Peter King thinks Matt Ryan will need a Drew Brees-type year for the Falcons to be great. (source: YardBarker)

SI’s Peter King shared his NFL predictions yesterday and as always there were lots of surprises.

His top four are the Green Bay Packers at #1 followed by the San Diego Chargers and the Baltimore Ravens with the Indianapolis Colts at #4.

The first NFC South team is (predictably) the New Orleans Saints but (unpredictably) the second team is the Carolina Panthers. This will no doubt cause a ruckus among Falcons fans who are hoping for a playoff season and wouldn’t expect the Panthers to be a roadblock.

Hit the jump to see how the NFC South is predicted to shake out.

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