The defending AFC North division champion Pittsburgh Steelers try to build off an 11-5 season that saw them have one of the most dangerous offenses in all of football. QB Ben Roethlisberger has put himself up in the same class as the best QBs currently in football.
As the last AFC Wild Card team in 2014, the Cincinnati Bengals were a quick one and done in the post season. The Colts and Andrew Luck knocked off the Bengals as Cincinnati couldn’t do anything offensively.
The Houston Texans ran into a solid an unfortunate situation in 2015. Typically a 9-7 record can be considered a successful season with the likelihood of at least a Wild Card berth.
Another year looms for the Chicago Bears and so does the question – will Jay Cutler finally play up to his contract? I mean c’mon. Cutler was brutal last year – he was responsible for 24 turnovers. Cutler will be guiding a Chicago ship that on paper had a ton of holes to fill in the offseason but inexplicably were ignored.
The Detroit Lions begin the 2015 with lofty expectations after an 11-5 season last year but with a few key members from that team departed for greener pastures. Ndamukong Suh signed in Miami, Nick Fairley is a Ram and CJ Mosely is also gone from a defense that kept Detroit afloat last year and allowed them to qualify for the playoffs.
Superbowl 46 Betting Online – 2011 Packers Season Preview
It is easy to understand why Green Bay is one of the favorites to repeat as Super Bowl champions, given that it made its magical run to the title game last season with a large chunk of its roster on the Injured Reserve list.
Superbowl 46 Betting Online – 2011 Vikings Season Preview
Minnesota exchanged one aging veteran quarterback for another when it replaced the retired Brett Favre (finally) by trading with Washington for Donovan McNabb.
NFL 2011 Team Preview and Odds- Minnesota Vikings
Odds to win the NFC North +850
Odds to win the NFC 15/1
Odds to win the Super Bowl 35/1
Win Total 7
McNabb led Philadelphia to five NFC Championship games during his tenure with the team and the Vikings are hoping he can do the same here after Favre got the team to the conference championship in 2009.
Last season’s fall from grace to a 6-10 record after compiling a 12-4 record in 2009 cannot all be pinned on Favre. The problems on this team ran deep, starting with an offense that was ranked 23rd in the NFL overall. It was ranked 26th in passing yards and 10th in rushing even with Adrian Peterson in the backfield.
McNabb should be able to bring some stability to the passing game, but the loss of free agent wide receiver Sidney Rice to Seattle will definitely not help its cause. Minnesota did add WR’s Devin Aromashodu from Chicago and Michael Jenkins from Atlanta, but a talent like Rice is not easily replaced.
The biggest concern will be putting points on the board after finishing ranked 29th in scoring in 2010. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
The defense did not make it through the recent free-agent frenzy unscathed either with the loss of DE Ray Edwards, who signed a deal with the Falcons as a free agent. Edwards accounted for 16.5 sacks over the past two seasons and will leave a gaping hole in the front seven along with the absence of free agent nose tackle Pat Williams, who chose not to resign with the team.
The Vikings selected defensive lineman Christian Ballard in the fourth round and defensive backs’ Brandon Burton in the fifth and Mistral Raymond in the sixth, but at this point these players will be counted on to add some depth to the overall squad.
The biggest difference between this season and last year at this point in time is the lack of the circus-like atmosphere created by former head coach Brad Childress and the whole Favre situation.
New coach Leslie Frazer has done a good job at getting this team to refocus on the fundamentals and McNabb brings a ton a veteran leadership without all the drama.
He is seen as a quick-fix until first round draft pick Christian Ponder is deemed ready to start, but if McNabb can elevate his game anywhere near his glory days in Philly, the Vikings could shock quite a few teams this season.
Superbowl 46 Betting Online – 2011 Bears Season Preview
It appears that Chicago has become the Rodney Dangerfield of the NFL, getting no respect from the odds makers. Despite winning the NFC North last season with a record of 11-5 and beating Seattle 35-24 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, the betting public has scoffed at the idea that it can even make it back to the postseason in 2011.
Superbowl 46 Betting Online – 2011 Lions Season Preview
There is a certain buzz surrounding Detroit heading into the 2011 season that this may be the year everything comes together for a return to the postseason.
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Brett Favre hasn’t officially announced his return to the NFL but when he does will the Minnesota Vikings current +900 NFL odds to win the NFC will be seen as a bargain.
Minnesota is currently listed at +900 odds to win the conference, the same odds the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints are getting. The teams getting better odds are the favorite New York Giants (+400), and the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys (+500 each).