Now that I've broken down each division over the past two weeks it is time for me to do my playoff predictions. To wrap up here's what I see the the NFL playoff seeds lining up as.
1. NFC South Champs: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12-4
2. NFC West Champs: Seattle Seahawks 12-4
3. NFC North Champs: Chicago Bears 11-5
4. NFC East Champs: New York Giants 10-6
5. NFC Wildcard #1: Carolina Panthers 11-5
6. NFC Wilcard #2: Dallas Cowboys 9-7
1. AFC East Champs: New England Patriots 14-2
2. AFC West Champs: San Diego Chargers 12-4
3. AFC South Champs: Indianapolis Colts 11-5
4. AFC North Champs: Cincinnati Bengals 10-6
5. AFC Wilcard #1: Miami Dolphins 13-3
6. AFC Wildcard #2: Pittsburgh Steelers 10-6
Wild Card Weekend
Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears
The Cowboys will come into this game and do the exact same thing that happened last year to the Bears. They will expose the fact that the Bears are weak at the quarterback position and have a limited offense. The Cowboys will pull out a low scoring game. Winner: Cowboys
Carolina Panthers vs. New York Giants
A rematch of last seasons wildcard game. Here are the reasons why the results will be different: 1) Eli has another year of experience and will be much more comfortable in the playoff game 2) Last season the Giants had zero linebackers left during the playoffs, this year they made a solid effort to build depth at that position 3) The Giants have built up depth at running back with an emerging Brandon Jacobs and depth at wideout with drafting Sinorice Moss. Winner: Gmen
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts
Another playoff rematch, this time coming a week earlier in the schedule. With the loss of the Bus and the decline of the effectiveness of the trick play the Steelers offense will be diminished. In addition it would be surprising if the small Willie Parker was still healthy heading into the playoffs. By the playoffs the Colts will have established a go to running back and this along with Peyton's desire to get closer to the Superbowl, but not make it, has the Colts beating the Steelers with relative ease. Winner: Colts
Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals
If my predictions hold then the Dolphins will be heading into this game as the hottest team in the NFL running off a big streak of games prior to the playoffs. However, that won't stop them from going into Cincy and laying a large egg. A Healthy Palmer puts on a show versus the Dolphins and leads the Bengals on a voyage to New England. Winner: Bengals
Divisional Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Bucs
The Cowboys come in off a strong victory over the Bears and battle the Bucs in a low scoring ball possession showdown. In the end the Bucs use their large homefield advantage to take down the Cowboys and advance to host the Championship game. Winner: Buccaneers
New York Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Giants come into Qwest field for the third time in two years. Qwest field is one of the loudest stadiums and provides a phenomenal homefield advantage the Seahawks will jump on the Gmen, will control the ball with Shaun Alexander and will win the game comfortably. So the third time will not be a charm and the Seahawks will move on to play in Tampa Bay. Winner: Seahawks
Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots
A Battle between two gun slinging quarterbacks from two big time schools. The winner will be the Wolverine but the difference will bethe cold weather at the razor, big Bill, and the Pats defense and experience. Winner: Patriots
Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers
The Chargers for the second time in three years will pull out the AFC West and host a playoff game. However, once again the will go down to the traveling squad. Peyton Manning leads the Colts in San Diego through a shootout only to stare down his arch nemesis the Patriots. Winner: Colts
Conference Championships
NFC Championship: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Never big in a clutch spot at Texas, Chris Simms starts thinking about his papa and how much he was revered in New York after his Super Bowl victory and how its his time to shine. He looks around the stadium and sees the cannon firing and Cadillac warming up and he says to himself that there is no way pansies from Seattle will come into our house and take this chance away from me. After one half down by 14 after throwing two INTs he remembers how stupid Mack Brown was for starting him over Major Applewhite. Winner and NFC Champions: Seahawks
AFC Championship: Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots
Peyton gets to head into the Razor for redemption he stares down the Pats Defense during warmups, looks Brady and Vrabel and Bruschi in the eyes on the coin flip and thinks to himself how he's going to shred the Pats Defense up and how this is his year and how he wouldn't want to get to the Superbowl any other way but knocking off the Pats. Then the game starts and he pulls a Peyton Manning and the Pats win by 10. Winner and AFC Champions: Patriots
Super Bowl XLI: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots
A battle between one team trying to become the greatest dynasty in NFL history and a team that is still bitter and angry over the miserable officiating in last years superbowl. A QB whose father was a Tight End for the Pats against & a stud linebacker whose father played on the same Pats squad versus current players that will forever be idols and heros in New England. Both teams are loaded with experience and neither will be fearful of the challenge. In the end the Seahawks will break the super bowl losers curse, they will break the Madden curse, they will get the NFC back in the driver seat, and they will beat the Patriots and the evil Tom Brady.
