I didn’t pick the 49ers to reach the playoffs this preseason, yet the team has started 8–0.
I thought, amidst expectations, the Browns would win a wild-card spot in the postseason. I didn’t think things would go nearly as wrong as they have.
I didn’t think the Jets would be as good as some this season, but the team has been much worse than that.
And I figured the Falcons and Bengals were positioned to bounce back from subpar 2018s, and the two teams have one win between them.
That’s the beauty of the NFL, and it’s the beauty of a midseason column like this one.