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 DATA YR 2018 PRED. WEEK  7 PRIOR YR 2017 SCHED YR 2018
 WEIGHT = 0.000
 Report 3

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        ATLANTA     
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 PHI  -8  -6 12 18
  2 CAR  -5   7 31 24
  3 N O  -7  -6 37 43
  4 CIN  -5  -1 36 37
  5 PIT  -8 -24 17 41
  6 T B   3   5 34 29
  7 NYG   5
  9 WAS  -5
 10 CLE  -4
 11 DAL  -2
 12 N O -11
 13 BAL -11
 14 G B  -5
 15 ARI   5
 16 CAR  -9
 17 T B  -1

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    4 12  0 0.250

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    5 11  0.313

 PRE = PREDICTED
        WINNING
         MARGIN
 ACT =  ACTUAL
        WINNING
         MARGIN
 OPP = OPPONENT
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        INDIANAPOLIS
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 CIN  -4 -11 23 34
  2 WAS  -3  12 21  9
  3 PHI  -7  -4 16 20
  4 HOU   1  -3 34 37
  5 N E  -9 -14 24 38
  6 NYJ  -6  -8 34 42
  7 BUF   7
  8 OAK   5
 10 JAC   1
 11 TEN   4
 12 MIA   2
 13 JAC  -4
 14 HOU  -4
 15 DAL   1
 16 NYG   7
 17 TEN  -1

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    8  8  0 0.500

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    6 10  0.375

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        BUFFALO     
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 BAL -18 -44  3 47
  2 LAC -12 -11 20 31
  3 MIN  -9  21 27  6
  4 G B  -7 -22  0 22
  5 TEN  -2   1 13 12
  6 HOU  -8  -7 13 20
  7 IND  -7
  8 N E -10
  9 CHI -13
 10 NYJ -11
 12 JAC  -4
 13 MIA  -8
 14 NYJ  -6
 15 DET  -3
 16 N E -15
 17 MIA  -3

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    2 14  0 0.125

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    4 12  0.250
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        CHICAGO     
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 G B   8  -1 23 24
  2 SEA   4   7 24 17
  3 ARI  13   2 16 14
  4 T B  15  38 48 10
  6 MIA   8  -3 28 31
  7 N E   4
  8 NYJ   8
  9 BUF  13
 10 DET  11
 11 MIN  10
 12 DET   7
 13 NYG  12
 14 L A  -1
 15 G B  12
 16 S F  11
 17 MIN   5

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   13  3  0 0.813

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   12  4  0.750

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        CINCINNATI  
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 IND   4  11 34 23
  2 BAL  -6  11 34 23
  3 CAR  -1 -10 21 31
  4 ATL   5   1 37 36
  5 MIA   6  10 27 17
  6 PIT   2  -7 21 28
  7 K C  -7
  8 T B  10
 10 N O   1
 11 BAL  -9
 12 CLE   7
 13 DEN  10
 14 LAC  -5
 15 OAK  15
 16 CLE   2
 17 PIT  -3

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   10  6  0 0.625

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   10  6  0.625
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        BALTIMORE   
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 BUF  18  44 47  3
  2 CIN   6 -11 23 34
  3 DEN  16  13 27 14
  4 PIT   5  12 26 14
  5 CLE  10  -3  9 12
  6 TEN  12  21 21  0
  7 N O   7
  8 CAR   5
  9 PIT   9
 11 CIN   9
 12 OAK  22
 13 ATL  11
 14 K C  -1
 15 T B  18
 16 LAC   1
 17 CLE  15

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   13  3  0 0.813

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   12  4  0.750

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        DALLAS      
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 CAR  -4  -8  8 16
  2 NYG   8   7 20 13
  3 SEA  -7 -11 13 24
  4 DET   3   2 26 24
  5 HOU  -1  -3 16 19
  6 JAC   3  33 40  7
  7 WAS  -1
  9 TEN   6
 10 PHI  -5
 11 ATL   2
 12 WAS   4
 13 N O  -2
 14 PHI  -1
 15 IND  -1
 16 T B   8
 17 NYG   4

