Scouting Reports

How They'llFinish

PROJECTED RECORD

AFC East
Dolphins 11-5
Patriots 11-5*
Bills 8-8
Jets 5-11

AFC North
Steelers 12-4
Ravens 9-7*
Bengals 8-8
Browns 5-11

AFC South
Colts 12-4
Jaguars 9-7
Titans 5-11
Texans 3-13

AFC West
Broncos 11-5
Chiefs 8-8
Chargers 7-9
Raiders 4-12

NFC East
Redskins 9-7
Giants 9-7 *
Cowboys 9-7 *
Eagles 9-7

NFC North
Bears 11-5
Lions 6-10
Vikings 6-10
Packers 6-10

NFC South
Panthers 11-5
Buccaneers 8-8
Falcons 7-9
Saints 6-10

NFC West
Seahawks 11-5
Rams 9-7
Cardinals 6-10
49ers 5-11

WILD-CARDPLAYOFFS

AFC Dolphins (3)beat Ravens (6) Broncos (4) beat Patriots (5)
NFC Bears (3) beat Cowboys (6) Giants (5) beat Redskins (4)

DIVISIONALPLAYOFFS

AFC Dolphins beatSteelers (2) Colts (1) beat Broncos
NFC Giants beat Seahawks (1) Panthers (2) beat Bears

CHAMPIONSHIPGAMES

AFC Dolphins beatColts
NFC Panthers beat Giants

SUPER BOWL XLI

Panthers 24, Dolphins 20

* WILD-CARD TEAM;NUMBER IN PARENTHESES IS PLAYOFF SEED

HELMET PHOTOS BYDAVID N. BERKWITZ

Daily Updates

Get fresh NFL news, insights and analysis from PeterKing, Michael Silver, Jeffri Chadiha, Tim Layden and Don Banks atSI.com/football.

PHOTO

Photograph by SIMON BRUTY

 SHADESOF GREATNESS

LaDainian Tomlinson is primed for another Pro Bowl season, but his Chargersface a dogfight in the AFC West.