1a. This past week at The MMQB, we rolled out our NFL midseason predictions, seeing as post-Week 9 is the proper time for a midseason package since (a) For it to actually be midseason, every team has to have played eight games, and (b) As the Bible says: “He who unveils an NFL midseason report after Week 8 shall be mocked until the Lord’s voice is hoarse.”
I saw no reason to stray from my preseason Super Bowl prediction of Packers over Patriots. I’m not quite sure what the lemming-like rush away from the Packers is right now, considering the past two weeks they were arguably a kickoff return fumble away from beating the Rams in L.