Game by game breakdown here
Indianapolis Colts (5-2)
Preseason prediction: 5-11
Q1 Prediction: 8-8
Q2 Prediction: 13-3 #2
Midseason grade: Considering how easy it would be to excuse the Colts having a bad season under the circumstances, their pretty good one gets a B+
Midseason MVP: Jacoby Brissett
Houston Texans (5-3)
Preseason prediction: 6-10
Q1 Prediction: 9-7 #4
Q2 Prediction: 9-7 #6
Midseason grade: The Texans went all in on the season so it feels like they should be judged harshly. Even so, B-
Midseason MVP: Deshaun Watson
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-4)
Preseason prediction: 7-9 #4
Q1 Prediction: 9-7 #6
Q2 Prediction: 8-8
Midseason grade: Losing your starting QB and still being .500 halfway through the year is worth a solid C
Midseason MVP: Gardner Minshew (gesundheit)
Tennessee Titans (4-4)
Preseason prediction: 6-10
Q1 Prediction: 5-11
Q2 Prediction: 6-10
Midseason grade: I believe very little in the Titans and their ugly games have been really, really ugly. I also resent them enough for benching Mariota to give them a D+
Midseason MVP: Derrick Henry