Last year, Sports Illustrated predicted doom for the Seattle Seahawks in the form of a losing record and a failure to make the playoffs. Well there’s a different columnist this year who’s gone through the trouble of predicting all 256 regular season games, and doing up the standings afterward. Upon this incredibly taxing bit of “what-if”-ery, Conor Orr forecasts a good season for Seattle, but no NFC West title.
SEAHAWKS: 11–5*
This team is deep in spots, even if they might be a little dependent on some high risk veteran additions at others.