Football Mogul Predicts The 2016 NFL Season

It's that time of year again. We used the beta version of Football Mogul 17 to simulate the upcoming season 1,000 times. Projected standings are shown for each league, including average number of wins and losses for each team during the simulation. "Super Bowl Champs" shows that team's chance of winning the Super Bowl.

2015 NFL Projections

Teams are listed by division; rankings are for the entire NFL (out of 32 teams).

Note that Power Rankings may differ from predicted record, because projected standings were determined by simulating the actual 2015 NFL schedule using Football Mogul 16. For example, the Colts are projected to win more games than the Patriots, despite having a lower Power Rank, because the Colts play in a weaker division.

AFC East Power Rank Projected Record New England Patriots 2 11-5 Miami Dolphins 12 9-7 New York Jets 17 8-8 Buffalo Bills 18 8-8 AFC North Power Rank Projected Record Baltimore Ravens 7 10-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 8 10-6 Cincinnati Bengals 10 9-7 Cleveland Browns 30 4-12 AFC South Power Rank Projected Record Indianapolis Colts 3 12-4 Houston Texans 21 7-9 Jacksonville Jaguars 28 5-11 Tennessee Titans 31 5-11 AFC West Power Rank Projected Record Denver Broncos 5 11-5 Kansas City Chiefs 14 9-7 San Diego Chargers 16 8-8 Oakland Raiders 27 5-11

NFC East Power Rank Projected Record Dallas Cowboys 6 10-6 Philadelphia Eagles 9 9-7 New York Giants 19 8-8 Washington Redskins 32 4-12 NFC North Power Rank Projected Record Green Bay Packers 4 11-5 Minnesota Vikings 13 9-7 Detroit Lions 15 8-8 Chicago Bears 26 6-10 NFC South Power Rank Projected Record New Orleans Saints 22 7-9 Atlanta Falcons 23 7-9 Carolina Panthers 24 7-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29 6-10 NFC West Power Rank Projected Record Seattle Seahawks 1 11-5 Arizona Cardinals 11 9-7 St. Louis Rams 20 7-9 San Francisco 49ers 25 6-10

Items of note:
The AFC North is the strongest division, with 3 teams ranked in the top 10 (and the most likely division to send 3 teams to the playoffs).

All four NFC South teams are coming off losing seasons, and their struggles will probably continue.