My quarter 2 review of the AFC

[Brees#1]

AFC East
Nothing's changed with the Bills. They've won and lost what I expected. I'm expecting a week 13 loss at Pittsburgh and that should be their only loss. The Bills will go to Houston before that. The Patriots have been on a roll, but all of these games I thought they would win this quarter. I had the Pats sweeping the NFC South or going 1-3. I'm expecting them to beat the Bucs. I had Pats going 3-1 or 1-3 against the AFC North. But their loss to Pittsburgh, and knowing they were not beating both Baltimore and Cincinnati on the road, is making me wonder about week 12. Pats are going to slow down at some point. After the bye I expect done hiccups against the Bills and Ravens.

AFC North
This where I'm getting the division winner wrong. Pittsburgh lost to the Packers, but there was that scenario. I just expected it to occur with the Browns not beating the Packers. Chatter is Steelers will choke away the division but I think they sweep the AFC East, which includes beating the Bills. Also, given their NFC track record they are certainly winning in Chicago or Detroit. Baltimore lost to both Houston and LA and that wasn't something I expected. Baltimore will win in either Green Bay or Minnesota, and if they win Sunday, it will be in Green Bay. The alternative is better because they wouldn't win two road games in a row going into a third against a tough division rival. I don't see the Ravens losing at home to NE, but it's not impossible because there were scenarios where they would, but then the Steelers beat the Jets and Pats. Ravens trajectory was 3-1 or 2-2 vs AFC East and 3-1 or 2-2 vs NFC North. After they lost to Detroit, they ensured the lower record against the NFC. I expect two or three more losses not counting the games against the Bengals. The Bengals are probably done. While it doesn't appear that way, they're supposed to beat NE. If so, there's four wins to get. But they have to run the division to a 6-0 record to not miss the playoffs.

AFC South
Against the arguments of so many others on here, I picked Colts to win this division. It's not so much Jones, but what their schedule consisted of to go with their consistency. Colts have always been just outside a division title with the strongest fundamentals. As for this quarter, Colts had scenarios where they could have lost to the Cardinals and beaten the Steelers. However, I did not have them beating the Chargers. Colts went 3-1 against the AFC last year. They're already 3-0 and I had known they have matched up well against KC. I didn't think they could do it, however, but now they can. I expect Indy to actually sweep the AFC West and the numbers support it. Perhaps, the Colts replaced the Texans in beating the Chargers on the road. After Houston upset SF, the Colts might lose that game week 16, but I expect them to win in Seattle, who will start slowing down then. The only unpredictable game is Falcons, but their basement appears to be 11-6. I had Houston losing to Seattle and thought they would lose to Denver or LV after the Colts won both. Turns out to be Denver. But Baltimore and SF were unexpected wins. Houston I expect to lose to KC, with LA a complete tough call. I expect them to lose to Buffalo. I don't think Houston can move past 9-8 tbh. Jacksonville I thought would beat one of LA or Seattle, but I also didn't see beating KC. They still went 1-2 in that stretch. Jacksonville should indeed still be 1-3 against the NFC West, the preseason record I predicted(and that means they lose in Arizona). They're 2-0 ATM against the AFC West. I had a max of two wins for the Jags and Titans in the preseason and Jacksonville has likely taken both wins. LAC is gonna be interesting because they are beatable. If Stroud is out, Jacksonville should gain a win against Houston. With the Tennessee game looking like a win week 13, Jacksonville is probably gonna be a playoff team and the underdog. A 7 seed avoids Buffalo or KC.

AFC West
KC is long good again, even with four losses. KC might end up with losses to the Broncos and Colts, but KC losing three in a row? Not really. KC losing to Jacksonville was the surprise, but everything else on point. I said Detroit would split Cincinnati/KC and they did. After week 12, I expect KC to win out and have the 3 seed if they win the division. I had Denver going 1-3 or 4-0 against the NFC East, but I couldn't bring myself to the latter. Denver is beating the Commanders more then likely. 3-1 was an expected record against the AFC South losing one of the road games. They should beat the Jaguars, but Jacksonville does have an interesting history in Denver especially when they're competent. Denver is two games up on KC. I'm not so sure KC will go down three without a fight. Denver loses a trap to the Raiders and to KC on Christmas. The week 15 Packers game, a preseason predicted W, or week 11 against KC, a predicted L, is what's gonna decide if Denver actually takes the division. I don't think it happens so Denver is gonna lose a crucial home game or two. Chargers loss to the Commanders threw my predictions off and now I'm not sure on the Eagles game(only Eagles was supposed to win once on the road). Their loss to the Colts could still be made up for by beating the Texans. Even though I incorrectly picked Vikings to upset them, I didn't in the preseason. I thought they would be the team to lose to Jacksonville or Tennessee instead of KC. They still could lose to Jacksonville, but you wouldn't think the Jags can pull off both home wins. Lastly, they were looking to split the Giants/Cowboys games. If that stands, the Chargers will make the wild card race interesting if they don't lose to the Eagles. I picked 2-2 or 4-0 for the Chargers against the NFC East. They're already 0-2.

As far as my preseason predictions, Bills, Chiefs, Colts, and Steelers/Patriots appear to be safe. The Bengals, Chargers, and Ravens are not looking so great.

