25. Number of touchdown passes Jay Cutler will have to throw to show he'll survive in Chicago.
24. Number of years it will take before the Raiders win the AFC West.
23. Number of losses in a row the Lions will accumulate before beating the St. Louis Rams at home on Nov. 1.
22. Number of overtime games we will see this year.
21. Number of running backs who will rush for 1,000 yards this season.
20. Touchdowns Michael Turner will have to have in one season before people quit talking about how great Matt Ryan is and realize Turner is way more impressive.
19. Sacks James Harrison will have to lead the NFL.
18. Number of games (regular season and playoffs) Tom Brady will start for the Patriots before losing to Colts.
17. Teams that will be alive for the playoffs when Week 17 begins.
16. Number of wins (regular season and playoffs) Peyton Manning and the Colts will have on the road another Super Bowl victory.
15. Touchdown passes Calvin Johnson will catch from Matthew Stafford.
14. Touchdown passes Jason Witten will catch without Terrell Owens whining for the ball.
13. The most exciting week for the NFL featuring Tennessee at Indianapolis, Dallas at New York Giants, New England at Miami on Sunday night, and Baltimore at Green Bay on Monday night.
12. Number of wins Brett Favre will have to have to satisfy Viking fans.
11. Number of losses you can expect from a dying Denver Broncos franchise.
10. Wins I expect out of the Arizona Cardinals, which will win them their division and break the curse of the Super Bowl losers.
9. Wins I'm expecting out of San Francisco in 2009.
8. Number of fumbles Adrian Peterson is allowed before Viking fans call for Chester Taylor.
7. Number of wins it will take for San Diego to win the AFC West this year.
6. Number of wins you can reasonably expect out of Matt Cassel and the Chiefs.
5. Touchdowns Thomas Jones will have in 2009 (that's 10 less than 2008, but three more than 2007).
4. Number of teams that will be at or above .500 in the NFC East once again.
3. Number of times Pittsburgh and Baltimore will face each other once again.
2. Number of times Aaron Rodgers will have to beat Brett Favre for full vindication.
1. Number of times Matthew Stafford has to win to be an improvement at QB for the Lions.
July 24, 2009
Bronncohowie:
“… a dying Denver Broncos franchise”
Are you kidding ?? Isn’t “dying” an overstatement ?? The franchise is not “dying”, it’s rebuilding. They play in a weak division although their schedule is very tough. “Dying” ?? Obviously you are a Browns or Raiders fan and your stupid opinions do not count at all !! “Dying” !!
July 24, 2009
Andrew Jones:
I’ll agree that dying was perhaps an overstatement, but I don’t think what they are doing is rebuilding. They fired a great coach and lost they’re two most potent offensive players. That is not rebuilding anything, that is downgrading, that is waning, that is going in the wrong direction which is close to dying in the NFL. Why would you think I’m a Browns or Raiders fan? I expect more than 11 losses out of both those teams. I said the Raiders wouldn’t win the West for another 24 years!
July 24, 2009
RJB:
We haven’t lost Marshall. He’ll be in Denver for training camp next week. He’ll catch 90 ball this year and everyone will forget about the offseason. Get your facts straight
July 29, 2009
Evan:
I don’t get why everyone is saying the Broncos are dying. They got rid of Mike Shanahan, who was doing the same old same old, Dre Bly, who proved he couldn’t step it up, Boss Bailey, who wasn’t very good anyway, and Jay Cutler, who choked in the red zone. Now we’ve got Kyle Orton, who’s very smart and consistent, Robert Ayers, 26th in sacks in college, Brian Dawkins, enough said, Knowshon Moreno, best HB in the draft, Reynaldo Hill, who was key in turning the Dolphins around, and McDaniels, who , despite being young, trained Tom Brady for gods sake. Not to mention we still got Camp Bailey, D..J. Willianms, Elvis Dumerville, and a smokin’ O line including Kasey Weigman and Ryan Cladey. Don’t tell me that the Broncos are dying, cause they are just getting started. 10 - 6 Baby.
July 29, 2009
Evan:
Oh yeah, I forgot a couple people:
-Brandon Marshall (not going anywhere this season)
-Eddy Royal
-Tony Scheffler and Daniel Graham (best TE duo in the league)