Twenty bold predictions for 2013 NFL season

And in case you were wondering, yes, Amendola will stay healthy and on the field in Foxboro this season. 20. It's not the loss of Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Paul
Twenty bold predictions for 2013 NFL season
Twenty bold predictions for 2013 NFL season /

Tony Romo has gone just 1-3 in the playoffs. Look for him to lead the Cowboys to an NFC East title and at least one more postseason win this season.
Tony Romo has gone just 1-3 in the playoffs. Look for him to lead the Cowboys to an NFC East title and at least one more postseason win this season :: David Bergman/SI

And in case you were wondering, yes, Amendola will stay healthy and on the field in Foxboro this season.

Book it: The Saints and Chiefs will be two of the three teams to make the playoffs after missing them last season :: Stacy Revere/Getty Images

20. It's not the loss of Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Paul Kruger, Dannell Ellerbe and Cary Williams on defense that will be a season-long storyline for defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore. Instead it's a question of how quickly can the Ravens' offense figure out a new identity for itself with receiver Anquan Boldin and tight end Dennis Pitta no longer available due to a March trade and a late-July injury. The bottom line is that what's old is new again in Baltimore: This is a defensive-led team that may have to carry the offense for significant stretches of the season.


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Senior NFL writer Don Banks joined SI in 2000 after 10 years on the beat covering the Vikings and Buccaneers. His Snap Judgments cap off every Sunday of every NFL season.