 

[Southieinnc]

AFC East
Nothing's changed with the Bills. They've won and lost what I expected. I'm expecting a week 13 loss at Pittsburgh and that should be their only loss. The Bills will go to Houston before that. The Patriots have been on a roll, but all of these games I thought they would win this quarter. I had the Pats sweeping the NFC South or going 1-3. I'm expecting them to beat the Bucs. I had Pats going 3-1 or 1-3 against the AFC North. But their loss to Pittsburgh, and knowing they were not beating both Baltimore and Cincinnati on the road, is making me wonder about week 12. Pats are going to slow down at some point. After the bye I expect done hiccups against the Bills and Ravens.

AFC North
This where I'm getting the division winner wrong. Pittsburgh lost to the Packers, but there was that scenario. I just expected it to occur with the Browns not beating the Packers. Chatter is Steelers will choke away the division but I think they sweep the AFC East, which includes beating the Bills. Also, given their NFC track record they are certainly winning in Chicago or Detroit. Baltimore lost to both Houston and LA and that wasn't something I expected. Baltimore will win in either Green Bay or Minnesota, and if they win Sunday, it will be in Green Bay. The alternative is better because they wouldn't win two road games in a row going into a third against a tough division rival. I don't see the Ravens losing at home to NE, but it's not impossible because there were scenarios where they would, but then the Steelers beat the Jets and Pats. Ravens trajectory was 3-1 or 2-2 vs AFC East and 3-1 or 2-2 vs NFC North. After they lost to Detroit, they ensured the lower record against the NFC. I expect two or three more losses not counting the games against the Bengals. The Bengals are probably done. While it doesn't appear that way, they're supposed to beat NE. If so, there's four wins to get. But they have to run the division to a 6-0 record to not miss the playoffs.

AFC South
Against the arguments of so many others on here, I picked Colts to win this division. It's not so much Jones, but what their schedule consisted of to go with their consistency. Colts have always been just outside a division title with the strongest fundamentals. As for this quarter, Colts had scenarios where they could have lost to the Cardinals and beaten the Steelers. However, I did not have them beating the Chargers. Colts went 3-1 against the AFC last year. They're already 3-0 and I had known they have matched up well against KC. I didn't think they could do it, however, but now they can. I expect Indy to actually sweep the AFC West and the numbers support it. Perhaps, the Colts replaced the Texans in beating the Chargers on the road. After Houston upset SF, the Colts might lose that game week 16, but I expect them to win in Seattle, who will start slowing down then. The only unpredictable game is Falcons, but their basement appears to be 11-6. I had Houston losing to Seattle and thought they would lose to Denver or LV after the Colts won both. Turns out to be Denver. But Baltimore and SF were unexpected wins. Houston I expect to lose to KC, with LA a complete tough call. I expect them to lose to Buffalo. I don't think Houston can move past 9-8 tbh. Jacksonville I thought would beat one of LA or Seattle, but I also didn't see beating KC. They still went 1-2 in that stretch. Jacksonville should indeed still be 1-3 against the NFC West, the preseason record I predicted(and that means they lose in Arizona). They're 2-0 ATM against the AFC West. I had a max of two wins for the Jags and Titans in the preseason and Jacksonville has likely taken both wins. LAC is gonna be interesting because they are beatable. If Stroud is out, Jacksonville should gain a win against Houston. With the Tennessee game looking like a win week 13, Jacksonville is probably gonna be a playoff team and the underdog. A 7 seed avoids Buffalo or KC.

AFC West
KC is long good again, even with four losses. KC might end up with losses to the Broncos and Colts, but KC losing three in a row? Not really. KC losing to Jacksonville was the surprise, but everything else on point. I said Detroit would split Cincinnati/KC and they did. After week 12, I expect KC to win out and have the 3 seed if they win the division. I had Denver going 1-3 or 4-0 against the NFC East, but I couldn't bring myself to the latter. Denver is beating the Commanders more then likely. 3-1 was an expected record against the AFC South losing one of the road games. They should beat the Jaguars, but Jacksonville does have an interesting history in Denver especially when they're competent. Denver is two games up on KC. I'm not so sure KC will go down three without a fight. Denver loses a trap to the Raiders and to KC on Christmas. The week 15 Packers game, a preseason predicted W, or week 11 against KC, a predicted L, is what's gonna decide if Denver actually takes the division. I don't think it happens so Denver is gonna lose a crucial home game or two. Chargers loss to the Commanders threw my predictions off and now I'm not sure on the Eagles game(only Eagles was supposed to win once on the road). Their loss to the Colts could still be made up for by beating the Texans. Even though I incorrectly picked Vikings to upset them, I didn't in the preseason. I thought they would be the team to lose to Jacksonville or Tennessee instead of KC. They still could lose to Jacksonville, but you wouldn't think the Jags can pull off both home wins. Lastly, they were looking to split the Giants/Cowboys games. If that stands, the Chargers will make the wild card race interesting if they don't lose to the Eagles. I picked 2-2 or 4-0 for the Chargers against the NFC East. They're already 0-2.

As far as my preseason predictions, Bills, Chiefs, Colts, and Steelers/Patriots appear to be safe. The Bengals, Chargers, and Ravens are not looking so great.

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[Dude]

Sounds like a lot of hot wind.