The long, national nightmare is over, and the NFL returns on Wednesday night for another full season of awesomeness. If you're anything like us (or Bart Scott) you CAN'T WAIT.

But you have to, at least for a few more hours anyway. And to help you pass the time, we've whipped up our predictions for the 2011 NFL season and put them in handy table form below. You can view our 2011 predictions here.

Leave complaints, insults or -- *gasp* -- your own picks in the comments.

Prediction Will Brinson
 Ryan Wilson
 Josh Katzowitz
AFC East
 Patriots, Bills*, Jets, Dolphins  Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Jets Patriots, Bills*, Jets, Dolphins
AFC North
 Steelers, Bengals*, Ravens, Browns  Steelers, Ravens*, Bengals, Browns Ravens, Bengals*, Steelers, Browns
AFC South
 Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Colts Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Titans  Texans, Titans, Colts, Jaguars
AFC West
 Chargers, Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders  Chargers, Broncos*, Chiefs, Raiders Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs, Raiders
NFC East
 Giants, Eagles*, Cowboys, Redskins  Eagles, Giants, Redskins, Cowboys Eagles, Giants*, Cowboys, Redskins
NFC North
 Packers, Bears*, Lions, Vikings Packers, Bears*, Lions, Vikings  Packers, Bears, Lions, Vikings
NFC South
 Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Buccaneers  Falcons, Saints, Panthers, Buccaneers Falcons, Saints*, Panthers, Buccaneers
NFC West
 Seahawks, 49ers, Cardinals, Rams 49ers, Seahawks*, Cardinals, Rams  Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, Cardinals
AFC Champions
 Texans Patriots Texans
NFC Champions
 Falcons  Packers Packers
SB Champions
 Falcons  Packers Packers
MVP
  Tom Brady  Matt Ryan Aaron Rodgers
Coach of the Year
 Mike Smith  Gary Kubiak Pete Carroll
Offensive POY
 Julio Jones  Calvin Johnson  Arian Foster
Defensive POY
 Mario Williams  Jason Pierre-Paul Jason Pierre-Paul
Offensive ROY
 Russell Wilson  Andrew Luck Andrew Luck
Defensive ROY
 Luke Kuechly  Melvin Ingram Luke Kuechly
Step-Back Player
 Maurice Jones-Drew  Marshawn Lynch Victor Cruz
Team on the Rise
 Panthers Colts Bills
Team on the Fall
  Jets  Jets 49ers
Best FA Addition
  Peyton Manning  Brandon Carr Mario Williams
Worst FA Addition
  Matt Flynn  Laurent Robinson Matt Flynn

Brinson breakdown: Surveying a slew of fantasy teams last night, one thing became abundantly clear to me: I am all in on Julio Jones. And I have no problem with that. Jones is prepared to absolutely explode in Dirk Koetter's offense, and I'm of the belief that taking the chains off Matt Ryan will result in a breakthrough season for the Falcons that hushes all the dumb "hasn't won a playoff game!" talk.

Seattle also will surprise in the NFC behind Russell Wilson, who's much more ready for the show than anyone wants to believe (and who won't give up his starting spot to Flynn, making him the worst free-agent addition). Buffalo's going to come out swinging in the AFC, with a 6-1 start, and work its way into the playoffs. But the Bills won't topple the Patriots, especially behind an MVP season from Brady, who has the best group of weapons on offense he's ever had. I can't figure out which division between the AFC North, AFC West and NFC South is hardest to predict. The NFC Wild Card race is going to be epic this season.

Katzowitz breakdown: Once again, the Packers will be the toast of the league, and Rodgers will prove again why he’s the best quarterback in the NFL when he leads Green Bay to its second Super Bowl title in three years. But I also expect the Texans to make the biggest leap in that organization’s history. After all, Houston has the passing game, the running game and the defense to make it happen.

But I think the Seahawks are poised to break out. Rookie quarterback Russell Wilson won’t put up the stats of Andrew Luck, but he’ll take Seattle to the playoffs in what, once again, will be a weak NFC West division (note the 49ers are my team on the decline). Much of the credit will go to Pete Carroll as well.

Wilson breakdown: As long as the Patriots have Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, they'll be favorites to win the AFC East and make a deep playoff run. And the Packers are the NFL's best team, despite a late season slide that got them bounced in the divisional round back in January. So it makes sense that these two outfits will meet up in New Orleans. 

In slightly more surprising news, we think the Colts will finish second in the AFC South behind the Texans (even if it means going 8-8), while the Jets have a date with last place in their division despite Rex Ryan's proclamations that this could be his best team ever. 

Of course, it's September and in a few weeks all these prognostications will be meaningless (which, frankly, isn't much different than now).