SU wishes a happy and healthy new year to all of its Jewish subscribers in the intergalactic base. Before we get to our NFL predictions for the season, a couple of comments:
- Painful weekend for the Yankee fans although no surprise to SU. The loss of Teixeria is huge but Eovaldi being shut down is equally painful. They are running on fumes now and are closer to not making the playoffs than they are to being in first place. As Joe Girardi likes to say, “it’s not what you want.”
- How bad is Jacoby Ellsbury? For $22 million a year, he has been terrible and not able to stay on the field (which was his MO even on the Red Sox).
- SU is looking forward to today’s US Open finals. Very even match up but SU believes somewhat cooler temperatures come this evening will greatly benefit Djokovic who is not as good in the hot weather. I will stick with my pre-tournament prediction (of course) of Djokovic coming away with the trophy.
OK, here is what will happen in this year’s NFL season. SU is feeling Green Bay in the NFC. Even though they have lost Jordy Nelson for the year, Aaron Rodgers is one of those system type QBs and he can slot in other receivers and be just as effective. He is not reliant on the superstar receiver. They were that close to beating Seattle last year in the playoffs and SU sees them making it to the Super Bowl this year from the NFC. Dallas will win the East, and will have a strong playoff run. But ultimately beating Green Bay in Green Bay in January will be too much to overcome.
In the AFC, New England will be very motivated to repeat given all the Brady nonsense. But history says it’s very hard to do it again in this day and age, and SU will look elsewhere. Sports Illustrated is predicting the Baltimore Ravens will win it all but that seems like a long shot to me. SU will go with Denver as Peyton Manning manages to keep his arm strong enough to be effective in the cold weather in the playoffs. Green Bay over Denver in the Super Bowl.
Do you agree? Disagree? Not care? Can’t be bothered? That’s cool. But weigh in with a prediction if you’d like to and of course, SU will give props to you come February if you are right.
Sports Update Intergalactic 
Agree with SU on Green Bay. Their system is due and will knock off Seattle this year. Think Patriots will be be motivated all year and will make it back to the super bowl.
Patriots over Green Bay in a shoot out.
Buffalo and Carolina.
I’m not sure which outcome was more shocking: the Jets hanging 31 on what was supposed to be a good defensive Browns team or Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning apparently not watching last years Super Bowl and realizing that it is always good to run when you are inside the 5 yard line while also trying to kill the clock.