2013 NFL Pre-Season Predictions and Power Rankings
May 30, 2013; Englewood, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) during organized team activities at the Broncos training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
The start of the NFL pre-season is less than three weeks away, and I’ve had time to extensively look over every team’s roster, depth chart, position battles, fantasy football studs and duds, as well as some breakout players. We’ve dissected free agency moves, trades, roster gems, as well as each and every draft pick and undrafted free agent.
There is no better time than now for the 2013 NFL Paper Championships, and I’m ready to give my predictions of how each division will shake out, what teams will make the playoffs, and who is going to New York to play in the Super Bowl. Here are my pre-season predictions (pre-training camp and pre-season injury season) for the 2013 NFL season.
AFC
Playoff teams: (1) Denver Broncos; (2) Houston Texans; (3) Cincinnati Bengals; (4) New England Patriots; (5) Pittsburgh Steelers; (6) Baltimore Ravens
First Out: Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins
Division Predictions
AFC West: (1) Denver Broncos; (2) Kansas City Chiefs; (3) San Diego Chargers; (4) Oakland Raiders
AFC South: (1) Houston Texans; (2) Indianapolis Colts; (3) Tennessee Titans; (4) Jacksonville Jaguars
AFC North: (1) Cincinnati Bengals; (2) Pittsburgh Steelers; (3) Baltimore Ravens; (4) Cleveland Browns
AFC East: (1) New England Patriots; (2) Miami Dolphins; (3) Buffalo Bills; (4) New York Jets
NFC
Playoff teams: (1) Green Bay Packers; (2) Atlanta Falcons; (3) Seattle Seahawks; (4) Dallas Cowboys; (5) San Francisco 49ers; (6) New York Giants
First Out: Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints
Division Predictions
NFC West: (1) Seattle Seahawks; (2) San Francisco 49ers; (3) St. Louis Rams; (4) Arizona Cardinals
NFC South: (1) Atlanta Falcons; (2) New Orleans Saints; (3) Tampa Bay Buccaneers; (4) Carolina Panthers
NFC North: (1) Green Bay Packers; (2) Chicago Bears; (3) Minnesota Vikings; (4) Detroit Lions
NFC East: (1) Dallas Cowboys; (2) New York Giants; (3) Philadelphia Eagles; (4) Washington Redskins
Playoff Predictions
AFC: Denver over Houston
NFC: Green Bay over Atlanta
Super Bowl: Denver over Green Bay
Award Predictions
NFL MVP: Peyton Manning, Broncos
Offensive Player of the Year: Adrian Peterson, Vikings
Defensive Player of the Year: Von Miller, Denver Broncos
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Tavon Austin, St. Louis Rams
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Manti Te’o, San Diego Chargers
Comeback Player of the Year: Darrelle Revis, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Coach of the Year: Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks
Pre-Season Power Rankings
- Denver Broncos
- Green Bay Packers
- Atlanta Falcons
- Seattle Seahawks
- San Francisco 49ers
- Houston Texans
- New England Patriots
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Chicago Bears
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Indianapolis Colts
- New Orleans Saints
- Baltimore Ravens
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Minnesota Vikings
- Washington Redskins
- Miami Dolphins
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Detroit Lions
- St. Louis Rams
- Kansas City Chiefs
- San Diego Chargers
- Tennessee Titans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Carolina Panthers
- Buffalo Bills
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Jets
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Oakland Raiders