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    8  8  0 0.500

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    9  7  0.563
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        DENVER      
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 SEA  -9   3 27 24
  2 OAK   7   1 20 19
  3 BAL -16 -13 14 27
  4 K C -10  -4 23 27
  5 NYJ  -7 -18 16 34
  6 L A -13  -3 20 23
  7 ARI   1
  8 K C -14
  9 HOU  -1
 11 LAC -12
 12 PIT  -5
 13 CIN -10
 14 S F  -1
 15 CLE   1
 16 OAK   3
 17 LAC  -7

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    5 11  0 0.313

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    5 11  0.313

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        DETROIT     
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 NYJ  -2 -31 17 48
  2 S F   4  -3 27 30
  3 N E  -5  16 26 10
  4 DAL  -3  -2 24 26
  5 G B   2   8 31 23
  7 MIA  -1
  8 SEA  -5
  9 MIN  -3
 10 CHI -11
 11 CAR  -2
 12 CHI  -7
 13 L A -10
 14 ARI   3
 15 BUF   3
 16 MIN   1
 17 G B  -3

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    5 11  0 0.313

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    6 10  0.375
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        GREEN BAY   
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 CHI  -8   1 24 23
  2 MIN  -1   0 29 29
  3 WAS  -2 -14 17 31
  4 BUF   7  22 22  0
  5 DET  -2  -8 23 31
  6 S F   6   3 33 30
  8 L A -14
  9 N E  -9
 10 MIA   2
 11 SEA  -9
 12 MIN  -4
 13 ARI   7
 14 ATL   5
 15 CHI -12
 16 NYJ  -6
 17 DET   3

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    7  8  1 0.469

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    7  9  0.438

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        TENNESSEE   
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 MIA  -4  -7 20 27
  2 HOU  -1   3 20 17
  3 JAC  -5   3  9  6
  4 PHI  -5   3 26 23
  5 BUF   2  -1 12 13
  6 BAL -12 -21  0 21
  7 LAC -12
  9 DAL  -6
 10 N E  -7
 11 IND  -4
 12 HOU  -5
 13 NYJ  -3
 14 JAC  -1
 15 NYG  -1
 16 WAS  -1
 17 IND   1

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    4 12  0 0.250

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    6 10  0.375
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        KANSAS CITY 
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 LAC   1  10 38 28
  2 PIT   4   5 42 37
  3 S F  15  11 38 27
  4 DEN  10   4 27 23
  5 JAC  10  16 30 14
  6 N E   1  -3 40 43
  7 CIN   7
  8 DEN  14
  9 CLE   8
 10 ARI  16
 11 L A  -5
 13 OAK  15
 14 BAL   1
 15 LAC   4
 16 SEA  -1
 17 OAK  20

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   13  3  0 0.813

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   12  4  0.750

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        L. A. RAMS  
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 OAK  20  20 33 13
  2 ARI  18  34 34  0
  3 LAC   6  12 35 23
  4 MIN  12   7 38 31
  5 SEA   4   2 33 31
  6 DEN  13   3 23 20
  7 S F  15
  8 G B  14
  9 N O   4
 10 SEA   7
 11 K C   5
 13 DET  10
 14 CHI   1
 15 PHI  11
 16 ARI  14
 17 S F  20

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   16  0  0 1.000

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   15  1  0.938
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        MIAMI       
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 TEN   4   7 27 20
  2 NYJ  -5   8 20 12
  3 OAK  10   8 28 20
  4 N E  -8 -31  7 38
  5 CIN  -6 -10 17 27
  6 CHI  -8   3 31 28
  7 DET   1
  8 HOU  -2
  9 NYJ  -1
 10 G B  -2
 12 IND  -2
 13 BUF   8
 14 N E  -4
 15 MIN  -5
 16 JAC   2
 17 BUF   3

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    8  8  0 0.500

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    9  7  0.563

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        MINNESOTA   
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 S F   8   8 24 16
  2 G B   1   0 29 29
  3 BUF   9 -21  6 27
  4 L A -12  -7 31 38
  5 PHI  -4   2 23 21
  6 ARI   8  10 27 17
  7 NYJ  -3
  8 N O  -3
  9 DET   3
 11 CHI -10
 12 G B   4
 13 N E  -7
 14 SEA  -8
 15 MIA   5
 16 DET  -1
 17 CHI  -5

