* – Wildcard berth
New Orleans finishes ahead of Philadelphia because of head-to-head result.
Washington finishes ahead of Chicago because of strength of victory.
NFC East |
Record |
NFC North |
Record |
NFC South |
Record |
NFC West |
Record |
13-3 |
11-5 |
13-3 |
10-6 |
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10-6 |
10-6 |
11-5 |
9-7 |
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6-10 |
9-7 |
9-7 |
6-10 |
||||
5-11 |
8-8 |
2-14 |
5-11 |
AFC East |
Record |
AFC North |
Record |
AFC South |
Record |
AFC West |
Record |
14-2 |
8-8 |
12-4 |
11-5 |
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5-11 |
6-10 |
7-9 |
10-6 |
||||
4-12 |
6-10 |
6-10 |
9-7 |
||||
3-13 |
5-11 |
6-10 |
8-8 |
2018 NFL Regular Season Results
Home team in CAPS
These were used to determine my projected records above when I compiled my 2018 NFL Season Previews individually.
Week 1:
Thursday, Sept. 6
EAGLES 20, Falcons 17
Sunday, Sept. 9
BRONCOS 16, Seahawks 10
Steelers 30, BROWNS 28
CARDINALS 20, Redskins 17
Chiefs 23, CHARGERS 20
COLTS 17, Bengals 10
DOLPHINS 24, Titans 21
GIANTS 16, Jaguars 12
LIONS 31, Jets 17
PACKERS 28, Bears 21
PANTHERS 27, Cowboys 20
PATRIOTS 27, Texans 24
RAVENS 10, Bills 9
SAINTS 34, Buccaneers 17
49ers 17, VIKINGS 13
Monday, Sept. 10
RAIDERS 23, Rams 17
Week 2:
Thursday, Sept. 13
Ravens 16, BENGALS 13
Sunday, Sept. 16
49ERS 31, Lions 24
Chargers 24, BILLS 10
BRONCOS 20, Raiders 17
Eagles 26, BUCCANEERS 24
COWBOYS 23, Giants 20
FALCONS 24, Panthers 23
Patriots 24, JAGUARS 16
JETS 19, Dolphins 11
PACKERS 24, Vikings 20
RAMS 31, Cardinals 7
REDSKINS 26, Colts 23
SAINTS 38, Browns 24
Chiefs 27, STEELERS 24
Texans 29, TITANS 17
Monday, Sept. 17
BEARS 17, Seahawks 13
Week 3:
Thursday, Sept. 20
Sunday, Sept. 23
BROWNS 24, Jets 16
CARDINALS 19, Bears 17
CHIEFS 30, 49ers 27
Raiders 31, DOLPHINS 16
EAGLES 34, Colts 27
FALCONS 23, Saints 20
Titans 27, JAGUARS 20
Patriots 30, LIONS 27
PANTHERS 31, Bengals 13
RAMS 20, Chargers 17
RAVENS 17, Broncos 13
REDSKINS 30, Packers 27
SEAHAWKS 24, Cowboys 20
TEXANS 27, Giants 17
VIKINGS 20, Bills 19
Monday, Sept. 24
Steelers 27, BUCCANEERS 24
Week 4:
Thursday, Sept. 27
RAMS 19, Vikings 17
Sunday, Sept. 30
BEARS 20, Buccaneers 10
CARDINALS 17, Seahawks 13
49ers 17, CHARGERS 16
Texans 33, COLTS 30
Lions 34, COWBOYS 27
FALCONS 28, Bengals 14
Saints 27, GIANTS 13
JAGUARS 18, Jets 12
PACKERS 31, Bills 13
PATRIOTS 31, Dolphins 24
RAIDERS 30, Browns 23
STEELERS 26, Ravens 20
Eagles 27, TITANS 16
Monday, Oct. 1
BRONCOS 16, Chiefs 13
Week 5:
Thursday, Oct. 4
PATRIOTS 44, Colts 24
Sunday, Oct. 7
49ERS 27, Cardinals 17
BENGALS 20, Dolphins 7
Titans 17, BILLS 10
Ravens 15, BROWNS 13
Raiders 24, CHARGERS 23
CHIEFS 20, Jaguars 10
EAGLES 27, Vikings 20
JETS 17, Broncos 16
Packers 30, LIONS 24
