2 PFT Analyst pick the Saints to make the playoffs

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It’s that time of year again, the dawn of the regular season, the time for us to make predictions in early September that will probably look stupid in early February. Last year, none of us picked the Patriots to win the Super Bowl, and none of us even picked the Falcons to make the playoffs. So if you’re basing your own bets on ours, well, you’d probably be better off just buying a lottery ticket. But for entertainment purposes only, here are our picks:

Josh Alper AFC 1. Patriots 2. Steelers 3. Raiders 4. Titans 5. Bengals 6. Chargers Wild card: Raiders over Chargers, Titans over Bengals Divisional round: Raiders over Steelers, Pats over Titans Conference championship: Pats over Raiders NFC 1. Seahawks 2. Packers 3. Giants 4. Falcons 5. Saints 6. Cardinals Wild card: Saints over Falcons, Giants over Cards Divisional round: Seahawks over Saints, Giants over Pack Conference championship: Seahawks over Giants Super Bowl: Pats over Seahawks

Curtis Crabtree AFC 1. Patriots; 2. Steelers; 3. Titans; 4. Raiders; 5. Texans; 6. Chiefs Wild card: Titans over Chiefs, Raiders over Texans Divisional round: Patriots over Raiders, Steelers over Titans Conference championship: Patriots over Steelers NFC 1. Packers; 2. Seahawks; 3. Falcons; 4. Eagles; 5. Cowboys; 6. Buccaneers Wild card: Buccaneers over Falcons, Eagles over Cowboys Divisional round: Packers over Buccaneers, Seahawks over Eagles Conference championship: Seahawks over Packers Super Bowl: Patriots over Seahawks

Mike Florio AFC 1. Patriots, 2. Steelers, 3. Broncos, 4. Titans, 5. Chiefs, 6. Texans Wild card: Broncos over Texans, Titans over Chiefs Divisional round: Patriots over Titans, Steelers over Broncos Conference Championship: Patriots over Steelers NFC 1. Packers, 2. Seahawks, 3. Panthers, 4. Eagles, 5. Giants, 6. Saints Wild card: Panthers over Saints, Giants over Eagles. Divisional round: Packers over Giants, Seahawks over Panthers. Conference Championship: Packers over Seahawks. Super Bowl: Patriots over Packers.

Darin Gantt AFC 1. Patriots; 2. Titans; 3. Raiders; 4. Steelers; 5. Chiefs; 6. Texans. Wild card: Raiders over Texans, Steelers over Chiefs. Divisional round: Patriots over Steelers, Raiders over Titans Conference Championship: Patriots over Raiders NFC 1. Packers; 2. Giants; 3. Seahawks; 4. Panthers; 5. Lions; 6. Falcons Wild card: Seahawks over Falcons, Panthers over Lions Divisional round: Packers over Panthers, Seahawks over Giants. Conference championship: Seahawks over Packers Super Bowl: Patriots over Seahawks

Michael David Smith AFC 1. Patriots, 2. Chiefs, 3. Steelers, 4. Titans, 5. Texans, 6. Raiders Wild card: Steelers over Raiders, Titans over Texans Divisional round: Chiefs over Steelers, Patriots over Titans Conference championship: Chiefs over Patriots NFC 1. Packers, 2. Seahawks, 3. Buccaneers, 4. Cowboys, 5. Giants, 6. Falcons Wild card: Buccaneers over Falcons, Giants over Cowboys Divisional round: Packers over Giants, Seahawks over Buccaneers Conference championship: Seahawks over Packers Super Bowl: Seahawks over Chiefs

Charean Williams AFC 1. Patriots, 2. Raiders, 3. Steelers, 4. Texans, 5. Titans, 6. Bengals Wild card: Steelers over Bengals, Titans over Texans Divisional round: Raiders over Steelers, Patriots over Titans Conference championship: Raiders over Patriots NFC 1. Packers, 2. Cardinals, 3. Giants, 4. Bucs, 5. Seahawks, 6. Cowboys Wild card: Giants over Cowboys, Seahawks over Bucs Divisional round: Packers over Seahawks, Cardinals over Giants Conference championship: Cardinals over Packers Super Bowl: Raiders over Cardinals

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