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Cold, hard predictions, in this post.  A reference to mock future analysis here.

A detailed explanation of the NFC East rankings can be found here.  The statistically objective LiveBall NFL power rankings can be found here.  As always, best of luck to your team this season, and may your rivals be fallen with many gruesome yet completely impersonal injuries.

I give my best guess at a win total, followed by a confidence interval between “n/a” (high confidence) and “+/- 2″ (low confidence).  The n/a designation is reserved for teams between 7-9 wins only.

AFC East

1. New England Patriots 12, +/- 1;
2. Miami Dolphins 6, +/- 1;
3. New York Jets 5, +/- 2;
4. Buffalo Bills 4, +/- 1

AFC North

1. Baltimore Ravens 11, +/- 2;
2. Pittsburgh Steelers 10, +/- 1;
3. Cincinnati Bengals 7, +/- 1;
4. Cleveland Browns 6, +/- 2

AFC South

1. Indianapolis Colts 11, +/- 2;
2. Houston Texans 10, +/- 2;
3. Jacksonville Jaguars 9, n/a
4. Tennessee Titans 7, n/a

AFC West

1. San Diego Chargers 13, +/- 1;
2. Oakland Raiders 6, +/- 2;
3. Kansas City Chiefs 4, +/- 1;
4. Denver Broncos 3, +/- 2

NFC East

1. New York Giants 11, +/- 1;
2. Washington Redskins 11, +/- 1;
3. Philadelphia Eagles 9, +/- 2;
4. Dallas Cowboys 8, n/a

NFC North

1. Green Bay Packers 11, +/- 2;
2. Chicago Bears 10, +/- 1;
3. Minnesota Vikings 7, +/- 1;
4. Detroit Lions 4, +/- 2

NFC South

1. New Orleans Saints 10, +/- 2;
2. Atlanta Falcons 8, n/a;
3. Carolina Panthers 7, +/- 1;
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7, +/- 2

NFC West

1. Seattle Seahawks 11, +/- 2;
2. St. Louis Rams 8, +/-  1;
3. Arizona Cardinals 6, +/- 2;
4. San Francisco 49ers 5, +/- 1

AFC Champion

• Indianapolis Colts

NFC Champion

• Seattle Seahawks

Super Bowl XLIV Champion

• Seattle Seahawks