NFL season picks and pans

Thirty-one teams. Twenty-one weeks. One trophy. The NFL season is upon us again. With the season still young, many of these teams have high hopes. (To the fans in Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dallas: sorry, no glory for you this year). The previous two Super Bowl champions, the St. Louis Rams and Baltimore Ravens, are both back and looking for more championships. \nYet there are plenty more teams out there looking to claim the Lombardi trophy as their own this season; the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans and the Oakland Raiders are all looking to capture the title. And don't forget all those teams that could surprise us, like our neighbors an hour to the north, the Indianapolis Colts. \nThe great thing about the beginning of sports seasons is that all the writers of a publication can tell you who they think will win or lose. Will they be right? Will they be wrong? Will anyone actually remember who predicted what when the season is over? \nSo, without further ado, here are the fearless predictions made by many on the sports staff at the IDS.