Archive for February, 2009

NFL Year In Review

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

At the start of the 2008 NFL season, I posted my predictions for the then-upcoming season. It’s now time to review those predictions and see how I did (Hint: Not great!).

Here’s my predictions (actual season outcomes in parentheses and bold):

*Seattle Seahawks 2008 Predictions*

End of season record: 10 wins, 6 losses (4 wins, 12 losses)
Win NFC West?: Yes. (No.)
Playoffs? If yes, how deep do they go?: Yes. Win in first-round, lose in second. (Did not make playoffs.)

*2008 NFL Season Predictions*

AFC East Champions: New England (Miami)
AFC North Champions: Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
AFC South Champions: Indianapolis (Tennessee)
AFC West Champions: San Diego (San Diego)
NFC East Champions: Dallas (NY Giants)
NFC North Champions: Green Bay (Minnesota)
NFC South Champions: New Orleans (Carolina)
NFC West Champions: Seattle (Arizona)

AFC Champion: San Diego (Pittsburgh)
NFC Champion: Dallas (Arizona)
NFL Superbowl Champion: Dallas (Pittsburgh)

NFL MVP: Tony Romo (Peyton Manning)
Coach of the Year: Wade Phillips (Mike Smith, Atlanta)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Darren McFadden (Matt Ryan)
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jerod Mayo (Jerod Mayo)

Number of correct predictions: 3

Ouch!

Oh well, there’s always next season – right? I hope to see you back here again for the 2009 NFL season.

Now back to your regularly scheduled blog…

Super Bowl Result

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

The Super Bowl did not disappoint. It was on par with some of the best Super Bowl games of years past. The Steelers eeked it out in the end. I had no horse in the race, so the result wasn’t very consequential. But the game was good and was fun to watch.

Overall postseason results: 6-5 (54.5%)

End of 2008 NFL Season.