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Nzoner's Game Room>A look back at preseason playoff predictions on ESPN. Wow! Not even close
jjchieffan 12:24 PM 01-25-2020
They don't even have the Chiefs making the playoffs, and the Chargers in the Superbowl! :-)

Wild-card weekend


(3) 49ers 37 (6) Falcons 0: Holy Garoppolo. It's one thing to shock the world during the regular season. But to come out like this in the postseason and take down a talented and experienced team like the Falcons? The world better wake up: The 49ers are Super Bowl contenders.



(5) Rams 30, (4) Eagles 26: It's the old 2016 NFL draft postseason battle. And yes, Carson Wentz is healthy this January. But perhaps because the Eagles lacked the magic of Foles or perhaps because the Rams are just sizzling after their second-half run, Sean McVay gets the best of Doug Pederson in a closely contested matchup.



(6) Titans 10, (3) Browns 9: Oh, Browns. Even in the postseason, they find a way to torture their fan base. After a successful regular season, they get a winnable home game in the playoffs against a Titans team that is better than we all thought, but the offense sputters at the worst time. Three field goals is all they can muster in a loss to Tennessee's top-five defense.



(4) Texans 27, (5) Steelers 17: Watson earns his first playoff victory, as he and DeAndre Hopkins connect again and again in Houston's win. The Texans move on to face New England.
Divisional weekend


(5) Rams 30, (1) Packers 17: And just like that, it's over. The Packers' magical season, featuring the league's No. 1 defense and No. 4 scoring offense and Rodgers' resurgence -- it's all gone. The quarterback will still win the MVP, but the 13-win Packers pack their bags without a playoff win. Consider that, in Week 9, the Packers were 8-1, and Los Angeles was 3-5. Now, it's the latter that continues on.



(2) Saints 27, (3) 49ers 17: And here's where Jimmy G's road comes to an end. Brees' devastatingly accurate passing attack was too much for this defense. Still, it was a very successful season for San Francisco.



(1) Chargers 39, (6) Titans 30: Mariota puts on a show, but so does Rivers. And Joey Bosa has clearly become one of the game's elite defensive players.



(4) Texans 38, (2) Patriots 26: Houston finally got past New England in the playoffs. The Patriots stopped Houston in 2012 and 2016, but with Watson under center and Brady showing signs of age on the other sideline, Bill O'Brien is able to get one over on his former superior. But no, neither Brady nor Belichick retires.

Conference championships



Saints 17, Rams 10: Finally, justice. Sure, it was nice for the Saints to beat the Rams in the regular season, but they held the grudge from last year for 12 full months. And they got the opportunity to really pay back L.A. Defense stole the show, too, stifling McVay and Jared Goff.



Chargers 34, Texans 26: Rivers is just flying now. He and Keenan Allen are tearing up defenses. Hunter Henry has broken out to become one of the game's top receiving tight ends. And Bosa picks up a trifecta of sacks against Watson, who is prone to take them. In the end, Rivers is finally going to the Super Bowl.




Super Bowl LIV: Saints 40, Chargers 33
In a meeting of the No. 1 (Saints) and No. 2 (Chargers) offenses in the NFL, Brees is back on top. A decade after he and Payton beat Peyton Manning and the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, the duo get it done again. It's heartbreak for Rivers, having come so close to finally winning that elusive championship, but he comes up a touchdown short. He says you'll have to simulate the offseason to find out whether he's coming back for a 17th season at 38 years old, but FPI leaves us at the Saints' victory parade down Bourbon Street.
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Spott 09:55 AM 01-26-2020
San Diego Chargers preseason AFC West champs 5 years running. If they end up with Brady next year, they’ll be preseason Super Bowl champs.
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kysirsoze 11:54 AM 01-26-2020
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
This is nonsense. This wasn't even anyone's prediction, let alone THE espn.com prediction.

ESPN.com had a model that ran 20,000 simulations of how the year could go. They took a single one of those and posted it for fun, identifying it as such.

This was that single simulation. Ridiculous misadvertising by the OP to get all of you up in arms.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-all-267-games

ACTUAL espn.com FPI and panel predictions (hint: Chiefs win the Super Bowl):
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id...fl-predictions
This pretty much sums up the internet.
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Chiefshrink 12:14 PM 01-26-2020
Originally Posted by MahiMike:
I had chiefs/cowboys
Nah, not with Jones as owner, Garrett as HC and Dak as QB. Yep, you heard me right with Dak at qb. His game needs to be taken to the next level otherwise he is Cam II. Will be interesting to see IF McCarthy can improve his game making him a student of the game.:-)
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Bowser 12:19 PM 01-26-2020
I should sticky this thread for shits and giggles.
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Chief Pagan 12:32 PM 01-26-2020
Originally Posted by warpaint*:

I guess the Chiefs 9-7 narrative would have been rooted in the defensive overhaul not working out. There were a lot of changes and it seemed shaky early.

Shoot in Oct I wondered how it was going to end up just bc it seemed like we were snake bitten with injuries and I feared they would derail the season if it was indeed one of those years.
The entire season was going to go down the drain unless KC traded for an elite shut down corner.

But seriously, things have worked out really well. Lost a few to IR which happens to every team every year. Everybody else appears healthy and peaking at the right time.
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