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Well that was a mess. Games on Wednesday afternoons because of the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony, a game featuring a team with no rostered QB's and an overall sense of uneasiness defined the 2020 NFL season. Somehow, thanks to COVID-19 taking Sunday off like only God could have asked for, the NFL completed a 256 game regular season and moves onto a postseason in which already, a team won't have its head coach thanks to him testing positive for COVID-19. But nothing will stop the Shield, and nothing will stop me from filling this husk of a blog with the dying embers of content known as: looking back on terrible preseason predictions!
AFC Playoff teams (correct order):
1. KC 12-4 (KC 14-2)
2. BAL 12-4 (BUF 13-3)
3. IND 11-5 (PIT 12-4)
4. NE10-6 (TEN 11-5)
5. PIT 10-6 (BAL 11-5)
6. BUF 9-7 (CLE 11-5)
7. TEN 9-7 (IND 11-5)
Getting six out of seven AFC teams right in the postseason is not a bad return, though I didn't get them in the right order. Thinking the Patriots had one last kick at the can was a mistake many made, and not buying the Browns was another. Personal held skepticism of the Bills and Titans are most certainly gone now.
NFC Playoff teams (correct order);
1. NO 12-4 (GB 13-3)
2. DAL 11-5 (NO 12-4)
3. SF 11-5 (SEA 12-4)
4. MIN 10-6 (WSH 7-9)
5. TB 10-6 (TB 11-5)
6. GB 9-7 (LAR 10-6)
7. SEA 9-7 (CHI 8-8)
Now the NFC on the other hand was a bit of a disaster. San Francisco, Dallas and Minnesota all completely fell apart due to injuries, incompetence or a combination of both, and I wasn't buying into the Packers and Seahawks in the preseason but I probably should have, since they may be the two favorites to make the NFC Title game once again.
Awards:
MVP: Patrick Mahomes
He could be MVP every year, but Aaron Rodgers will win it this year, seemingly turning back time once again.
OPOY: Lamar Jackson
He took some unfair criticism at times this year, though he wasn't quite what he was a year ago. This will end up being the MVP runner up award, and this year, that likely goes to Derrick Henry for being the bulldozer he always is. Stefon Diggs and Davante Adams are other worthy contenders.
DPOY: Aaron Donald
Picking him for this award is pretty easy as he is one of the best players in the league year in and year out. He has stiff competition from TJ Watt, and if the Rams missed the playoffs, it might be easy to slide in Watt for this award. Either could win, but this prediction wasn't off base.
OROY: Joe Burrow
If he stayed healthy all season, he probably would have won, but even then he would have had major competition. Justin Herbert was way better than anyone could have ever imagined and will be the favorite for this award as he is a QB, but Justin Jefferson should also get the love he deserves. One man who deserves way more credit it than he got: James Robinson, the UDFA for Jacksonville who was the entire offense for the worst team in the league and was a revelation.
DROY: Chase Young
Dominant beyond dominant. There's almost no other contender for this award.
Coach: Mike McCarthy
Whoops. Kevin Stefanski probably gets it for ending the longest active playoff drought in the NFL, but Sean McDermott should get love for turning the Bills into a juggernaut. I also think Matt LaFleur should get credit for reviving what seemed to be a flagging Packers team before he arrived and giving a jolt to that team.
Comeback: Cam Newton
Nope. Alex Smith wins this without any debate.
Here are my 2020 NFL Playoff Predictions:
AFC:
Wild Card Round:
Bills over Colts
Titans over Ravens
Steelers over Browns
Divisional Round:
Chiefs over Titans
Bills over Steelers
AFC Title Game:
Chiefs over Bills
NFC:
Wild Card Round:
Saints over Bears
Seahawks over Rams
Bucs over Washington
Divisional Round:
Packers over Bucs
Seahawks over Saints
NFC Title Game:
Packers over Seahawks
Super Bowl 55:
Chiefs over Packers
Yes, I changed from my preseason prediction of KC/NO. That prediction was made seven years ago, or so it feels like. Enjoy the playoffs.
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