Realistically...

that is street & smith's prediction....wild card loss to Seattle.

 

Monday, September 13 Green Bay Win
Sunday, September 19 @ Kansas City Loss
Sunday, October 3 Atlanta Win
Sunday, October 10 @ Denver Loss
Sunday, October 17 @ Philadelphia Loss
Sunday, October 24 San Diego Win
Sunday, October 31 @ Seattle Win
Sunday, November 7 Oakland Win
Sunday, November 14 @ San Francisco Win
Sunday, November 21 Arizona Win
Sunday, November 28 Tampa Bay Win
Sunday, December 5 @ New Orleans Win
Sunday, December 12 St. Louis Loss
Saturday, December 18 @ Atlanta Win
Sunday, December 26 @ Tampa Bay Loss
Sunday, January 2 New Orleans Win

11-5 but like someone else mentioned a 2 game swing downwords wouldn't surprise me. I don't see us beating St Louis, Denver, Kansas City and maybe @Seattle or @ New Orleans/@Tampa

 

Monday, September 13 Green Bay ...........W (I thought this was @ GB)
Sunday, September 19 @ Kansas City ......L (I'll be there!!!)
Sunday, October 3 Atlanta .....................W
Sunday, October 10 @ Denver ................W
Sunday, October 17 @ Philadelphia ..........L
Sunday, October 24 San Diego ................W (ZZZZZZZZ!)
Sunday, October 31 @ Seattle ................L (Hawks are TOUGH at home)
Sunday, November 7 Oakland ..................W
Sunday, November 14 @ San Francisco .....W
Sunday, November 21 Arizona .................W (I expect a close game)
Sunday, November 28 Tampa Bay ............W
Sunday, December 5 @ New Orleans .........L
Sunday, December 12 St. Louis ................L (Our DB's are not that good)
Saturday, December 18 @ Atlanta ............W (Dropping a turd is almost a given)
Sunday, December 26 @ Tampa Bay ........L
Sunday, January 2 New Orleans ...............W

I expect to finish 9-7, but looking at the schedule 10-6 or 11-5 is possible.
Can we just start this schedule on July 4th?

 

Green Bay Win
@ Kansas City Loss
Atlanta Loss
@ Denver Win

Actually I think we'll be somewhat lucky to have 2-2 early. Three decent teams, along with a team that traditionally takes us unless they're at half power.

@ Philadelphia Win
San Diego Win
Seattle Win
Oakland Win
@ San Francisco Win
Arizona Win

It'll be hard not to put together a run if we take Philly. Don't think that Seattle won't be tough, but we have more power if we use it. Ironically, the same 8-2 start. Followed by more problems.

Tampa Bay Loss
@ New Orleans Loss
St. Louis Win
@ Atlanta Loss

A tough streak powered by divisional issues. Maybe 2-2 through here, but would be hard. 9-5

Sunday, December 26 @ Tampa Bay Win
Sunday, January 2 New Orleans Win
Vengeance, I guess. I really, really can't see us losing to them twice, even though yeah, I do see us losing to ATL twice.

That's 11-5, which is more than my guess of 10-6 when I started screwing with this.

 

Magnus, Seattle is a road game. That makes the difference to me

 

I didn't mean to erase the @...
but that didn't enter into my equation. I really think we'll take them...we play the hard teams harder. On the flip side, Atlanta can play sloppy and they could still take us.

 

Monday, September 13 Green Bay..........W
Sunday, September 19 @ Kansas City.....W
Sunday, October 3 Atlanta....................W
Sunday, October 10 @ Denver ..............W
Sunday, October 17 @ Philadelphia ........L
Sunday, October 24 San Diego ..............W
Sunday, October 31 @ Seattle ..............W
Sunday, November 7 Oakland ................W
Sunday, November 14 @ San Francisco ...W
Sunday, November 21 Arizona ................W
Sunday, November 28 Tampa Bay ...........W
Sunday, December 5 @ New Orleans .......W
Sunday, December 12 St. Louis ..............L
Saturday, December 18 @ Atlanta ..........L
Sunday, December 26 @ Tampa Bay .......L
Sunday, January 2 New Orleans...............W



with a strong start and weak finish, my predictions are just the opposite of what we want to see. i think st. louis will be our only hiccup at home this year.

damn, i'm 12-4 but thats better than the 11-5 i voted before breaking it down. i'll throw in kc as the other loss then. its a maybe.

