Thursday, September 9, 2004
E.K. Nation's Analysis-Lacking NFL Prediction Spectacular Tony-Danza Extravaganza, Not To Be Used In Vegas
Before taking a look at what the upcoming season, let's take a gander back at how E.K. Nation's predictions turned out last year:
In the NFC we picked St. Louis, Philadelphia and Green Bay correctly as division champions, and missed Carolina as South champion, picking Tampa Bay instead. We chose Atlanta and Minnesota as our wild-card picks, but it was Dallas and Seattle. And the Rams did not beat the Buccaneers in the NFC title game; it was Carolina over Philadelphia.
We got three division winners right in the AFC as well, getting Baltimore, Indianapolis and New England, while missing Kansas City, who beat out our pick, Denver. Neither the Chargers--our extreme pick--nor Dolphins were the wild-cards; Tennessee and Denver took the spots. The Colts didn't defeat the Broncos in the AFC title game as we predicted but rather in the first round, and the Colts lost the AFC title game to New England.
And our Super Bowl pick of Indianapolis over St. Louis was certainly not New England over Carolina.
I think this year we're going to go much more out on a limb, as you will see...
NATIONAL CONFERENCE:
In the NFC we picked St. Louis, Philadelphia and Green Bay correctly as division champions, and missed Carolina as South champion, picking Tampa Bay instead. We chose Atlanta and Minnesota as our wild-card picks, but it was Dallas and Seattle. And the Rams did not beat the Buccaneers in the NFC title game; it was Carolina over Philadelphia.
We got three division winners right in the AFC as well, getting Baltimore, Indianapolis and New England, while missing Kansas City, who beat out our pick, Denver. Neither the Chargers--our extreme pick--nor Dolphins were the wild-cards; Tennessee and Denver took the spots. The Colts didn't defeat the Broncos in the AFC title game as we predicted but rather in the first round, and the Colts lost the AFC title game to New England.
And our Super Bowl pick of Indianapolis over St. Louis was certainly not New England over Carolina.
I think this year we're going to go much more out on a limb, as you will see...
NATIONAL CONFERENCE:
THE DIVISION CHAMPIONS:
THE WILD CARDS:
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
def.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE:
THE DIVISION CHAMPIONS:
THE WILD CARDS:
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
def.
SUPER BOWL XXXIX:
34, 10.
