I have been a little upset lately with the media concerning the NFC as the worst conference in the NFL.

I was thinking, what are the qualifying factors that determine who is weak and who is not.

A little evaluation:

AFC East (Patriots, Bills, Jets, and Dolphins)    21 Wins and 27 Losses

AFC North (Steelers, Browns, Bengals and Ravens)    24 Wins and 24 Losses

AFC South (Colts, Jaguars, Titans and Texans)    30 Wins and 18 Losses

AFC West (Chargers, Broncos, Raiders, and Chiefs)   20 Wins and 28 Losses

So it is obvious that the AFC South is the strongest divsion in the AFC with the AFC North coming in a distant second by 6 wins, the Almighty AFC East in thrid behind 9 wins, and bringing up the back the AFC West 10 wins out.

NFC East (Cowboys, Giants, Redskins, and Eagles)  29 Wins and 19 Losses

NFC North (Packers, Lions, Vikings, and Bears)   27 Wins and 21 Losses

NFC South (Bucs, Panthers, Saints, and Falcons)  21 Wins and 27 Losses

NFC West (Seahawks, Cardinals, 49ers, and Rams) 20 Wins and 28 Losses

Well as I am sure you can see, this goes in order. NFC two top divisions (the East and North) are only seperated by two wins while the bottom two are seperated by one.

The Tally:

AFC Record: 95 - 97 Record (BELOW .500)

NFC Record: 97 - 95 Record (OVER .500)

hmmmm........

Well the AFC has 24 Wins against the NFC this year, HOWEVER they also claim 26 losses.

IT IS TIME FOR THE MEDIA TO ADMIT THAT BOTH CONFERENCES ARE EVENLY MATCHED, AND THIS YEAR THE NFC HAS THE ADVANTAGE, OVERALL RECORD, AND HEAD TO HEAD.

Who thinks I am crazy? Who thinks I am dead on? I did this last week and only was off by one game (Arizona against Baltimore). Heck that is better than the 'experts' on Fox.

Week 4:

Houston @ Atlanta - Since Houston kept it close against Indy until the second half I have to go with Matt talking it to his former team. Texans win.                                              
                        

Jets @ Bills - The Bills have not shown me anything this year, which is why they will probably win (can't get you butt kicked all year long right?)

Baltimore @ Cleveland - This could be seen as an upset pick as I am taking Cleveland to win this game. Baltimore has shown the ability to win close games and almost lost to Arizona (who knows what could have happened had Warner played the whole game).

Rams @ Cowboys - Winless Rams vs The Undefeated (Kicking A**) Cowboys, hmmm...tough one..Cowboys demolish the Rams.

Chicago @ Lions - Lions are impressive, Bears not so impressive. The quarterback change is intriguing, but I think the Lions walk away victorious.

Oakland @ Miami - This is scary. Culpepper will have something to prove and I think he will come up short just like he did in Miami. Miami gets their first win of the season.

Packers @ Vikings - It is in Minnesota and the Vikings play Green Bay tough there. Favre is so far in MVP form (give it time). I still think Favre and Co. win this battle.

Tampa @ Carolina - Two teams top in their division. Tampa is coming off two impressive wins and they will prevail. Tampa is a force this year with Garcia at the helm.

Seahawks @ 49ers - I cannot go against the Hawks (they are my team) and they are better. Seattle is a bad hand off from being 3-0 cannot say the same for the 9ers. They could easily be 0-3. It will be a close one, but for all you 49er fans who claim we swept you last you. Seahawks swept you in 2004 and 2005. Last year is last year....oh and didn't some weak team in the division sweep you last year too????

Pittsburgh @ Arizona - The Steelers are scary this year, but so is Arizona (their 1-2 record does not do them justice, they could be 3-0). Arizona in an upset win.

Broncos @ Colts - The Colts have a weird thing about winning their first 10 games. Gotta go with Peyton.

Kansas City @ San Diego - You would have though four weeks ago this would be a battle for first place in the AFC West. San Diego has not been too impressive. KC picks up the W.

Eagles @ Giants - After the performance the Eagles displayed last week....well who could pass on taking them??? Not me. Eagles win.

Patriots @ Bengals - Two tough loses for the Bengals, this one wont be any easier. Pats win a blowout.

Time for my predictions for the remainder of the preseason and season for the Hawks

Preseason:

1. San Diego  (I would have predicted a loss, but hey we WON)

2. Green Bay (An ancient Brett Favre vs Matt, I am gonna go out on a limb and say WIN)

3. Vikings (Steve comes home, we will make a statement with a WIN)

4. Raiders (Are you kidding me.....I bet the starters dont even play and we WIN)

Preseason Record: 4-0

2007 Season:

Week One:  Tampa Bay visits Seattle: The Bucs have not really been a threat in years and I am going to say that their trip to the Northwest will not be satisfactory to them. Hawks will win this game and start the season 1-0

Week Two: Seattle heads to the Desert: Arizona has a whole new coaching staff (again) with definite offensive threats, however there are too many holes for Seattle not to find a way to come out on top of this cursed team. Seattle wins, up 2-0 for the season

Week Three: Bengals come to Seattle: This is their first contest since 2003 when Seattle lost to Cincinnati in Cincinnati. Carson was a rookie then and not seeing any playing time, unlike now. This will be a tough battle and I will have to go with the home team here. Seattle wins a close one 3-0

Week Four: Seattle heads to the Bay Area: A lot of people are picking San Fran to win the division this year, by week four we will know if they are contenders or pretenders. I think Seattle will have something to prove and will come up short this time around. Seattle loses a close one 3-1

Week Five: Seattle heads to the Steal City: In a rematch from the Super Bowl and Seattle will not forgot that. Seattle wins easlily. 4-1

Week Six: NOLA comes to Emerald City: This is going to be a battle. I am half tempted to give the Saints the win, but since it is being played in Seattle I will give Seattle a close win in the 4th or an OT win. 5-1

Week Seven: St. Louis come to Seattle: Ummmm.....St. Louis will lose this contest by a field goal in the closing seconds :)  6-1

Week Eight: BYE WEEK

Week Nine: Seattle travels to The Mistake By The Lake: The Browns are an NFL team? No threat and an easy win for the Hawks. 7-1

Week Ten: San Fran visits the Northwest: They may have one the first contest at home, but by this point Seattle will have a commanding lead in the division and will easliy win this contest and go up 8-1

Week Eleven: Bears visit the Hawks: Yes they beat us twice last year, but the second time was a fluke and neither was in Seattle. The noise will be so loud that Rex will make more mistakes than usual. 9-1

Week Twelve: Seahawks visits the Rams: Ummmm...another prediction Seahawks win on a last second field goal by Josh Brown. 10-1

Week Thirteen: Hawks go to the City of Brotherly Love: The last time the Hawks were in Philly we crushed them 42-0. I am not going to say we don that again, but we will prevail and walk out with a W 11-1

Week Fourteen: Arizona comes to Seattle: No way no how will they win this. 12-1

Week Fifteen: Seattle goes to Carolina: The Panthers will be in a playoff hunt and the Hawks will have won their divison by this time. Panthers will win this easily. 12-2

Week Sixteen: Ravens come to Seattle: Tough defense, but again they will have the divison locked up and will lose to the Ravens. 12-3

Week Seventeen: Seattle heads to Atlanta: We will face a Vickless team and win this regardless of the need. 13-3.

Final Record 13-3