACKERS 34, Falcons 24
PATRIOTS 49, Browns 10
RAVENS 30, Vikings 16
REDSKINS 25, Chiefs 17
SAINTS 31, Panthers 17
Dolphins 26, STEELERS 20
Monday, Dec. 9
BEARS 38, Cowboys 27
Week 15:
Thursday, Dec. 12
BRONCOS 37, Chargers 10
Sunday, Dec. 15
Bears 26, BROWNS 17
49ers 31, BUCCANEERS 13
COLTS 27, Texans 20
Packers 35, COWBOYS 24
DOLPHINS 22, Patriots 20
FALCONS 31, Redskins 28
Seahawks 31, GIANTS 24
Bills 17, JAGUARS 9
PANTHERS 13, Jets 10
Chiefs 24, RAIDERS 20
Saints 34, RAMS 17
Bengals 20, STEELERS 16
TITANS 23, Cardinals 13
VIKINGS 28, Eagles 10
Monday, Dec. 16
LIONS 28, Ravens 20
Week 16:
Sunday, Dec. 22
BENGALS 24, Vikings 14
BILLS 24, Dolphins 20
CHARGERS 17, Raiders 16
Colts 19, CHIEFS 17
Bears 24, EAGLES 10
Giants 27, LIONS 20
Titans 10, JAGUARS 6
JETS 21, Browns 14
PACKERS 37, Steelers 34
PANTHERS 34, Saints 30
RAMS 20, Buccaneers 13
RAVENS 27, Patriots 24
REDSKINS 23, Cowboys 20
SEAHAWKS 52, Cardinals 10
TEXANS 27, Broncos 23
Monday, Dec. 23
49ERS 40, Falcons 20
Week 17:
Sunday, Dec. 29
Packers 24, BEARS 16
BENGALS 24, Ravens 20
49ers 20, CARDINALS 10
CHARGERS 35, Chiefs 31
COLTS 21, Jaguars 20
COWBOYS 25, Eagles 18
DOLPHINS 33, Jets 22
FALCONS 24, Panthers 23
Redskins 20, GIANTS 17
PATRIOTS 31, Bills 14
Broncos 30, RAIDERS 3
SAINTS 36, Buccaneers 16
SEAHAWKS 21, Rams 19
STEELERS 27, Browns 20
Texans 24, TITANS 3
VIKINGS 23, Lions 17
2013 NFL Playoff Predictions – Wildcard Round
6. Atlanta Falcons (10-6) at 3. New Orleans Saints (11-5)
The Saints own the Falcons. They’re 11-3 against them since the Superdome re-opened in 2006. Many will expect Atlanta to win the NFC South and challenge for the Super Bowl, but the team has lost so many important players this offseason. New Orleans, meanwhile, has its head coach back, so it will once again contend for the Lombardi Trophy. The Saints will begin by knocking off their divisional rival.
Saints 31, Falcons 27
5. Seattle Seahawks (11-5) at 4. New York Giants (10-6)
The Seahawks are a hell of a No. 5 seed. They’re the top team in this Web site’s NFL Power Rankings, but are going just 11-5 because of a brutal schedule that includes a ridiculous five games at 1 p.m. This contest, however, is expected to be a late game because A) a New York team is involved and B) Seattle’s the only West Coast team playing in the divisional round. The Seahawks can’t win early because of Circadian rhythms, but they’ve proven that they can win on the road in games that start at 4 p.m. or later. More on this later.
Seahawks 27, Giants 20
6. Indianapolis Colts (11-5) at 3. Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)
The Bengals finally get a home playoff game, so will things be different this time for Andy Dalton and company? Probably not. Dalton is a smart quarterback who is very capable of beating up on inferior competition, but he’s limited physically, which is why he’ll have trouble winning in the playoffs unless his team is substantially better than the opposition.
Cincinnati is not substantially better than Indianapolis. Many expect the Colts to decline this year, but Andrew Luck is a special player who will likely lead his team to the postseason again. This time, he won’t have to go through a buzz saw in his first game.
Colts 24, Bengals 23
5. Baltimore Ravens (11-5) at 4. Houston Texans (11-5)
The Texans have been able to win their first playoff game two years in a row. That was against Cincinnati, however, so will a matchup against Baltimore be any different? Most would say yes, but keep in mind that Houston absolutely demolished Baltimore in a 2012 battle. The season before, the Texans nearly took down the Ravens in a road playoff game despite starting T.J. Yates. What if Houston’s coaching staff simply has Baltimore’s number?
