SCOUTING REPORTS
PETER KING'S PREDICTIONS
SI'S SENIOR WRITER FORECASTS THE 2011 SEASON
AFC EAST
1. Patriots 12--4
2. Jets 10--6*
3. Bills 7--9
4. Dolphins 6--10
AFC NORTH
1. Steelers 10--6
2. Ravens 10--6*
3. Browns 8--8
4. Bengals 3--13
AFC SOUTH
1. Colts 10--6
2. Texans 9--7
3. Jaguars 7--9
4. Titans 6--10
AFC WEST
1. Chargers 11--5
2. Chiefs 8--8
3. Raiders 7--9
4. Broncos 5--11
NFC EAST
1. Eagles 10--6
2. Cowboys 9--7
3. Giants 9--7
4. Redskins 5--11
NFC NORTH
1. Packers 11--5
2. Lions 10--6*
3. Bears 8--8
4. Vikings 6--10
NFC SOUTH
1. Saints 10--6
2. Falcons 10--6*
3. Buccaneers 8--8
4. Panthers 4--12
NFC WEST
1. Rams 9--7
2. Cardinals 7--9
3. Seahawks 6--10
4. 49ers 5--11
*Wild-card team
PLAYOFFS
(SEED IN PARENTHESIS)
WILD-CARD ROUND
AFC
(5) RAVENS 20, (4) COLTS 17
(3) STEELERS 30, (6) JETS 20
NFC
(5) FALCONS 30, (4) RAMS 20
(3) EAGLES 16, (6) LIONS 10
DIVISIONAL ROUND
AFC
RAVENS 23, (1) PATRIOTS 21
(2) CHARGERS 16, STEELERS 15
NFC
FALCONS 27, (1) PACKERS 25
(2) SAINTS 23, EAGLES 17
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
AFC
CHARGERS 22, RAVENS 16
NFC
FALCONS 26, SAINTS 17
SUPER BOWL XLVI
FEB. 5, 2012 | LUCAS OIL STADIUM, INDIANAPOLIS
HOLD ON TIGHT
Rashard Mendenhall's Steelers are in the hunt for a return trip to the Super Bowl, while Ronde Barber (20) and the Bucs will have their hands full in an increasingly competitive NFC South.
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