Originally posted by Leshrak

My realistic SB prediction this year: AFC: Patriots 17 NFC: Redskins 10
Wow. You put a lot of stock in the strength of schedule, picking the highest SoC teams from each conference as your SB teams.

One thing to keep in mind, especially when there is a team like the Colts that dominates a season.

They inherently hurt their own SoC a LOT by winning 14 games. Teams that lose a few more games improve their own SoC because the teams they played got those wins.

The X factor is the fact that the Colts just humiliated some teams and broke them badly. Many teams went into playing the Colts with some hope, and came out humiliated so badly it took them a few games to regain their composure.

My SB pick is Colts v. Redskins, with the Colts winning big.