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2011 Indianapolis Colts Team Preview/Prediction

2011 Indianapolis Colts Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The 2010 Indianapolis Colts’ pre-Super Bowl playoff exit might in fact be the least painful and most dismissible of the seven they have suffered during a nine-year run of heading to the playoffs.

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2011 Houston Texans Team Preview/Prediction

2011 Houston Texans Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The Houston Texans had a laundry list of expectations heading into the 2010 campaign; however, people in the Space City were heavily disappointed.

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2011 Tennessee Titans Team Preview/Prediction

2011 Tennessee Titans Team Preview | NFL Predictions

For the Tennessee Titans, who limped to the finish line with a record of 6-10 last season, a franchise took a sharp turn in exactly the wrong direction.

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2011 Cleveland Browns Team Preview/Prediction

2011 Cleveland Browns Team Preview | NFL Predictions

As is the case with most teams that finish with just five wins, the Cleveland Browns are ready for some major changes including the end of the Eric Mangini era.

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2011 Cincinnati Bengals Team Preview/Prediction

2011 Cincinnati Bengals Team Preview | NFL Predictions

In 2010, the defending AFC North champions endured a 10-game losing streak and went 1-7 on the road, not exactly a recipe for a repeat division title.

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2011 Pittsburgh Steelers Team Preview/Prediction

2011 Pittsburgh Steelers Team Preview | NFL Predictions

It was ironic that the team with the most Super Bowl titles played like a team that had never been to the Super Bowl when the Pittsburgh Steelers faced the Green Bay Packers in last year’s biggest game.

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2011 New England Patriots Team Preview/Prediction

2011 New England Patriots Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The New England Patriots had a golden opportunity when they faced the New York Jets in the AFC Divisional Playoffs last season.

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2011 N.Y. Jets Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 N.Y. Jets Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The cockiest team in professional sports, the New York Jets, seemed to leave everything they had in New England following their upset of the Patriots in last season’s AFC Divisional Playoff game.

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2011 Miami Dolphins Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Miami Dolphins Team Preview | NFL Predictions

Miami Dolphin head coach Tony Sparano, who was going into the last year of his contract last season, is coming back.

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2011 Buffalo Bills Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Buffalo Bills Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The loss to the New York Jets in Week 17 capped another lousy season for the Bills, who were trying to win their regular-season finale in consecutive years for the first time since 1998-2000.

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2011 Oakland Raiders Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Oakland Raiders Team Preview | NFL Predictions

If the Oakland Raiders can figure out how to win outside their own division, they will inch closer to finally returning to the playoffs.

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2011 K.C. Chiefs Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 San Diego Chargers Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The 2010 version of the Kansas City Chiefs loved to do one thing: run the football. This is very evident because the AFC West’s most resurgent team led the National Football League in rushing in the 2010 campaign, with an average of 164.2 yards a game.

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2011 San Diego Chargers Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 San Diego Chargers Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The San Diego Chargers, who finished the 2010 season at 9-7, were one of many teams that had to wonder exactly what had happened by the time their 16-game slate came to an end.

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2011 Denver Broncos Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Denver Broncos Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The Denver Broncos were particularly happy to see the 2010 season end. The Broncos, who finished the 2010 campaign at 4-12, had never lost a dozen games in any of their 51 seasons, but by dipping to new depths, they managed to secure the No. 2 overall draft pick and selected Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller.

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2011 New York Giants Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 NY Giants Team Preview | NFL Predictions

In 2010 the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the first NFC teams since 1991 to miss the playoffs despite posting double-digit amounts of victories. The Giants have only themselves to blame:

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2011 Washington Redskins Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Washington Redskins Team Preview | NFL Predictions

Residents in the nation’s capital thought 2010 would be different for their NFL team; however it turned out to be more of the same.