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    6  9  1 0.406

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    7  9  0.438
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        NEW ENGLAND 
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 HOU   8   7 27 20
  2 JAC   5 -11 20 31
  3 DET   5 -16 10 26
  4 MIA   8  31 38  7
  5 IND   9  14 38 24
  6 K C  -1   3 43 40
  7 CHI  -4
  8 BUF  10
  9 G B   9
 10 TEN   7
 12 NYJ   1
 13 MIN   7
 14 MIA   4
 15 PIT  -1
 16 BUF  15
 17 NYJ   7

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   12  4  0 0.750

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   11  5  0.688

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        NEW ORLEANS 
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 T B  12  -8 40 48
  2 CLE   8   3 21 18
  3 ATL   7   6 43 37
  4 NYG  10  15 33 18
  5 WAS   8  24 43 19
  7 BAL  -7
  8 MIN   3
  9 L A  -4
 10 CIN  -1
 11 PHI   4
 12 ATL  11
 13 DAL   2
 14 T B   8
 15 CAR  -1
 16 PIT   5
 17 CAR   5

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   11  5  0 0.688

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   11  5  0.688
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        N.Y. GIANTS 
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 JAC  -5  -5 15 20
  2 DAL  -8  -7 13 20
  3 HOU  -7   5 27 22
  4 N O -10 -15 18 33
  5 CAR -11  -2 31 33
  6 PHI  -8 -21 13 34
  7 ATL  -5
  8 WAS  -4
 10 S F  -3
 11 T B   1
 12 PHI -12
 13 CHI -12
 14 WAS  -8
 15 TEN   1
 16 IND  -7
 17 DAL  -4

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    3 13  0 0.188

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    4 12  0.250

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        N.Y. JETS   
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 DET   2  31 48 17
  2 MIA   5  -8 12 20
  3 CLE   2  -4 17 21
  4 JAC   1 -19 12 31
  5 DEN   7  18 34 16
  6 IND   6   8 42 34
  7 MIN   3
  8 CHI  -8
  9 MIA   1
 10 BUF  11
 12 N E  -1
 13 TEN   3
 14 BUF   6
 15 HOU   6
 16 G B   6
 17 N E  -7

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   10  6  0 0.625

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    9  7  0.563
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        OAKLAND     
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 L A -20 -20 13 33
  2 DEN  -7  -1 19 20
  3 MIA -10  -8 20 28
  4 CLE  -6   3 45 42
  5 LAC -17 -16 10 26
  6 SEA -14 -24  3 27
  8 IND  -5
  9 S F  -6
 10 LAC -14
 11 ARI  -6
 12 BAL -22
 13 K C -15
 14 PIT -10
 15 CIN -15
 16 DEN  -3
 17 K C -20

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    1 15  0 0.063

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    2 14  0.125

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        PHILADELPHIA
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 ATL   8   6 18 12
  2 T B   7  -6 21 27
  3 IND   7   4 20 16
  4 TEN   5  -3 23 26
  5 MIN   4  -2 21 23
  6 NYG   8  21 34 13
  7 CAR   2
  8 JAC   2
 10 DAL   5
 11 N O  -4
 12 NYG  12
 13 WAS   6
 14 DAL   1
 15 L A -11
 16 HOU   7
 17 WAS   1

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   11  5  0 0.688

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    9  7  0.563
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        PITTSBURGH  
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 CLE   4   0 21 21
  2 K C  -4  -5 37 42
  3 T B   7   3 30 27
  4 BAL  -5 -12 14 26
  5 ATL   8  24 41 17
  6 CIN  -2   7 28 21
  8 CLE   7
  9 BAL  -9
 10 CAR   2
 11 JAC   1
 12 DEN   5
 13 LAC  -1
 14 OAK  10
 15 N E   1
 16 N O  -5
 17 CIN   3