PANTHERS 27, Giants 24
Rams 23, SEAHAWKS 20
Falcons 27, STEELERS 24
TEXANS 31, Cowboys 17
Monday, Oct. 8
SAINTS 30, Redskins 16
Week 6:
Thursday, Oct. 11
Eagles 27, GIANTS 17
Sunday, Oct. 14
Steelers 38, BENGALS 27
BRONCOS 23, Rams 20
Chargers 30, BROWNS 17
COWBOYS 17, Jaguars 13
Bears 23, DOLPHINS 3
FALCONS 31, Buccaneers 20
Colts 28, JETS 21
PATRIOTS 31, Chiefs 24
REDSKINS 23, Panthers 17
TEXANS 24, Bills 10
TITANS 17, Ravens 16
VIKINGS 23, Cardinals 6
Raiders 26, Seahawks 20
Monday, Oct. 15
PACKERS 31, 49ers 28
Week 7:
Thursday, Oct. 18
Broncos 16, CARDINALS 14
Sunday, Oct. 21
Rams 23, 49ERS 20
Browns 24, BUCCANEERS 23
CHIEFS 24, Bengals 17
COLTS 26, Bills 16
Lions 42, DOLPHINS 28
Panthers 26, EAGLES 24
Texans 20, JAGUARS 19
Vikings 13, JETS 10
PATRIOTS 24, Bears 20
Saints 24, RAVENS 17
REDSKINS 31, Cowboys 24
Chargers 21, Titans 13
Monday, Oct. 22
Giants 20, FALCONS 17
Week 8:
Thursday, Oct. 25
TEXANS 34, Dolphins 10
Sunday, Oct. 28
BEARS 26, Jets 10
BENGALS 23, Buccaneers 21
CARDINALS 27, 49ers 26
CHIEFS 20, Broncos 6
GIANTS 21, Redskins 20
Seahawks 20, LIONS 13
PANTHERS 22, Ravens 6
Colts 30, RAIDERS 27
Packers 20, RAMS 17
STEELERS 41, Browns 34
Saints 21, VIKINGS 20
Jaguars 27, Eagles 23
Monday, Oct. 29
Patriots 42, BILLS 14
Week 9:
Thursday, Nov. 1
49ERS 38, Raiders 27
Sunday, Nov. 4
Bears 17, BILLS 13
Texans 21, BRONCOS 17
Chiefs 17, BROWNS 16
Jets 20, DOLPHINS 14
Buccaneers 20, PANTHERS 17
PATRIOTS 34, Packers 27
Steelers 33, RAVENS 30
Falcons 17, REDSKINS 13
SAINTS 23, Rams 20
SEAHAWKS 19, Chargers 17
VIKINGS 20, Lions 17
Monday, Nov. 5
COWBOYS 27, Titans 24
Week 10:
Thursday, Nov. 8
Panthers 33, STEELERS 28
Sunday, Nov. 11
BEARS 20, Lions 16
BENGALS 17, Saints 16
BROWNS 23, Falcons 20
Redskins 21, BUCCANEERS 17
CHIEFS 34, Cardinals 17
Jaguars 16, COLTS 13
EAGLES 28, Cowboys 21
JETS 13, Bills 10
PACKERS 35, Dolphins 21
Chargers 27, RAIDERS 23
RAMS 24, Seahawks 10
Patriots 41, TITANS 24
Monday, Nov. 12
49ERS 30, Giants 23
Week 11:
Thursday, Nov. 15
Packers 27, SEAHAWKS 23
Sunday, Nov. 18
BEARS 10, Vikings 6
CARDINALS 28, Raiders 27
CHARGERS 16, Broncos 9
COLTS 27, Titans 20
FALCONS 20, Cowboys 13
GIANTS 20, Buccaneers 17
Steelers 26, JAGUARS 24
Panthers 34, LIONS 27
Bengals 19, RAVENS 17
REDSKINS 20, Texans 17
SAINTS 24, Eagles 21
Monday, Nov. 19
Rams 23, Chiefs 20
Week 12:
Happy Thanksgiving
Redskins 30, COWBOYS 17
LIONS 23, Bears 22
SAINTS 27, Falcons 20
Sunday, Nov. 25
BENGALS 23, Browns 13
BILLS 9, Jaguars 3
BRONCOS 27, Steelers 23
49ers 31, BUCCANEERS 17
CHARGERS 34, Cardinals 10
Dolphins 24, COLTS 23
EAGLES 20, Giants 17
PANTHERS 27, Seahawks 20
Patriots 36, JETS 23
Raiders 28, RAVENS 24
VIKINGS 17, Packers 16
Monday, Nov. 26
TEXANS 28, Titans 16
Week 13:
Thursday, Nov. 29
Saints 33, COWBOYS 13
Sunday, Dec. 2
