AFC PLAYOFFS
1. Cincinnati 13-3
2. Indianapolis 12-4
3. Miami 12-4
4. Kansas City 12-4
5. Pittsburgh 12-4
6. New England 12-4
Round 1
New England @ Miami
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
Round 2
Kansas City @ Cincinnati
Miami @ Indianapolis
AFC Championship
Miami @ Cincinnati
NFC PLAYOFFS
1. Seattle 12-4
2. Carolina 12-4
3. NY Giants 12-4
4. Chicago 9-7
5. Philadelphia 11-5
6. Dallas 10-6
Round 1
Dallas @ NY Giants
Philadelphia @ Chicago
Round 2
Philadelphia @ Seattle
NY Giants @ Carolina
NFC Championship
NY Giants @ Seattle
SUPER BOWL XLI
Cincinnati vs. NY Giants
SUPER BOWL XLI CHAMPION
Cincinnati Bengals
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
NFL Preview 2006 - AFC East
2005 Standings – AFC EAST
New England -------- 10-6
Miami -------------- 9-7
Buffalo ------------ 5-11
NY Jets ------------ 4-12
2006 Outlook:
Miami (12-4) – Miami finished last season on a 6 game winning streak, which is pretty impressive considering who they had at QB. Now they have Daunte Culpepper leading the offense and that is an immediate improvement over Gus Frerotte. At RB, Ricky Williams is suspended for the year and is playing in the CFL, which allows 2nd year player Ronnie Brown to step up and take the majority of the running plays. This is a huge opportunity for the youngster, and if he takes advantage, he could have a huge season. The Dolphins defense has always been one of the better defenses in the league with a good mix of young players and older veterans. Head Coach Nick Saban is turning this franchise around and may lead them to the division crown by edging out the Patriots.
New England (12-4) – New England is being led by arguably the best coach and QB combo in the entire league. Bill Belichick has coached the Patriots to Super Bowl victories in 3 of the past 5 years with QB Tom Brady winning the MVP in 2 of them. As long as both of them are with the team, the Patriots should never be counted out. The defense gets a much needed boost with the return of safety Rodney Harrison and they should continue to be a top-notch unit. On the offense, top WR Deion Branch is refusing to play and has demanded a trade. Unfortunately, no teams want to pay the price the Pats are looking for. Even without Branch, though, the Patriots have an above average offense and should have no problem racking up wins and a wild card birth.
NY Jets (6-10) – The Jets had trouble scraping up wins last year and ended up at 4-12. They had issues at QB, RB and with the OL. The only thing that kept them in games was their defense. This year, QB Chad Pennington returns from injury as the starter, but they don’t know if he’ll be able to be the player he once was. RB Curtis Martin is injured and won’t be playing until at least Week 7. To replace him, the Jets brought in Kevan Barlow to compete with 3 other players to be the starting RB. The OL will be starting 2 rookies who could have a rough introduction to the NFL. The Jets will once again be depending on the defense to keep them in games and will be lucky to scrape up 6 wins.
Buffalo (3-13) – Much like the Jets, the Bills have a good defense and a bad offense, which led to them only winning 5 games last year. The problem is that they didn’t really do anything to improve the offense and, in fact, it may have gotten worse with the loss of top WR Eric Moulds to free agency. Now the Bills will depend on QB’s J.P. Losman and Kelly Holcomb throwing the ball to Lee Evans. Expect the Bills to be calling a lot of running plays and RB Willis McGahee getting broken down by the end of the season. Buffalo will have trouble scoring points and even more trouble scoring wins. Look for them at the bottom of the division at the end of the year with about 3 wins.
New England -------- 10-6
Miami -------------- 9-7
Buffalo ------------ 5-11
NY Jets ------------ 4-12
2006 Outlook:
Miami (12-4) – Miami finished last season on a 6 game winning streak, which is pretty impressive considering who they had at QB. Now they have Daunte Culpepper leading the offense and that is an immediate improvement over Gus Frerotte. At RB, Ricky Williams is suspended for the year and is playing in the CFL, which allows 2nd year player Ronnie Brown to step up and take the majority of the running plays. This is a huge opportunity for the youngster, and if he takes advantage, he could have a huge season. The Dolphins defense has always been one of the better defenses in the league with a good mix of young players and older veterans. Head Coach Nick Saban is turning this franchise around and may lead them to the division crown by edging out the Patriots.
New England (12-4) – New England is being led by arguably the best coach and QB combo in the entire league. Bill Belichick has coached the Patriots to Super Bowl victories in 3 of the past 5 years with QB Tom Brady winning the MVP in 2 of them. As long as both of them are with the team, the Patriots should never be counted out. The defense gets a much needed boost with the return of safety Rodney Harrison and they should continue to be a top-notch unit. On the offense, top WR Deion Branch is refusing to play and has demanded a trade. Unfortunately, no teams want to pay the price the Pats are looking for. Even without Branch, though, the Patriots have an above average offense and should have no problem racking up wins and a wild card birth.
NY Jets (6-10) – The Jets had trouble scraping up wins last year and ended up at 4-12. They had issues at QB, RB and with the OL. The only thing that kept them in games was their defense. This year, QB Chad Pennington returns from injury as the starter, but they don’t know if he’ll be able to be the player he once was. RB Curtis Martin is injured and won’t be playing until at least Week 7. To replace him, the Jets brought in Kevan Barlow to compete with 3 other players to be the starting RB. The OL will be starting 2 rookies who could have a rough introduction to the NFL. The Jets will once again be depending on the defense to keep them in games and will be lucky to scrape up 6 wins.
Buffalo (3-13) – Much like the Jets, the Bills have a good defense and a bad offense, which led to them only winning 5 games last year. The problem is that they didn’t really do anything to improve the offense and, in fact, it may have gotten worse with the loss of top WR Eric Moulds to free agency. Now the Bills will depend on QB’s J.P. Losman and Kelly Holcomb throwing the ball to Lee Evans. Expect the Bills to be calling a lot of running plays and RB Willis McGahee getting broken down by the end of the season. Buffalo will have trouble scoring points and even more trouble scoring wins. Look for them at the bottom of the division at the end of the year with about 3 wins.
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