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   10  5  1 0.656

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    9  7  0.563

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        ARIZONA     
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 WAS  -4 -18  6 24
  2 L A -18 -34  0 34
  3 CHI -13  -2 14 16
  4 SEA -10  -3 17 20
  5 S F  -2  10 28 18
  6 MIN  -8 -10 17 27
  7 DEN  -1
  8 S F   2
 10 K C -16
 11 OAK   6
 12 LAC -15
 13 G B  -7
 14 DET  -3
 15 ATL  -5
 16 L A -14
 17 SEA -15

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    3 13  0 0.188

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    4 12  0.250
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        L A CHARGERS
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 K C  -1 -10 28 38
  2 BUF  12  11 31 20
  3 L A  -6 -12 23 35
  4 S F  14   2 29 27
  5 OAK  17  16 26 10
  6 CLE   6  24 38 14
  7 TEN  12
  9 SEA  -2
 10 OAK  14
 11 DEN  12
 12 ARI  15
 13 PIT   1
 14 CIN   5
 15 K C  -4
 16 BAL  -1
 17 DEN   7

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   11  5  0 0.688

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   11  5  0.688

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        S. FRANCISCO
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 MIN  -8  -8 16 24
  2 DET  -4   3 30 27
  3 K C -15 -11 27 38
  4 LAC -14  -2 27 29
  5 ARI   2 -10 18 28
  6 G B  -6  -3 30 33
  7 L A -15
  8 ARI  -2
  9 OAK   6
 10 NYG   3
 12 T B  -3
 13 SEA -14
 14 DEN   1
 15 SEA  -9
 16 CHI -11
 17 L A -20

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    4 12  0 0.250

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    4 12  0.250
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        SEATTLE     
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 DEN   9  -3 24 27
  2 CHI  -4  -7 17 24
  3 DAL   7  11 24 13
  4 ARI  10   3 20 17
  5 L A  -4  -2 31 33
  6 OAK  14  24 27  3
  8 DET   5
  9 LAC   2
 10 L A  -7
 11 G B   9
 12 CAR   1
 13 S F  14
 14 MIN   8
 15 S F   9
 16 K C   1
 17 ARI  15

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   12  4  0 0.750

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
   10  6  0.625

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        TAMPA BAY   
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 N O -12   8 48 40
  2 PHI  -7   6 27 21
  3 PIT  -7  -3 27 30
  4 CHI -15 -38 10 48
  6 ATL  -3  -5 29 34
  7 CLE  -2
  8 CIN -10
  9 CAR -10
 10 WAS  -2
 11 NYG  -1
 12 S F   3
 13 CAR  -6
 14 N O  -8
 15 BAL -18
 16 DAL  -8
 17 ATL   1

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    4 12  0 0.250

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    5 11  0.313
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        WASHINGTON  
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 ARI   4  18 24  6
  2 IND   3 -12  9 21
  3 G B   2  14 31 17
  5 N O  -8 -24 19 43
  6 CAR  -2   6 23 17
  7 DAL   1
  8 NYG   4
  9 ATL   5
 10 T B   2
 11 HOU   3
 12 DAL  -4
 13 PHI  -6
 14 NYG   8
 15 JAC  -3
 16 TEN   1
 17 PHI  -1

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
   10  6  0 0.625

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    9  7  0.563

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        CAROLINA    
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 DAL   4   8 16  8
  2 ATL   5  -7 24 31
  3 CIN   1  10 31 21
  5 NYG  11   2 33 31
  6 WAS   2  -6 17 23
  7 PHI  -2
  8 BAL  -5
  9 T B  10
 10 PIT  -2
 11 DET   2
 12 SEA  -1
 13 T B   6
 14 CLE   2
 15 N O   1
 16 ATL   9
 17 N O  -5

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    9  7  0 0.563

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    9  7  0.563
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        JACKSONVILLE
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 NYG   5   5 20 15
  2 N E  -5  11 31 20
  3 TEN   5  -3  6  9
  4 NYJ  -1  19 31 12
  5 K C -10 -16 14 30
  6 DAL  -3 -33  7 40
  7 HOU   2
  8 PHI  -2
 10 IND  -1
 11 PIT  -1
 12 BUF   4
 13 IND   4
 14 TEN   1
 15 WAS   3
 16 MIA  -2
 17 HOU  -2

