Nate Davis of USA Today Sports gave his record predictions for all 32 teams yesterday, including playoff and Super Bowl predictions. To everyone’s delight, the New Orleans Saints were picked to improve tremendously over last year with a 10-6 finish. However, they were not picked to win the division or make the playoffs.
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Panthers (11-5): Cam Newton is healthy from a mind, body and bank account perspective. He and his formidable defense will also face just four playoff teams from last season.
Saints (10-6): They lost their final five games at Superdome in 2014 and still finished 7-9.