The SFist NFL Preview: Your Complete 2006 NFL Regular Season Guesstimate
Yes. Today is the day. American football begins anew. Tonight we've got the resurgent Dolphins up against the defending champeeen Steelers, as the National Football League's 2006 regular season springs forth into action.
So, here's how we think it'll play out.
In this preview, each division's teams are ranked in order of their predicted finish from first to last. Then, musical acts from each NFL team's area are presented in the same order. The AFC North is looking particularly fonky this season.
And you? Your thoughts? Agree? Disagree? Baroo? That's what the comment section is for. Come talk to me. We can work this out.
Please note, there will only be bands from New Jersey representing the "New York" franchises due to the NJ location of Giants Stadium at The Meadowlands. Simple as that.
All predictions are guaranteed by American Football Spectacular to have been made with the best of intentions, and no real surety. Indeed, that's the beautiful part -- that's why we play the games. Ahhh, football. Proceed after the jump.
By SFist Christopher Rogers, contributing
AFC East:
New England; Miami; Buffalo; New York Jets.
Mission Of Burma; Gloria Estefan; Ani DiFranco; The Bouncing Souls.
AFC North:
Pittsburgh; Baltimore; Cincinnati; Cleveland.
Anti-Flag; Clutch; Bootsy Collins; The Black Keys.
AFC South:
SFist Eve's Indianapolis Colts; Jacksonville; Tennessee; Houston.
Margot And The Nuclear So And So's; Limp Bizkit; Dolly Parton; Paul Wall.
AFC West:
Denver; San Diego; Kansas City; Your Oakland Raiders.
Winger; The Black Heart Procession; Burt Bacharach; Neurosis.
NFC East:
Dallas; Philly; The New York American Football Giants; Washington DC.
Meat Loaf; Armalite; The Dillinger Escape Plan; The Evens.
NFC North:
Chicago; Minnesota; Detroit; Green Bay.
Shellac; Dillinger Four; The White Stripes; Rev. Norb.
NFC South:
Carolina; Tampa Bay; Atlanta; New Orleans.
Superchunk; Cannibal Corpse; MF DOOM; Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
NFC West:
Seattle; St. Louis; Arizona; Your San Francisco 49ers.
Sir Mix-A-Lot; Nelly; Jimmy Eat World; Me First And The Gimme Gimmes.
Most Valuable Player: Peyton Manning, IND
Coach Of The Year: Romeo Crennel, CLE
Defensive Player Of The Year: Shawne Merriman, SD
Offensive Player Of The Year: Peyton Manning, IND
Defensive Rookie Of The Year: Michael Huff, OAK
Offensive Rookie Of The Year: Joseph Addai, IND
AFC Championship Game: Baltimore at Indianapolis
NFC Championship Game: Philly at Carolina
Super Bowl XLI: The Carolina Panthers beat up and wear down the lauded Indianapolis Colts to win their franchise's first NFL championship.
Next up on your American Football Spectacular: The Autumn Wind is a pirate. So was the castle cat from The Last Unicorn. You see where we're going with this, yes? AFS ventures into the O-Town to bring back a 2006 season preview of our second favorite cult.
