Final Predictions for the 2012 Season

You'll notice some of these predictions don't match up with my my more ridiculous ones from the other week. Those were based on my gut, whereas with these I considered schedule and tried to think logically rather than hopefully.

So while I actually believe Cleveland has the talent to win seven games, their schedule is ridiculously difficult. In Houston's case, they've been overhyped all offseason and my gut says they should fall short. Unfortunately for my gut, they have a very easy schedule and shouldn't have much trouble winning the AFC South for the second year in a row.

You'll get it:

AFC EAST
New England Patriots: 14-2
Buffalo Bills: 9-7
New York Jets: 4-12
Miami Dolphins: 1-15

AFC NORTH
Pittsburgh Steelers: 11-5
Baltimore Ravens: 9-7
Cincinnati Bengals: 5-11
Cleveland Browns: 3-13

AFC SOUTH
Houston Texans: 12-4

Indianapolis Colts: 9-7

Tennessee Titans: 8-8
Jacksonville Jaguars: 5-11

AFC WEST
Kansas City Chiefs: 10-6
San Diego Chargers: 9-7
Denver Broncos: 8-8
Oakland Raiders: 5-11

NFC EAST
Dallas Cowboys: 10-6
New York Giants: 9-7
Philadelphia Eagles: 7-9
Washington Redskins: 5-11

NFC NORTH
Green Bay Packers: 14-2
Chicago Bears: 11-5
Detroit Lions: 8-8
Minnesota Vikings: 6-10

NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons: 13-3
New Orleans Saints: 12-4
Carolina Panthers: 7-9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7-9

NFC WEST
Seattle Seahawks: 9-7
San Francisco 49ers: 8-8
St. Louis Rams: 6-10
Arizona Cardinals: 2-14

Wild Card Round
6) Indianapolis Colts: 17                      6) New Orleans Saints: 38
3) Pittsburgh Steelers: 27                      3) Seattle Seahawks: 17

5) Buffalo Bills: 24                               5) Chicago Bears: 20
4) Kansas City: 23                                4) Dallas Cowboys: 30

Divisional Round
4) Buffalo Bills: 26                               6) New Orleans Saints: 34
1) New England Patriots: 24               1) Green Bay Packers: 31

3) Pittsburgh Steelers: 33                     4) Dallas Cowboys: 24
2) Houston Texans: 14                         2) Atlanta Falcons: 27

Conference Championships
4) Buffalo Bills: 16                              6) New Orleans Saints: 31
3) Pittsburgh Steelers: 19                    2) Atlanta Falcons: 30

Super Bowl XLVII
New Orleans Saints: 24
Pittsburgh Steelers: 34

Awards
MVP: Tom Brady
Offensive Player of the Year: Brandon Marshall
Defensive Player of the Year: Lamarr Woodley
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Russell Wilson
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Chandler Jones
Comeback Player of the Year: Peyton Manning
Coach of the Year: Pete Carroll

Leaders
Passing Yardage: Tom Brady (5600)
Passing Touchdowns: Aaron Rodgers (54)
Rushing Yards: Chris Johnson (1700)
Rushing Touchdowns: Darren McFadden (17)
Receptions: Brandon Marshall (134)
Receiving Yards: Brandon Marshall (1750)
Receiving Touchdowns: Jimmy Graham (20)
Tackles: Luke Kuechly (200)
Sacks: DeMarcus Ware (25)
Interceptions: Joe Haden (9)

Coaches Who Will Get Fired
Norv Turner
Pat Shurmur
Ken Whisenhunt
Leslie Frazier
Andy Reid
Marvin Lewis