Either the Texans orthe Colts have wonthe AFC South in nine of the last 10 seasons, and heading into 2019, the tough choice in the division is again between those two teams at the top.
Houston won the division last seasonfor the third time in four years behind a healthy Deshaun Watsonand
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2019 NFL PREDICTIONS:
Based on SN's picks for the entire 2019 season, here are our predictions for the AFC South.
NFL predictions 2019: AFC SouthHouston Texans
Watson pa sed for 4
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The schedule is tough. Houston faces the Saints, Chargers, Chiefs and Colts on the road in the first seven weeks of the season, but coach Bill O'Brien will find a way to make it work.
Indianapolis Colts
Frank
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The Colts also ranked 10thin scoring defense. Indy signed Devin Funche s from Carolina and added Spencer
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Jacksonville Jaguars
Nick Foles will get his chance to lead a young, talented team that bottomed out after reaching the AFC championship game under Doug Marronea couple
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The core, whichincludes Leonard Fournette and Pro Bowlers Jalen Ramsey and Calais Campbell, remains intact, but another 5-11 season will not be well-received.
Tenne see Titans
The Titans enjoyed a nine-win season under first-year coach Mike Vrabelin 2018, and the
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Indianapolisswept Tenne see, however, and the response for the Titans was to addveterans such as Cameron Wake, AdamHumphriesand former Dolphins starter Ryan Tannehill via free agency. Jeffery Simmons, who is recovering from a torn ACL,and A.J Brown, a draft-day steal at receiver, could contribute as rookies.
2019 NFL PREDICTIONS: | | | AFC South | | |
AFC South: 2019 picksIndianapolis Colts (11-5)Houston
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The Titans and Jaguars have improved on paper, but they have serious work to do on the field inorder to keep up with the Texans and Colts,
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O'Brien is 1-3 in the playoffs with the Texans, and that tough schedule makes it hard to believe they will finish 11-5 again.
Even withoutLuck,the Colts are an intriguingcontender, but they alsohave tosurvive a tough road schedule
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