Texans 20, Ravens 13
2013 NFL Playoff Predictions – Divisional Round
5. Seattle Seahawks (11-5) at 1. San Francisco 49ers (13-3)
Everyone will say that the Seahawks can’t possibly win this game because it’s on the road, but as noted before, they have been victorious in contests that have not begun at 1 p.m. on the East Coast. They won in Carolina on Week 5 last year and actually were triumphant in three of their final four road battles of the season. They beat a solid Chicago squad in overtime and then took down the Redskins in the playoffs, and then were a Matt Bryant field goal away from upsetting the Falcons in the divisional round.
Having said that, this was a tough game to decide. The Seahawks are better than the 49ers, especially with Michael Crabtree out, so they get the edge here – even if they’re on the road.
Seahawks 27, 49ers 24
3. New Orleans Saints (11-5) at 2. Green Bay Packers (12-4)
The Seahawks and Saints both have specific troubles on the road. Seattle’s early-start problem rivals New Orleans’ issue outdoors. Unfortunately for the Saints, they can’t avoid that in this scenario.
New Orleans went to the Super Bowl after the 2009 season, but did so playing all indoor games. It’s doubtful that a warm-weather squad can march into Lambeau and beat Aaron Rodgers.
Packers 30, Saints 17
6. Indianapolis Colts (11-5) at 1. Denver Broncos (13-3)
It’s the matchup everyone wants to see: Indianapolis’ new quarterback versus Indianapolis’ old quarterback. The ESPN coverage of this contest will be nauseating. “Can the rookie defeat the master?” will appear on the TV a billion times leading up to this week. Unfortunately, the game won’t live up to the hype.
Andrew Luck will likely lead the Colts back into the playoffs, but he doesn’t have the supporting cast to go deep into the postseason just yet. Peyton Manning’s squad is just so much better. Manning will be able to make amends for last year’s second-round defeat to Baltimore by beating the old Baltimore team.
Broncos 41, Colts 24
4. Houston Texans (11-5) at 2. New England Patriots (12-4)
It’s unclear if the Texans do, in fact, own the Ravens. It’s known, however, that the Patriots own Houston. New England is just in the heads of the Texan players and coaches. Blowout.
Patriots 30, Texans 12
2013 NFL Playoff Predictions – Championship Sunday
5. Seattle Seahawks (11-5) at 2. Green Bay Packers (12-4)
The Saints couldn’t win in Lambeau, but the Seahawks certainly can. If Seattle can triumph at Soldier Field and come inches away from slaying the Falcons in a raucous Georgia Dome, it can certainly defeat the Packers on the road. Again, the Seahawks are the top team in the NFL. They have a tremendous running game, several play-makers, a dominant defense, and most importantly, a great quarterback who knows how to win. The Packers have that with Aaron Rodgers, but his supporting cast isn’t nearly as good.
Seahawks 26, Packers 24
2. New England Patriots (12-4) at 1. Denver Broncos (13-3)
This is the other game everyone wants to see. Peyton Manning versus Tom Brady. Their matchups have always been classics. This could be the final time they ever meet in the playoffs, so it’ll be a pleasure to watch.
Brady owned Manning in the early stages of the previous decade, but Manning eventually took over following New England’s third Super Bowl victory. Does that mean Manning will win again? Well, it would’ve been a tougher decision for me prior to this summer’s events, but the Aaron Hernandez debacle makes it unlikely that New England will reach the Super Bowl. I still think Bill Belichick and Brady will get the Patriots into the playoffs, but winning multiple games with everything going on will be a hell of a challenge.
Broncos 34, Patriots 30
2013 NFL Playoff Predictions – Super Bowl XLVIII at New York
Seattle Seahawks (11-5) vs. Denver Broncos (13-3)
The first cold-weather Super Bowl! Should be a blast. All should pray for blizzard-like conditions, featuring heavy snowfall and 50-mph winds that won’t allow the players or viewers to even see where any of the lines are. A 7-0 result, or something of that nature, would make Roger Goodell look incredibly stupid, which should make everyone very happy.
If the conditions allow for a real game, it should be a great one. The Seahawks are the better team, as I hinted at earlier. They also don’t have to worry about any cross-country implications because the Broncos are essentially facing the same dilemma. This also sounds a bit crazy, but I trust Russell Wilson more in a bigger moment than Peyton Manning.
Seahawks 24, Broncos 21
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