 

Loses: @ K.C., @ Seahawks, @ Falcons. @ Saints

-- Undefeated at home.

 

Though it seems way too early to waste the time doing this I am an expert at wasting time and these are always fun, so WTF . .. here goes!


A very tough beginning block:
Monday, September 13 Green Bay – W (I feel the same many of you do. We’ll come out of the gate stoked beyond comprehension and Favre is only flesh & blood. Brett gets bloody in a blowout)
Sunday, September 19 @ Kansas City - L (The post MNF blowout blues gets us, along with a sharp Green and improved Chefs receiving corps)
Sunday, October 3 Atlanta – L (Fox won’t have enough to go on yet. I fucking hate Atlanta, have I made that clear enough over the years?)
Sunday, October 10 @ Denver – L (Much like Green, Plummer will hammer our green secondary)
Sunday, October 17 @ Philadelphia – W (We still own Philly and I predict that one of our hitters will put TO out of commission this week)

Only 2-3 after the first 5 won’t be fatal. Three L’s have less to do with a perceived slow start than a really tough schedule but both elements should make three (or more) W’s damn near impossible. Too many wandering strangers in the secondary and on the O-line and all it takes is a handful of blown assignments here and a few miscommunications there to tilt the scales in some close games.


The perceived “easier” middle block:
Sunday, October 24 San Diego – W (Rivers will be good eventually, just not yet and they won’t have anyone better)
Sunday, October 31 @ Seattle – ? (A wild one that could go either way – Will we be lucky or Un?)
Sunday, November 7 Oakland - ? (W in Sea = a letdown and an L here. An L in Sea = a regrouping W here)
Sunday, November 14 @ San Francisco – W (Their talent will be better than perceived but our coaching edge prevails)
Sunday, November 21 Arizona - W (I agree with McFly. This will be the forth close game in a row and a rallying point going into the final 6 games)

I’ll say 6-4 after 10 for now. We could definitely be .500 here though and suffer an unexpected “Texans-like” loss if we take a Titans-like beating in week 8 or 9. A little cohesion finally becomes the norm as our two problem areas start showing significant enough improvement, thanks to solid coaching and vets like Minter and Mitchell leading the way. Maybe going into that vicious final stretch as 5-5 underdogs is all our guys will need to claw their way out of the corner and sweep the final 6 . . . a blessing in disguise? Maybe


The brutal final block:
Sunday, November 28 Tampa Bay - W (Fox will have our guys ready on our own turf but still VERY close . .. OT?)
Sunday, December 5 @ New Orleans – W (The Saints are tough on us but how many years in a row have they collapsed late in the season? Dec 5th is late enough)
Sunday, December 12 St. Louis L (They get a measure of revenge)
Saturday, December 18 @ Atlanta - ? (If for no other reason Fox will have the “new Atl schemes” pretty much figured out. Good game plan for us this time = a W …but that is more about me just wishing)
Sunday, December 26 @ Tampa Bay – L (Add more of that revenge factor with the HF factor = a painful L)
Sunday, January 2 New Orleans - W (See week 13 but they will play us harder this time… a tough W)


10-6 seems more possible than I originally thought 20 minutes ago but 9-7 seems like a more “realistic” probability, and if I had to bet at this point 9-7 is my vote. With the real possibility of losing 3 of our last 4 and especially the final 3 games being nasty interdivisional brawls IMO that could really sap us in a 1st round playoff game. Whoever we would play I see us vulnerable.

BTW – I remembered that I predicted 9-7 and a possible WC loss last year too so 11-5 and a SB appearance is looking pretty good.)

 

It is what it is. 16 games.