Playoff Predictions

[Tyrian]

NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, January 7
AFC: 4:30 PM: Cincinnati 20, Houston 23.
NFC: 8:00 PM: Detroit 44, New Orleans 41 (OT)
Sunday, January 8
NFC: 1:00 PM: Atlanta 31, N.Y. Giants 28.
AFC: 4:30 PM: Pittsburgh 13, Denver 3.
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 14
NFC: 4:30 PM: Atlanta 21, San Francisco 17.
AFC: 8:00 PM: Pittsburgh 20, New England 17.
Sunday, January 15
AFC: 1:00 PM: Houston 13, Baltimore 27.
NFC: 4:30 PM: Detroit 19, Green Bay 28.
NFL CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
AFC: 3:00 PM: Pittsburgh 14, Baltimore 24.
NFC: 6:30 PM: Atlanta 35, Green Bay 31.
SUPERBOWL XLVI
AFC VS NFC: 7:00PM: Atlanta 28, Baltimore 34 (OT)

I agree on the possibility of the dark horse making a run. Even the AFC is more open, the NFC is more likely to see one. What with the sometimes weird season this year, it'd only be fitting to have a strange playoffs.

The dark horse recently has been very opaque, though. The Cardinals’ run was a total shock. The Giants and Packers’ runs were not as out of left field, but expectations of them screwing up somewhere was there.

Some of that is just for a different slant, be shocked to see the Falcons make a run, though they've the tools for it (more than the Giants, Falcons have 12th ranked D, believe it or not). Just there's been so many teams making a run from wildcards recently, though all cold weather teams - only a matter of time before a dome team does it (Cardinals did it 2/3 the way). If not the Falcons, then the Saints – a feeling the Packers’ll fall at the conference championship by a team that can run the ball (falling like the last two 15-1 teams).

[Ravenboy2003]

Atlanta over GB or NO? LOL! The Saints just ripped the Falcons a new bunghole less than a month ago. That ain't happening.

I''l go with

CIN over HOU
PIT over DEN
NYG over ATL
NO over DET

Round 2

BAL over PIT
NE over CIN
GB over NYG
NO over SF

Champ round

NO over GB
NE over BAL (sniffles)

SB

NO over NE

Something about the way the Saints have played down the stretch.. Unbelievable passing game coupled with a halfway decent defense.. Playing at a high level for the last few weeks.. I think it will carry them through to the big game.

[jaydee414]

PIT over DEN
CIN over HOU
NYG over ATL
NO over DET

BAL over PIT
NE over CIN
GB over NYG
NO over SF

NO over GB
BAL over NE

NO over BAL

[The Excellector]

If the Giants and Ravens meet in the Super Bowl, wouldn't this be the third time that a New York team and Baltimore team meet in the Super Bowl?

[Honest John]

Wild Card

N. O.
NYG
Denver
Hous

Divisional

SF
NE
Balt
GB

Championship

GB
Balt

Super Bowl

GB

[timmyonfleet]

Hou over Cincy
NO over Det
NYG over ATL
Pit over Tebows


GB over NYG
PIT over NE
BAL over Hou
SF over NO


BAL over PIT
SF over GB

BAL over SF

People come to realize you can STILL win a super bowl if you can control the football and play at a high level on defense.