Here’s my original prediction from when the schedule dropped.
Is it too soon to predict our record?
Week 1: vs. New York Giants - W
Week 2: @ Green Bay Packers - L
Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders - W
Week 4: @ Atlanta Falcons - W
Week 5: @ Los Angeles Chargers - L
Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears - W
Week 7: @ Dallas Cowboys - L
Week 8: @ Kansas City Chiefs - L
Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks - W
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions - W
Week 11: @ Miami Dolphins - W
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos - W
Week 14: @ Minnesota Vikings - L
Week 15: @ New York Giants - W
Week 16: vs. Philadelphia Eagles - W
Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys - W
Week 18: @ Philadelphia Eagles - L
I’ve got us at 11-6, but I’ll admit to making an optimistic revision from my original 9-8 prediction (flipped Detroit and @NY to wins). I think we will still be good, but we have a tough schedule, and 12 wins is a lot.
I had us 4-3 at this point, beating Atlanta and Chicago but losing to LA. Here’s my revised prediction, knowing what we know now about injuries, our opponents, etc.
Week 8: @ Kansas City Chiefs - L
Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks - W
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions - L
Week 11: @ Miami Dolphins - W
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos - W
Week 14: @ Minnesota Vikings - L
Week 15: @ New York Giants - L
Week 16: vs. Philadelphia Eagles - L
Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys - W
Week 18: @ Philadelphia Eagles -L
So put me down for 7-10.
We have only had back-to-back winning seasons once since the Super Bowl era, and that was Gruden’s weak 9-7 followed by 8-7-1. Looks like that trend of not sustaining success will continue, but hopefully they prove me wrong.