Winner and Super Bowl XLI Champions: Seattle Seahawks
1. NFC South Champs: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12-4
2. NFC West Champs: Seattle Seahawks 12-4
3. NFC North Champs: Chicago Bears 11-5
4. NFC East Champs: New York Giants 10-6
5. NFC Wildcard #1: Carolina Panthers 11-5
6. NFC Wilcard #2: Dallas Cowboys 9-7
1. AFC East Champs: New England Patriots 14-2
2. AFC West Champs: San Diego Chargers 12-4
3. AFC South Champs: Indianapolis Colts 11-5
4. AFC North Champs: Cincinnati Bengals 10-6
5. AFC Wilcard #1: Miami Dolphins 13-3
6. AFC Wildcard #2: Pittsburgh Steelers 10-6
Wild Card Weekend
Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears
The Cowboys will come into this game and do the exact same thing that happened last year to the Bears. They will expose the fact that the Bears are weak at the quarterback position and have a limited offense. The Cowboys will pull out a low scoring game. Winner: Cowboys
Carolina Panthers vs. New York Giants
A rematch of last seasons wildcard game. Here are the reasons why the results will be different: 1) Eli has another year of experience and will be much more comfortable in the playoff game 2) Last season the Giants had zero linebackers left during the playoffs, this year they made a solid effort to build depth at that position 3) The Giants have built up depth at running back with an emerging Brandon Jacobs and depth at wideout with drafting Sinorice Moss. Winner: Gmen
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts
Another playoff rematch, this time coming a week earlier in the schedule. With the loss of the Bus and the decline of the effectiveness of the trick play the Steelers offense will be diminished. In addition it would be surprising if the small Willie Parker was still healthy heading into the playoffs. By the playoffs the Colts will have established a go to running back and this along with Peyton's desire to get closer to the Superbowl, but not make it, has the Colts beating the Steelers with relative ease. Winner: Colts
Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals
If my predictions hold then the Dolphins will be heading into this game as the hottest team in the NFL running off a big streak of games prior to the playoffs. However, that won't stop them from going into Cincy and laying a large egg. A Healthy Palmer puts on a show versus the Dolphins and leads the Bengals on a voyage to New England. Winner: Bengals
Divisional Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Bucs
The Cowboys come in off a strong victory over the Bears and battle the Bucs in a low scoring ball possession showdown. In the end the Bucs use their large homefield advantage to take down the Cowboys and advance to host the Championship game. Winner: Buccaneers
New York Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Giants come into Qwest field for the third time in two years. Qwest field is one of the loudest stadiums and provides a phenomenal homefield advantage the Seahawks will jump on the Gmen, will control the ball with Shaun Alexander and will win the game comfortably. So the third time will not be a charm and the Seahawks will move on to play in Tampa Bay. Winner: Seahawks
Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots
A Battle between two gun slinging quarterbacks from two big time schools. The winner will be the Wolverine but the difference will bethe cold weather at the razor, big Bill, and the Pats defense and experience. Winner: Patriots
Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers
The Chargers for the second time in three years will pull out the AFC West and host a playoff game. However, once again the will go down to the traveling squad. Peyton Manning leads the Colts in San Diego through a shootout only to stare down his arch nemesis the Patriots. Winner: Colts
Conference Championships
NFC Championship: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Never big in a clutch spot at Texas, Chris Simms starts thinking about his papa and how much he was revered in New York after his Super Bowl victory and how its his time to shine. He looks around the stadium and sees the cannon firing and Cadillac warming up and he says to himself that there is no way pansies from Seattle will come into our house and take this chance away from me. After one half down by 14 after throwing two INTs he remembers how stupid Mack Brown was for starting him over Major Applewhite. Winner and NFC Champions: Seahawks
AFC Championship: Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots
Peyton gets to head into the Razor for redemption he stares down the Pats Defense during warmups, looks Brady and Vrabel and Bruschi in the eyes on the coin flip and thinks to himself how he's going to shred the Pats Defense up and how this is his year and how he wouldn't want to get to the Superbowl any other way but knocking off the Pats. Then the game starts and he pulls a Peyton Manning and the Pats win by 10. Winner and AFC Champions: Patriots
Super Bowl XLI: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots
A battle between one team trying to become the greatest dynasty in NFL history and a team that is still bitter and angry over the miserable officiating in last years superbowl. A QB whose father was a Tight End for the Pats against & a stud linebacker whose father played on the same Pats squad versus current players that will forever be idols and heros in New England. Both teams are loaded with experience and neither will be fearful of the challenge. In the end the Seahawks will break the super bowl losers curse, they will break the Madden curse, they will get the NFC back in the driver seat, and they will beat the Patriots and the evil Tom Brady.
Winner and Super Bowl XLI Champions: Seattle Seahawks
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