The first half of the NFL season went as expected. The league is top-heavy and there are a few surprises. Below is our mid-year status report, though a handful of teams still have their Bye left so they have played 9 games. Though the league is a pass first and often league, which yields lots of points, the Jaguars have yet to break into triple-digits, having scored 98 points in 8 games. On the flip side of that, the Packers have scored 275 points in 8 games. None of the teams in the AFC West have scored more than they have given up.
The most-surprising game of the year was St. Louis dominating New Orleans. Even without the Saints crushing of the Colts the prior week, we are not used to seeing the Saints get man-handled on turf, especially when the opponent has a journeyman back-up at QB. The Game of the Year thus far had to be the Pittsburgh-Baltimore game last Sunday night. That game had everything mixed in. There are plenty of top contests still left, including the Jets and the Pats this week, but it is hard to imagine a more exciting regular season game.
| East | Current | Bill | Ron | East | Current | Bill | Ron | |
| New England | 5 | 12 | 10 | NY Giants | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
| NY Jets | 5 | 10 | 11 | Dallas | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
| Buffalo | 5 | 6 | 5 | Wash | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Miami | 1 | 6 | 8 | Philly | 3 | 11 | 9 | |
| North | North | |||||||
| Baltimore | 6 | 12 | 11 | GB | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | 12 | 9 | Detroit | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Cincy | 6 | 4 | 3 | Chicago | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 5 | 8 | Minny | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| South | South | |||||||
| Houston | 6 | 10 | 10 | NO | 6 | 11 | 9 | |
| Tenn | 4 | 6 | 7 | Atlanta | 5 | 11 | 11 | |
| Jax | 2 | 5 | 4 | TB | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| Indy | 0 | 9 | 7 | Carolina | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| West | West | |||||||
| San Diego | 4 | 12 | 11 | SF | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Oakland | 4 | 7 | 8 | Arizona | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| KC | 4 | 6 | 5 | Seattle | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| Denver | 3 | 7 | 6 | St. Louis | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Obvious Awards:
Most surprising team: Cincinnati (runner-up: San Francisco)
Most disappointing team: Philadelphia (runner-up: San Diego….again)
League MVP: Aaron Rodgers (no reason to mention another name)
League LVP: Michael Vick (runner-up: Philip Rivers)
Fantasy MVP: Fred Jackson
Fantasy LVP: Chris Johnson
Predictions:
1st place team to miss playoffs: New York Giants (one easy game left)
1st Packers loss: Thanksgiving Day at Detroit
Super Bowl Winner: Baltimore (sticking with them all the way)
Bottom-dweller to fear: Carolina (they have multiple aspiring playoff teams to damage in second half)
"Luck"-y winner: The Colts have two shots to beat Jax. If Miami doesn't beat Washington this weekend, they won't win another game. I say the Colts have worst record when the dust settles.
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