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5 weeks to go in the regular season, we have more than a large enough sample size to speculate on who will be in the post-season and what they'll do. Here's current as of week 13 standings:
AFC seeding and week 13-17 opponents:
1. NE (10-1); PHI, @HOU, TEN, @NYJ, @MIA.
2. CIN (9-2); CLE, PIT, @SEA, @DEN, BAL
3. DEN (9-2); @SD, OAK, @PIT, CIN, SD
4. IND (6-5); @PIT, @JAX, HOU, @MIA, TEN
Wild Card Race:
5. KC (6-5); @OAK, SD, @BAL, CLE, OAK
6. HOU (6-5); @BUF, NE, @IND, @TEN, JAX
7. NYJ (6-5); @NYG, TEN, @DAL, NE, @BUF
8. PIT (6-5); IND, @CIN, DEN, @BAL, @CLE
9. OAK (5-6); KC, @DEN, GB, SD, @KC
10. BUF (5-6); HOU, @PHI, @WAS, DAL, NYJ
11. JAX (4-7); @TEN, IND, ATL, @NO, @HOU
12. BAL (4-7); @MIA, SEA, KC, PIT, @CIN
NFC seeding and week 13-17 opponents:
1. CAR (11-0); @NO, ATL, @NYG, @ATL, TB
2. ARI (9-2); @STL, MIN, @PHI, GB, SEA
3. MIN (8-3); SEA, @ARI, CHI, NYG, @GB
4. WAS (5-6); DAL, @CHI, BUF, @PHI, @DAL
Wild Card Race
5. GB (7-4); @DET. DAL, @OAK, @ARI, MIN
6. SEA (6-5); @MIN, @BAL, CLE, STL, @ARI
7. ATL (6-5); @TB, @CAR, @JAX, CAR, NO
8. TB (5-6); ATL, NO, @STL, CHI, @CAR
9. NYG (5-6); NYJ, @MIA, CAR, @MIN, PHI
10. CHI (5-6); SF, WAS, @MIN, @TB, DET
11. STL (4-7); ARI, DET, TB, @SEA, @SF
12. DET (4-7); GB, @STL, @NO, SF, @CHI
Only sure thing is that the Pats are AFCE division champs unless they lose out and BUF wins out, which is highly unlikely IMHO. So that leaves the predictions:
AFC:
1. NE (13-3) have more trouble than they should winning their next 3 games, drop the last two meaningless ones after locking up top seed.
2. DEN (12-4); lose to a scrappy SD team, and rest their starters week 17.
3. CIN (11-5); split with PIT and beat the lousy Ravens but no one else.
4. IND (9-7); lose to WAS and CLE but beat HOU for the AFCS crown.
5. PIT (9-7); split series with CIN, win the games they're supposed to.
6. HOU (9-7); beat the crap teams like BAL and TEN, but get their asses handed to them by Indy and Jax (twice).
Out:
Jets (8-8); lose to MIN, NE, MIA
KC: (8-8); wheels fall off and get pummeled by the likes of DEN and ARI
OAK (8-8); pocket nice wins against GB and KC down the stretch.
NFC:
1. CAR (13-3); split series with ATL, lose to NYG, and drop meaningless game to TB in week 17.
2. ARI (12-4); lose to Minny and 'Hawks.
3. MIN (11-5); get embarrassed at home by CHI and lose to GB in week 17.
4. WAS (8-8); split series with DAL and lose to CHI.
5. SEA (9-7); lose to Vikes and STL who always play NFCE opponents tough
6. DET (8-8); win out besides SF, beat GB for the final wildcard slot based on head-to-head record.
Out:
GB (8-8); Aaron Rodgers wrist hurts his performance still more than it already has this year, only tops 200 yards twice more and 6 TD for remainder of season.
ATL (7-9); Matt Ryan's implosion continues and end the year getting steamrolled by CAR and then NO.
TB (7-9); Wins at NO and CHI but nowhere else.