BENGALS 15, Broncos 10
Panthers 34, BUCCANEERS 7
DOLPHINS 13, Bills 9
FALCONS 19, Ravens 10
Bears 24, GIANTS 21
Colts 22, JAGUARS 12
LIONS 27, Rams 20
PACKERS 37, Cardinals 17
PATRIOTS 22, Vikings 20
Chiefs 30, RAIDERS 16
SEAHAWKS 20, 49ers 17
Chargers 27, STEELERS 20
TEXANS 34, Browns 17
TITANS 19, Jets 13
Monday, Dec. 3
EAGLES 34, Redskins 17
Week 14:
Thursday, Dec. 6
Jaguars 20, TITANS 17
Sunday, Dec. 9
49ERS 23, Broncos 17
BEARS 16, Rams 13
BILLS 19, Jets 16
BROWNS 24, Panthers 23
Saints 28, BUCCANEERS 23
Lions 27, CARDINALS 24
CHARGERS 20, Bengals 17
CHIEFS 23, Ravens 22
Eagles 33, COWBOYS 14
DOLPHINS 23, Patriots 20
PACKERS 27, Falcons 24
RAIDERS 30, Steelers 24
REDSKINS 24, Giants 20
TEXANS 31, Colts 24
Monday, Dec. 10
VIKINGS 28, Seahawks 24
Week 15:
Thursday, Dec. 13
CHIEFS 24, Chargers 23
Saturday, Dec. 15
49ERS 27, Seahawks 20
BEARS 23, Packers 20
Lions 35, BILLS 21
BRONCOS 28, Browns 10
Cowboys 34, COLTS 31
FALCONS 28, Cardinals 14
Titans 20, GIANTS 17
Redskins 20, JAGUARS 17
Texans 26, Jets 13
Eagles 27, RAMS 23
RAVENS 17, Buccaneers 10
Patriots 49, STEELERS 42
VIKINGS 20, Dolphins 3
Sunday, Dec. 16
Raiders 24, BENGALS 21
Monday, Dec. 17
Saints 24, PANTHERS 23
Week 16:
Saturday, Dec. 22
Sunday, Dec. 23
49ERS 21, Bears 7
BROWNS 20, Bengals 17
Rams 28, CARDINALS 20
CHARGERS 17, Ravens 13
Giants 38, COLTS 34
COWBOYS 24, Buccaneers 21
Jaguars 23, DOLPHINS 14
EAGLES 34, Texans 31
Packers 26, JETS 10
Vikings 27, LIONS 21
PANTHERS 27, Falcons 24
PATRIOTS 34, Bills 10
SAINTS 41, Steelers 27
SEAHAWKS 17, Chiefs 16
TITANS 24, Redskins 23
Monday, Dec. 24
RAIDERS 24, Broncos 16
Week 17:
Sunday, Dec. 30
Rams 21, 49ERS 18
BILLS 20, Dolphins 17
BRONCOS 13, Chargers 9
BUCCANEERS 24, Falcons 23
Raiders 24, CHIEFS 20
GIANTS 21, Cowboys 10
Lions 34, PACKERS 31
Jets 17, PATRIOTS 13
RAVENS 20, Browns 17
REDSKINS 20, Eagles 16
Panthers 24, SAINTS 17
SEAHAWKS 26, Cardinals 24
STEELERS 34, Bengals 30
Jaguars 10, TEXANS 9
TITANS 26, Colts 23
VIKINGS 20, Bears 13
2018 NFL Playoff Predictions – Wildcard Round
6. Washington Redskins (10-6) at 3. Green Bay Packers (11-5)
Everyone is familiar with this story. Alex Smith is capable of getting teams into the playoffs, but has trouble winning come January. It would be especially difficult to see him prevail in Lambeau against a healthy Aaron Rodgers.
Packers 30, Redskins 20
5. Carolina Panthers (11-5) at 4. San Francisco 49ers (10-6)
The Panthers dominated the 49ers in Week 1 of 2017, but San Francisco had neither Jimmy Garoppolo nor Reuben Foster (the stud linebacker got hurt in the second quarter.) Foster being on the field for the entire game will be great, but Garoppolo will prove to be the difference. The weak part of Carolina’s defense is the secondary, and Garoppolo should be able to pick it apart.
