With the Green Bay Packers taking on the Seattle Seahawks tonight, the NFL season is finally upon us. Football fans everywhere can rejoice at the next 20 weeks of good ole gridiron battles.
The NFL is perhaps the most up and down league in professional sports, with division winners, playoff teams and Champions varying greatly on a season-to-season basis. So who can we expect to be successful during the ’14-’15 season?
The BSO Staff took a stab at predicting division winners, Super Bowl teams, and the Super Bowl Champion. We also each through in a bold prediction for good measure.
The San Francisco 49ers were easily the most divisive team in the polling. Some BSO experts had them making or winning the Super Bowl, while a good number had the team missing the playoffs and finishing below .500 due to a mix of suspensions, injuries and controversies.
For the most part, our experts agreed on division winners (with a few curveballs thrown in for good measure), but the Super Bowl caused quite a bit of divisiveness amongst the staff.
From a Seahawks repeat, to the Patriots resurgence, to Peyton Manning’s redemption, with a few Niners fairytale endings sprinkled in, the staff was very much divided on who would be lifting the Vince Lombardi trophy following Super Bowl XLIX (49 for you roman numeral haters).
Take a look at the BSO Expert predictions below, and let us know in the comments what you agree/disagree with or love/hate about our picks!