The Sports Guru

Ok, So all of the teams are done. My thoughts on the regualr season have been recorded. When all said and done, there will be 12 teams left standing, playing for the chance to be Super Bowl Champions. Today we’ll look at the Wild Card Rounds teams battling it out in the NFL.

At the end of the season, these will be the 6 Seeded Playoff Teams:

1. Seattle
2. Carolina
3. Dallas
4. Chicago
5. Atlanta
6. Washington
Atlanta, Washington, Philadelphia and NY Giants will all end the season at 9-7 with Atlanta and Washington getting in due to tie-breakers. The Wild Card Round shapes up this way:

Washington @ Dallas — After splitting the 2 meetings in the regular season, each team winning at home, the Redskins and Cowboys renew their rivalry, this time in the playoffs. I really like the Cowboys this year, and really dislike teh Redskins. After watching both teams throughout the pre-season I am really second guessing the fact that Washington will get into the playoffs at all. If they do, they’ll head to Dallas as big underdogs and get beat down by the Cowboys. The NFC is top-heavy, with the 4 division winners being alot better than the rest of the conference. The big play guys on the Cowboys will play big and get the Tuna another playoff win.

Atlanta @ Chicago — Chicago will win the AFC North, if only by default. The division is terrible and the Bears play defense well enough to get to 10 wins. They’ll face a resurgent Falcons team that enjoys going on the road in January playoff games. The Bears have been known for falling flat at home during the plpayoffs that past few years, struggling against top notch athletes. Last season it was Steve Smith and Carolina, this time, it’s Michael Vick. Vick led the Falcoons into Lambeau Field and beat the Packers in the playoffs and will do the same to Chicago. Another disappointing ending for the Falcons move on.

AFC Wild Card Round –

The AFC playoff teams are much better than their NFC counterparts, with each team in double-digits in wins:

1. Denver
2. Indianapolis
3. New England
4. Pittsburgh
5. Miami
6. Kansas City

The Wild Card Weekend in the AFC is going to be a blast. Just look at these matchups:

Kansas City @ New England — For the 2nd straight season the Pats will have to win three games if they want to get to the Super Bowl. They’ll face a Kansas City team that will play just enough defense to get into the playoffs. If it isn’t K.C. in this spot than I’ll take the Bengals, but no matter who it is The Pats aren’t going to lose this game at home. Tom Brady is going to have his best season yet and the Pats defense will be healthy and ready. Don’t underestimate the return of Rodney Harrison in the defensive backfield. I like the Pas to move on.

Miami @ Pittsburgh — In a rematch of Week 1, the Dolphins head back to Heinz Field to face the Steelers. By this time, Ben Roethlisberger and Hines Ward should be healthy and the Dolphins are going to have to deal with the tropical Pittsburgh weather in January. Miami is an up and coming team, and the fact that they are even in the playoffs only 2 years from total chaos is amazing to me, but the defending champs won’t lose at home to start the playoffs. Look for the Steelers to beat the Dolphins and move on in their attempt to repeat.

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