So how bad did I screw up my predictions again this year on the NFL? (Very.)

As usual, but part of this is figuring out just what the angle they're going to use is.  But, in the interest of fairness, I do my usual "How bad did I do?" motif...

AFC East:

• New England:  Predicted 10-6, Went 14-2 and one of the losses was a league screwjob.

What happened:  Team went 3-1 during the suspension and the other AFC options (starting with Houston, ending with Oakland) were injuried away.  New England now the runaway favorite for the AFC spot in Super Farce LI(E).

• Jets:  Predicted 8-8 , went 5-11.

What happened:  Same old damn J-E-T-S Just End The Season.  Certain teams just cannot get out of their own way.  Maybe not bad enough YET to ask the team to be folded, but come on.

• Miami:  Predicted 5-11, went 10-6.

What happened:  One of the real positive darkhorses this year came out of Miami, and one has to wonder if this means Miami is the team on the come on the AFC East.

• Buffalo:  Predicted 7-9, and that's where they went.

Got both of the Ryans fired, and good riddance to bad rubbish.

AFC North:

• Cincinnati:  Predicted 12-4.  Went 6-9-1.
• Baltimore:  Predicted 10-6.  Went 8-8.

What happened:  Two teams I thought would be recipients of some help from the league with New England didn't get it.  Thought the league would go another direction.

• Pittsburgh:  Predicted 10-6.  Went 11-5.

What happened:  Someone in that division had to go big, and Pittsburgh has the most complete team in the division.

• Cleveland:  Predicted 4-12.  Went 1-15 for the #1 Draft Pick.

And should've been 0-16.   Seriously, the league has to fold the fucking Browns. I said 4-12 might be a lot to ask and that one has to wonder if NFL football will work in Cleveland -- it won't.  Put the franchise out of it's fucking misery.

AFC South:

• Houston:  Predicted 11-5.  Went 9-7.

What happened:  JJ Watt got hurt, and that was the main reason I thought they'd finally get to a Super Bowl their city would host.  Nope.  They'll beat Oakland this weekend, but that's as far as that goes.

• Tennessee:  Predicted 5-11.  Went 9-7.

What happened:  One of the largest recipients of the push of the defenses to neutralize (at least for some of the season) the passing games and the like.  Might be really in for a good push if this continues.

• Indianapolis:  Predicted 7-9.  Went 8-8.
• Jacksonville:  Predicted 6-10.  Went 3-13.

Jacksonville is another city I just don't think is going to work out for the NFL.  End that farce too.

AFC West:

• Denver:  Predicted 12-4.  Went 9-7.

What happened:  Can't put that much lipstick on a pig and not have people still notice it's a pig.

• Oakland:  Predicted 9-7.  Went 12-4.

What happened:  Don't know whether it's to keep them in Oakland or to give them a big push to Vegas, but the league wanted the Raiders to go big this year, until their #1 and #2 quarterbacks went down.

• Kansas City:  Predicted 7-9.  Went 12-4.

What happened:  The league DIDN'T have work to do elsewhere in the AFC, as I thought they might.  The 12-4 is actually backed up by last year's Pythagorean for the team.

• San Diego:  Predicted and went 5-11.

See you in LA next year.

NFC to come.