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Danny O'Neil covers the Seahawks for The Seattle Times.
SubscribeJanuary 2, 2009 4:38 PM
Upon further review
Posted by Danny O'Neil
This isn't just a time for resolutions, but also review. So with the regular-season concluded, it's worth taking a peek back at what I predicted would happen in our NFL preview section, which was published on Sept. 4, three days before the season began.
As always, the results are mixed. I correctly predicted only three of the eight division winners, but got eight of the 12 playoff entrants correct. I foresaw the Cowboys wouldn't end up in the playoffs, but the Saints didn't quite turn out to be the Super Bowl caliber team I predicted they would be.
Anyway, it's always entertaining. Here's my predictions compared to what actually happened:
| Prediction | Actual result | |
| AFC North | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| AFC South | Indianapolis | Tennessee |
| AFC East | New England | Miami |
| AFC West | San Diego | San Diego |
| AFC wild card | Tennessee | Indianapolis |
| AFC wild card | Houston | Baltimore |
| NFC North | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| NFC South | New Orleans | Carolina |
| NFC East | Philadelphia | New York Giants |
| NFC West | Seattle | Arizona |
| NFC wild card | Arizona | Atlanta |
| NFC wild card | Carolina | Philadelphia |
My Super Bowl prediction: the Colts, but I'm way less confident of that prediction now than I was back in September even though Indianapolis has won nine consecutive games, the longest winning streak of any team in the playoffs. I don't think Indianapolis either runs well enough nor stops the run sufficiently to get deep in the playoffs.
I also picked three teams that I saw on the rise: Houston, Carolina and Arizona. Two of those turned out OK, but my affection for the Texans proved to be misplaced especially since I thought their defense would be formidable. It was not.
My predictions on three teams on the downswing: Dallas, Cleveland and Minnesota. I got two out of three there, too, but the Vikings won 10 games and will host a playoff game.
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