SI's 2004 NFL Scouting Reports

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Are you ready for some football? Gird yourself for all the gridiron action by checking out Sports Illustrated's comprehensive team-by-team Scouting Reports.

Are the Patriots the NFL's latest dynasty? Can the Eagles get past the NFC Championship Game? Will the Chiefs' defense catch up with their potent offense? And when it's all said and done, who will be playing in Jacksonville on Feb. 6, 2005, in Super Bowl XXXIX?

Click on any individual team link to find a complete breakdown, and take a look below to see SI's NFL playoff picks and Dr. Z's rankings of all 32 teams.

NFC East Projected  1    Eagles 10-6  2    Redskins 8-8  3    Giants 7-9  4    Cowboys 6-10 NFC North    1    Vikings 10-6  2    Packers* 9-7  3    Lions 8-8  4    Bears 6-10 NFC South    1    Panthers 10-6  2    Falcons 8-8  3    Saints 7-9  4    Bucs 5-11 NFC West    1    Seahawks 12-4  2    Rams* 11-5  3    49ers 4-12  4    Cardinals 4-12 AFC East Projected  1    Patriots 13-3  2    Jets 9-7  3    Bills 8-8  4    Dolphins 6-10 AFC North    1    Ravens 11-5  2    Bengals 9-7  3    Steelers 8-8  4    Browns 5-11 AFC South    1    Titans 11-5  2    Colts* 9-7  3    Jaguars 8-8  4    Texans 5-11 AFC West    1    Chiefs 11-5  2    Broncos* 10-6  3    Raiders 5-11  4    Chargers 3-13 *Wild-card team Wild-Card Playoffs N F C Panthers over Packers A F C Chiefs over Colts Vikings over Rams Ravens over Broncos Divisional Playoffs N F C Seahawks over Vikings A F C Patriots over Ravens Panthers over Eagles Chiefs over Titans Championship Games NFC: Seahawks over Panthers AFC: Patriots over Chiefs Super Bowl XXXIX Patriots 27, Seahawks 17 How Dr. Z Ranks 'em 1   New England Patriots 17   Pittsburgh Steelers 2   Seattle Seahawks 18   Atlanta Falcons 3   Tennessee Titans 19   Buffalo Bills 4   Carolina Panthers 20   Washington Redskins 5   St. Louis Rams 21   Miami Dolphins 6   Kansas City Chiefs 22   New Orleans Saints 7   Philadelphia Eagles 23   Chicago Bears 8   Baltimore Ravens 24   New York Giants 9   Minnesota Vikings 25   Dallas Cowboys 10   Indianapolis Colts 26   Tampa Bay Bucs 11   Denver Broncos 27   Houston Texans 12   Green Bay Packers 28   Oakland Raiders 13   New York Jets 29   Cleveland Browns 14   Cincinnati Bengals 30   San Francisco 49ers 15   Jacksonville Jaguars 31   Arizona Cardinals 16   Detroit Lions 32   San Diego Chargers

* Wild-card Team

Issue date: September 6, 2004