Projections for the Rest of the Season

[muck]

Per my fancy-schmancy spreadsheet, here's where teams are heading for the rest of the season:

 

Playoff bound:

13-3 TEN

11-5 DEN

11-5 BUF

10-6 PIT

10-6 NE

9-7 MIA (project better than other 2-2 teams due to their much easier forward looking schedule than NYJ, BAL and IND)

 

12-4 NYG

11-5 CAR

10-6 ARI

10-6 CHI

12-4 WAS (project way better than DAL due to a hugh difference in the strength of the teams already played and the strength of the teams left to play; very nearly overtook NYG this week for the top spot in the NFC East projections due to the SoS differentials even though NYG is undefeated and WAS has lost a game already)

10-6 DAL

 

Where's the tape on the college kids?

3-13 DET

3-13 STL

4-12 CIN

4-12 HOU

5-11 KC

5-11 CLE

6-10 SEA

6-10 OAK

7-9 SF

7-9 GB

 

...everyone else...

9-7 NYJ

9-7 TB

9-7 ATL

8-8 BAL

8-8 JAX

8-8 SD

8-8 IND

8-8 MIN

7-9 PHI

7-9 NO

 

Five hardest forward-looking schedules (generally because they don't get to play themselves):

1. STL

2. CLE

3. DET

4. KC

5. SEA

 

Five easiest forward looking schedules (generally because they don't have to play themselves):

1. TEN

2. CHI

3. WAS

4. MIA

5. JAX

 

Five hardest schedules already played:

1. WAS

2. JAX (tie)

2. ARI (tie)

4. CIN

5. PHI (tie)

5. MIN (tie)

 

Five easiest schedules already played:

1. TEN (tie)

1. IND (tie)

3. BUF (tie)

3. SF (tie)

5. NYG

 

Next weeks winners (34-24 through four weeks, didn't pick week 1 games):

NE beats SD

NYJ beats CIN

MIA beats HOU

BAL beats IND

NYG beats CLE

DEN beats JAX

NO beats OAK

WAS beats STL

ARI beats DAL

PHI beats SF

CHI beats ATL

GB beats SEA

MIN beats DET

CAR beats TB

Edited October 7, 2008 by muck