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    8  8  0 0.500

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    8  8  0.500

 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        CLEVELAND   
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 PIT  -4   0 21 21
  2 N O  -8  -3 18 21
  3 NYJ  -2   4 21 17
  4 OAK   6  -3 42 45
  5 BAL -10   3 12  9
  6 LAC  -6 -24 14 38
  7 T B   2
  8 PIT  -7
  9 K C  -8
 10 ATL   4
 12 CIN  -7
 13 HOU  -3
 14 CAR  -2
 15 DEN  -1
 16 CIN  -2
 17 BAL -15

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    4 11  1 0.281

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    5 11  0.313
1 PREDICTIONS FOR
  WEEK  7, 10/16/18

        HOUSTON     
 WK OPP PRE ACT SCORE
  1 N E  -8  -7 20 27
  2 TEN   1  -3 17 20
  3 NYG   7  -5 22 27
  4 IND  -1   3 37 34
  5 DAL   1   3 19 16
  6 BUF   8   7 20 13
  7 JAC  -2
  8 MIA   2
  9 DEN   1
 11 WAS  -3
 12 TEN   5
 13 CLE   3
 14 IND   4
 15 NYJ  -6
 16 PHI  -7
 17 JAC   2

  --PREDICTION--
    W  L  T  PCT.
    9  7  0 0.563

  --SIMULATION--
    W  L   PCT.
    8  8  0.500

 THE MOST LIKELY NFC LEADERS ARE: PHILADELPHIA ( 9- 7), CHICAGO      (12- 4)
   NEW ORLEANS  (11- 5) AND L. A. RAMS   (15- 1)
 THE MOST LIKELY AFC LEADERS ARE: NEW ENGLAND  (11- 5), BALTIMORE    (12- 4)
   JACKSONVILLE ( 8- 8) AND KANSAS CITY  (12- 4)

 THE MOST LIKELY NFC WILD CARD TEAMS ARE SEATTLE AND CAROLINA    
 THE MOST LIKELY AFC WILD CARD TEAMS ARE L A CHARGERS AND CINCINNATI  

 THE NFC CHAMPION SHOULD BE L. A. RAMS.  THE AFC CHAMP BALTIMORE.   
 FAVORED BY  1 POINTS, THE SUPER BOWL CHAMP WILL BE L. A. RAMS.

   OF COURSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN A PLAYOFF GAME AND INJURIES
 AFTER THIS WEEK CAN KNOCK ANY TEAM OUT OF THE BOX. BUT BASED ON
 THE STATS TO DATE L. A. RAMS   WILL BE THE SUPER BOWL WINNER.



 * COMPUTER SEASON PREDICTIONS ARE MADE FOR TWO CONDITIONS:    
 THE THIRD LINE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF GAMES WHERE THE TEAM IS 
 THE PREDICTED 'FAVORITE'. BY DEFINITION THEN THE LEAGUE'S 
 STRONGEST TEAM WOULD BE PREDICTED TO WIN THE MOST IF NOT ALL 
 ITS GAMES. 
     HOWEVER, WE ALL KNOW THAT FAVORITES ARE UPSET 20 TO 25 
 PERCENT OF THE TIME. SO THE FIRST LINE IS A BETTER ESTIMATE 
 OF THE SEASON W-L RECORD. THIS FIRST LINE IS BASED ON WHAT 
 STATISTICIANS CALL A MONTE CARLO SIMULATION-I.E., THE COMPUTER
 PLAYS THROUGH THE NFL SCHEDULE 1000 TIMES AND ESTIMATES THE 
 NUMBER OF WINS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE UPSETS.
     TEAMS WITHIN DIVISIONS ARE SORTED BY SIMULATED PERCENTAGES.
 IN CASE TWO TEAMS ARE TIED IN THE WON/LOSS COLUMN (THIRD LINE)
 OR ARE TIED WHEN PICKING WILD CARD TEAMS, THE BEST TEAM WILL
 BE THE SIMULATED WINNER OF THE TWO.


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