Ben McAdoo, 2016 Coach of the Year?

That's what one outlet is predicting.

Sporting News' preseason NFL preview magazine has hit newsstands, and its crystal ball says McAdoo will be honored as the league's top coach in his rookie season after leading the Giants back to the playoffs.

The Giants will finish 11-5, according to the magazine, and win the NFC East by two games over the second-place Dallas Cowboys (9-7). The magazine predicts the Washington Redskins will regress and finish third at 7-9, with the Eagles bringing up the rear with a putrid 3-13 finish.

The Giants are the preseason No. 10-ranked team in Sporting News' NFL power rankings.

"They knew what they had to do to get [McAdoo] off to a good start: Get the defense up to par to play off his offense," the preview says. "Newcomers Damon Harrison, Olivier Vernon, Janoris Jenkins and Eli Apple will help make that happen on every level. That will be enough for Eli Manning to lead them back to the playoffs, armed with Odell Beckham Jr."

Sporting News just doesn't see McAdoo's stellar first year ending that well. They predict the Giants will be one-and-done in the playoffs, losing a wild card round game at home to the Minnesota Vikings, who are projected to take second in the NFC North with a 12-4 record.

Sporting News' other NFC division winners: The Green Bay Packers (14-2) in the North, Carolina Panthers (13-3) in the South and the Seattle Seahawks (13-3) in the West. Minnesota gets the first wild card, and the Arizona Cardinals (11-5) get the second.

Sporting News predicts Seattle will win the NFC, but fall to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl LI.

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