49ers 27, Panthers 23
6. Los Angeles Chargers (9-7) at 3. Kansas City Chiefs (11-5)
It would be easy to envision the Chiefs choking in the playoffs as usual if Alex Smith were still their quarterback. Patrick Mahomes, however, isn’t limited like Smith. He’ll have success throwing to Kareem Hunt and Travis Kelce versus the Chargers’ weak linebacking corps. The Chiefs have dominated the Chargers over the years, and that’s unlikely to change this year.
Chiefs 23, Chargers 20
5. Oakland Raiders (10-6) at 4. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8)
The Steelers have made the playoffs only because the AFC North is a dumpster fire. They were woeful following Ryan Shazier’s injury, and given that they have failed to replace Shazier, they’ll continue to struggle to meet expectations. The Raiders are going to be much better this year, and they shouldn’t have any issues moving the chains versus Pittsburgh’s defense.
Raiders 34, Steelers 27
2018 NFL Playoff Predictions – Divisional Round
4. San Francisco 49ers (10-6) at 1. New Orleans Saints (13-3)
It’s great that Jimmy Garoppolo has gotten the 49ers this far, but this is the end of the road. It’ll be clear that the 49ers need to make a couple of significant upgrades to their defense if they want to contend with the very best teams like the Saints in road playoff games.
Saints 38, 49ers 31
3. Green Bay Packers (11-5) at 2. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)
Green Bay’s secondary will be better this year, but it’s still a weak point that a fully healthy Carson Wentz will be able to exploit. Wentz may not be ready by the season opener, but it’s possible that he might be 100 percent by the playoffs. If so, he should be able to throw all over the Packers. Aaron Rodgers will keep things close, but Philadelphia should be able to prevail.
Eagles 30, Packers 27
5. Oakland Raiders (10-6) at 1. New England Patriots (14-2)
The Raiders are a nice bounce-back story, but their defense is not up to par to contend with the Patriots in a playoff game in Foxboro. Hopefully this game doesn’t involve an apparent Tom Brady fumble that’s not ruled a fumble because of some sort of archaic rule.
Patriots 34, Raiders 16
3. Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) at 2. Houston Texans (12-4)
Both Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes are exciting, young quarterbacks who will be contending for Super Bowls for years to come. Both were selected near each other in the 2017 NFL Draft, and it’s pretty close as to who is better right now. What’s not close are the two defenses. Kansas City’s stop unit will be better than it was last year because of Eric Berry’s return, but Houston’s is superior overall. J.J. Watt, Whitney Mercilus and Jadeveon Clowney will make things very difficult for Mahomes, and Tyrann Mathieu will clean things up with a turnover or two.
Texans 27, Chiefs 13
2018 NFL Playoff Predictions – Championship Sunday
2. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) at 1. New Orleans Saints (13-3)
A big reason why the Eagles won the Super Bowl last year was because of home-field advantage. Had they played in Atlanta, or even Minnesota, they may not have gotten to the Promised Land. They could certainly return this year, but going through New Orleans will be a different story. These are the two best teams in the NFL, so the Superdome will prove to be the equalizer. Plus, there’s a chance Carson Wentz may not be his complete self, so odds are that the Saints will have the healthiest signal-caller in this game.
Saints 31, Eagles 27
2. Houston Texans (12-4) at 1. New England Patriots (14-2)
Will the Patriots make yet another trip back to the Super Bowl? It’s certainly possible, but the Texans also have a great chance of pulling the upset in Foxboro. They almost did last year, and that was with Deshaun Watson making his second career start! Watson, who has been working extremely hard this offseason, will be ready to take down Tom Brady. But it’ll be the defense that will prove to be the greatest difference-maker. The Patriots have some question marks on their offensive line, which does not bode well versus Houston’s dominant front. The Texans have the personnel to pressure Brady without blitzing, and that will prove to be the key to victory. Texans 26, Patriots 23
2018 NFL Playoff Predictions – Super Bowl LIII at Atlanta
New Orleans Saints (13-3) vs. Houston Texans (12-4)
The Saints are probably slightly better than the Texans. The biggest difference is the offensive line. New Orleans protects Drew Brees well and also opens up lots of holes for Alvin Kamara. The Texans, conversely, have a putrid front with lots of unproven and miserable blockers. This did not matter in the middling AFC South, and they didn’t have to battle any premier pass-rushers during their playoff games thus far, aside from Justin Houston. Blocking Cameron Jordan and Sheldon Rankins will prove to be difficult.
Deshaun Watson will do whatever it takes to keep this game close, but the Saints have the superior roster overall. That’s why they are the projected Super Bowl LIII champions.
Saints 24, Texans 21
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