| We asked ESPN's NFL experts and our columnists at ESPN.com to dole out some midseason awards and make predictions on which teams will reach the playoffs. Here's what they said: 
 
|  Andrea Kremer
 Awards
 MVP: Kurt Warner
 Rookie: Edgerrin James
 Coach: Bobby Ross
 Defense: Zach Thomas
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Jaguars, Titans, Dolphins, Colts, Patriots, Seahawks
 NFC: Rams, Redskins, Giants, Lions, Vikings, Bucs |  Sean Salisbury
 Awards
 MVP: Kurt Warner
 Rookie: Edgerrin James
 Coach: Bobby Ross
 Defense: Zach Thomas
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Jaguars, Titans, Dolphins, Colts, Patriots, Seahawks
 NFC: Rams, Redskins, Giants, Lions, Vikings, Bucs |  Joe Theismann
 Awards
 MVP: Kurt Warner
 Rookie: Edgerrin James and Jevon Kearse
 Coach: Jim Mora
 Defense: Ty Law
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Dolphins, Jaguars, Seahawks, Patriots, Titans, Colts
 NFC: Lions, Rams, Redskins, Vikings, Bucs, Giants |  Chris Mortensen
 Awards
 MVP: Peyton Manning
 Rookie: Edgerrin James, Jevon Kearse
 Coach: Bobby Ross
 Defense: Thomas
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Jaguars, Dolphins, Titans, Seahawks, Patriots, Colts
 NFC: Rams, Redskins, Vikings, Lions, Bucs, Packers |  
|  Merril Hoge
 Awards
 MVP: Marshall Faulk
 Rookie: Edgerrin James
 Coach: Jim Mora
 Defense: Tony Brackens
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Dolphins, Colts, Bills, Jaguars, Titans, Seahawks
 NFC: Rams, Lions, Vikings, Redskins, Bucs, Giants |  Greg Garber
 Awards
 MVP: Kurt Warner
 Rookie: Edgerrin James
 Coach: Bobby Ross
 Defense: Warren Sapp
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Jaguars, Dolphins, Seahawks, Patriots, Colts, Titans
 NFC: Redskins, Vikings, Rams, Lions, Bucs, Packers |  John Clayton
 Awards
 MVP: Marshall Faulk
 Rookie: Edgerrin James
 Coach: Bobby Ross
 Defense: Junior Seau
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Jaguars, Titans, Dolphins, Colts, Bills, Seahawks
 NFC: Rams, Vikings, Redskins, Packers, Lions, Giants |  Mike Golic
 Awards
 MVP: Kurt Warner
 Rookie: Edgerrin James
 Coach: Gunther Cunningham
 Defense: Warren Sapp
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Jaguars, Dolphins, Seahawks, Chiefs, Titans, Colts
 NFC: Rams, Lions, Redskins, Vikings, Packers, Giants |  
|  Brian Murphy
 Awards
 MVP: Kurt Warner
 Rookie: Edgerrin James
 Coach: Bobby Ross
 Defense: Warren Sapp
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Colts, Jaguars, Seahawks, Dolphins, Titans, Chiefs
 NFC: Redskins, Packers, Rams, Lions, Vikings, Bucs |  Tom Oates
 Awards
 MVP: Peyton Manning
 Rookie: Champ Bailey
 Coach: Bobby Ross
 Defense: Kevin Carter
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Jaguars, Dolphins, Seahawks, Titans, Colts, Bills
 NFC: Rams, Vikings, Redskins, Lions, Giants, Packers |  Mark Cannizzaro
 Awards
 MVP: Kurt Warner
 Rookie: Edgerrin James
 Coach: Bobby Ross
 Defense: Warren Sapp
 
 Playoff teams
 AFC: Colts, Dolphins, Patriots, Jaguars, Titans, Seahawks
 NFC: Rams, Vikings, Lions, Bucs, Giants, Redskins |  
 
 
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 PFW's Midseason All-Pro Team
 Mort Report: Not a pretty picture
 Garber: On any given Sunday ...
 Focal Point: Is parity good or bad?
 AFC: Many could be contenders
 NFC: Plenty of funny stuff
 Scales all tipped toward AFC
 ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings
 
 
 
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