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2011 New York Giants Odds | Preview | Picks

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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

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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.

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2011 Philadelphia Eagles Odds | Preview | Picks

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If the Philadelphia Eagles are going to return to the playoffs next season and go farther in them, one thing they are going to have to improve on is giving up large chunks of yards to the opposing offense.

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2011 Seattle Seahawks Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Seattle Seahawks Team Preview | NFL Predictions

Yes, the Seattle Seahawks became the first-sub-.500 division champions in the NFL’s (almost) century-long history when they defeated the St. Louis Rams in the last game of the regular season.

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2011 San Francisco 49ers Odds | Preview | Picks

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The 2010 San Francisco 49ers had a laundry list of expectations and a boatload of pressure they didn’t exactly live up to.

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2011 Carolina Panthers Odds | Preview | Picks

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Highlights of the Carolina Panthers’ 2010 season include having the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft and that’s just about it. Sadly however, they had to say goodbye to their longtime coach as a result.

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2011 Atlanta Falcons Team Preview

2011 Atlanta Falcons Team Preview | NFL Predictions

When speaking of the “process’’ that the Atlanta Falcons talk about time after time in their internal meetings and practice sessions?

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2011 New Orleans Saints Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 New Orleans Saints Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The memories of the New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl season in 2009 will last forever. The question however is whether or not the boys of the Big Easy will regain that magic in 2011.

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2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were one of the best stories in 2010, when they doubled their win total from the previous year and almost made the playoffs.

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2011 Dallas Cowboys Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Dallas Cowboys Team Preview | NFL Predictions

Hands down the most disappointing team of the 2010 NFL season was the Dallas Cowboys. Interim head coach Jason Garrett went 5-3 after replacing Wade Phillips midway through the season. Garrett impressed Jerry Jones enough for him to replace the interim tag.

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2011 Arizona Cardinals Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Arizona Cardinals Team Preview | NFL Predictions

If the Arizona Cardinals are going to return to Super Bowl contender form, the key will be the quarterback position. When they had Kurt Warner under center they were a playoff team and the favorite to win the NFC West every year.

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2011 Minnesota Vikings Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Minnesota Vikings Team Preview | NFL Predictions

Brett Favre lingered on the sideline against the Detroit Lions during what was likely the last game of his 20-season career, often looking like he’d rather be kicking back on a lawn chair at his home in Mississippi.

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2011 St. Louis Rams Odds | Preview | Picks

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The surprise team of the 2010 NFL season was the Kansas City Chiefs, but right behind one of Missouri’s football teams stood the other one, the St. Louis Rams.

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2011 Green Bay Packers Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Green Bay Packers Team Preview | NFL Predictions

For the first time in his long but short career with the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was able to step out of his own shadow. A Super Bowl victory has a way of doing that for a gifted gunslinger who no longer has to look over his shoulder at a famous predecessor.

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2011 Detroit Lions Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Detroit Lions Team Preview | NFL Predictions

By the Detroit Lions’ standards, the 2010 season was a successful one. Detroit, which finished the season 6-10, closed the season with a four-game winning streak and tripled last season’s win total.

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2011 Chicago Bears Odds | Preview | Picks

2011 Chicago Bears Team Preview | NFL Predictions

The city of Chicago has still not gotten over the loss to archrival Green Bay in the 2010 NFC Championship Game. The question for 2011 is whether the Bears team will rebound from a heartbreaking and soul-crushing loss.