2018 Season Predictions
The lure of the Steel Balls Trophy beckons you! Will MWalsh be displaced?
It’s that time of year where Steel Ballers put their reputations on the line to make their season predictions. Let me remind you of the rules of engagement:
Rules:
- Lowest score wins.
- Points are based on accuracy. An exact prediction yields zero points.
- Categories include:
- Final regular season record for each AFCN team.
- Divisional positioning of AFCN teams.
- Number of Steelers playoff wins (first round bye counts as a win)
- Tie breaker: first, accuracy of game-by-game predictions, then earliest submission
If you are too lazy to provide predictions in any of the above categories, you will get maximum points for that category.
Predictions will be accepted until Midnight ET September 8. You may change your predictions up until that time without penalty.
Good luck!
Here we go…
W – Week 1 @Cleveland Browns
W – Week 2 Kansas City Chiefs
W – Week 3 @Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W – Week 4 Baltimore Ravens
W – Week 5 Atlanta Falcons
W – Week 6 @Cincinnati Bengals
(Week 7 Bye Week)
W – Week 8 Cleveland Browns
W – Week 9 @Baltimore Ravens
W – Week 10 Carolina Panthers
W – Week 11 @Jacksonville Jaguars
L – Week 12 @Denver Broncos
W – Week 13 Los Angeles Chargers
L – Week 14 @Oakland Raiders
W – Week 15 New England Patriots
L – Week 16 @New Orleans Saints
W – Week 17 Cincinnati Bengals
Final AFCN standings:
Steelers 13-3, first round bye
Ravens, 7-9
Bengals, 7-9
Browns, 5-11
Steelers win Super Bowl
Additional predictions: in 2019, all three Steelers division opponents will have new head coaches. Browns will start strong winning 5 of first 8 games thanks to inherent talent, but will then Browns their way into a hot mess losing out the final 8 games. Hue Jackson will be replaced by Todd Haley, who will celebrate by going to some dive East Cleveland bar, getting falling down drunk, and having his ass kicked when he mouths off to the wrong dude.
W – Week 1 @Cleveland Browns
W – Week 2 Kansas City Chiefs
W – Week 3 @Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W – Week 4 Baltimore Ravens
L – Week 5 Atlanta Falcons
W – Week 6 @Cincinnati Bengals
(Week 7 Bye Week)
W – Week 8 Cleveland Browns
L – Week 9 @Baltimore Ravens
W – Week 10 Carolina Panthers
L – Week 11 @Jacksonville Jaguars
W – Week 12 @Denver Broncos
W – Week 13 Los Angeles Chargers
L – Week 14 @Oakland Raiders
W – Week 15 New England Patriots
L – Week 16 @New Orleans Saints
W – Week 17 Cincinnati Bengals
Final AFCN standings:
Steelers 11-5, 3rd place AFC
Ravens, 10-6
Bengals, 6-10
Browns, 5-11
Steelers win Home Wildcard Playoff
Steelers win Road Division Playoff
Steelers lose Road AFC Playoff
L-Week 1@Clev
W-Week 2KC
W-Week 3@TB
W-Week 4Balt
L-Week 5ATL
W-Week 6@CIN
BYE
W-Week 8CLE
L-Week 9@BAlT.
W-Week 10CAR
L-Week 11@JACK
L-Week 12@DENV
W-Week 13LAC
L-Week 14@Oak
W-Week 15NE
L-Week 16@NO
W-Week 17CINC
FINAL AFCN Standings:
11-5 Balt
9-7 Pit
7-9 CIn
6-10 Clev
Steelers get 6th AFC seed. Win at 3 seed in wildcard round then lose in the divisional round..
If they win their division, they can’t seed any worse than 4th.
i have them losing the division?
W – Week 1 @Cleveland Browns
W – Week 2 Kansas City Chiefs
W – Week 3 @Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W – Week 4 Baltimore Ravens
W – Week 5 Atlanta Falcons
W – Week 6 @the qCincinnati Bengals
(Week 7 Bye Week)
W – Week 8 Cleveland Browns
L – you Week 9 @Baltimore Ravens
W – Week 10 Carolina Panthers
L – Week 11 @Jacksonville Jaguars
W – Week 12 @Denver Broncos
L – Week 13 Los Angeles Chargers
W – Week 14 @Oakland Raiders
L – Week 15 New England Patriots
W – Week 16 @New Orleans Saints
W – Week 17 Cincinnati Bengals
Final AFCN standings:
Steelers 12-4,
Ravens, 9-7
Bengals, 8-8
Browns, 5-11
Steelers win 2 playoff games
AFCN Standings
Balt 9-7
Steelers 8-8
Cincy 7-9
Cleve 3-13
@CLE W
KC W
@TB W
Bal W
Atl L
Cin W
BYE
Cle W
@Bal L
Car W
@Jag L
@Den W
Char W
@Oak L
NE W
@NO L
Cin W
11-5
1st rd bye
W Div
W AFC
SB W
AFCN Pit 11-5 Bal 10-6 Cin 9-7 Cle 5-11
Steelers 11-5
5 losses = ATL,Balt (A), Jags, Oak, NO
Ravens 10-6
Bengals 8-8
Browns 4-12
Steelers. 2-1 in playoffs
L – Week 1 @Cleveland Browns
W – Week 2 Kansas City Chiefs
W – Week 3 @Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W – Week 4 Baltimore Ravens
L – Week 5 Atlanta Falcons
W – Week 6 @Cincinnati Bengals
(Week 7 Bye Week)
W – Week 8 Cleveland Browns
L – Week 9 @Baltimore Ravens
W – Week 10 Carolina Panthers
L – Week 11 @Jacksonville Jaguars
W – Week 12 @Denver Broncos
W – Week 13 Los Angeles Chargers
L – Week 14 @Oakland Raiders
L – Week 15 New England Patriots
L – Week 16 @New Orleans Saints
W – Week 17 Cincinnati Bengals
Final AFCN standings:
Ravens, 9-7
Steelers 9-7, 5th Seed AFC
Bengals, 8-8
Browns, 4-12
Steelers win Road Wildcard Playoff
Steelers lose Road Division Playoff