So last week I went 9-4 with my predictions. Looking back it could have been a lot better (favouring the Cardinals because I really WANTED them to win was a bad move). I went for the Browns over the Colts, which was the hardest of the wrong decisions I made. The Browns have been playing a lot better than their record suggests and my soft spot for the organisation made the pick for me. Will they win many more this season? Sure! I wouldn't be surprised if they went on a little run towards the end of the season when the close games start going their way.
I backed the Bills - confident that neither they nor their opponents, the Titans, were the teams I'd thought they were. On last week's evidence, I had it right to begin with: The Titans CAN play and the Bills CANNOT!
When the Texans, who lead the AFC South - the division they share with the Titans - played Tennessee in Week 4, I had the Nashville outfit down as the most likely to ruin one of the three remaining perfect records and they fell terribly short. The Texans are too strong for the Titans and will run out easy winners of the South, but the mediocrity of the AFC means 3-3 is enough to buy you a hypothetical post season berth after 7 weeks. As it stands, the Titans are very much in the mix.
The Dolphins are the surprise package so far in the AFC. As it stands they occupy the sixth seed spot with a 3-3 record. The Chargers are also in a theoretical post season position, but the Steelers (also 3-3) and the Bengals and jets (3-4) are hot on their heels.
The Vikings are actually good. Can they keep it up for the second half of the season? With Adrian Peterson reminding us all he is a premier back, there is no reason to assume this team will flounder in January. In fact, given their conservative Quarterbacking and powerful ground punch, it is probable they will get better as the weather gets worse.
Look for the super-strong NFC North to throw up three playoff teams, with the Lions being the one left behind.
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