Wildcard Weekend:
SEA @ WAS
DET @ MIN
HOU @ CIN
PIT @ IND
Division Weekend:
SEA @ CAR
MIN @ ARI
PIT @ NE
CIN @ DEN
Conference Championship:
ARI @ CAR
CIN @ NE
Super Bowl
CIN @ ARI; A surprisingly good Bowl; Andy Dalton continues his surprising run of good (for a change) performance in the post-season and CIN plays a good game. However they can't keep up with Carson Palmer who has a huge day airing it out to Larry Fitz, John Brown, and Michael Floyd who each have 7+ receptions and a TD. Just for good measure Palmer adds a receiving TD to RB David Johnson and Jermaine "hands of stone" Gresham does his thing and drops another easy TD in the end zone.
AFC seeding and week 13-17 opponents:
1. NE (10-1); PHI, @HOU, TEN, @NYJ, @MIA.
2. CIN (9-2); CLE, PIT, @SEA, @DEN, BAL
3. DEN (9-2); @SD, OAK, @PIT, CIN, SD
4. IND (6-5); @PIT, @JAX, HOU, @MIA, TEN
Wild Card Race:
5. KC (6-5); @OAK, SD, @BAL, CLE, OAK
6. HOU (6-5); @BUF, NE, @IND, @TEN, JAX
7. NYJ (6-5); @NYG, TEN, @DAL, NE, @BUF
8. PIT (6-5); IND, @CIN, DEN, @BAL, @CLE
9. OAK (5-6); KC, @DEN, GB, SD, @KC
10. BUF (5-6); HOU, @PHI, @WAS, DAL, NYJ
11. JAX (4-7); @TEN, IND, ATL, @NO, @HOU
12. BAL (4-7); @MIA, SEA, KC, PIT, @CIN
NFC seeding and week 13-17 opponents:
1. CAR (11-0); @NO, ATL, @NYG, @ATL, TB
2. ARI (9-2); @STL, MIN, @PHI, GB, SEA
3. MIN (8-3); SEA, @ARI, CHI, NYG, @GB
4. WAS (5-6); DAL, @CHI, BUF, @PHI, @DAL
Wild Card Race
5. GB (7-4); @DET. DAL, @OAK, @ARI, MIN
6. SEA (6-5); @MIN, @BAL, CLE, STL, @ARI
7. ATL (6-5); @TB, @CAR, @JAX, CAR, NO
8. TB (5-6); ATL, NO, @STL, CHI, @CAR
9. NYG (5-6); NYJ, @MIA, CAR, @MIN, PHI
10. CHI (5-6); SF, WAS, @MIN, @TB, DET
11. STL (4-7); ARI, DET, TB, @SEA, @SF
12. DET (4-7); GB, @STL, @NO, SF, @CHI
Only sure thing is that the Pats are AFCE division champs unless they lose out and BUF wins out, which is highly unlikely IMHO. So that leaves the predictions:
AFC:
1. NE (13-3) have more trouble than they should winning their next 3 games, drop the last two meaningless ones after locking up top seed.
2. DEN (12-4); lose to a scrappy SD team, and rest their starters week 17.
3. CIN (11-5); split with PIT and beat the lousy Ravens but no one else.
4. IND (9-7); lose to WAS and CLE but beat HOU for the AFCS crown.
5. PIT (9-7); split series with CIN, win the games they're supposed to.
6. HOU (9-7); beat the crap teams like BAL and TEN, but get their asses handed to them by Indy and Jax (twice).
Out:
Jets (8-8); lose to MIN, NE, MIA
KC: (8-8); wheels fall off and get pummeled by the likes of DEN and ARI
OAK (8-8); pocket nice wins against GB and KC down the stretch.
NFC:
1. CAR (13-3); split series with ATL, lose to NYG, and drop meaningless game to TB in week 17.
2. ARI (12-4); lose to Minny and 'Hawks.
3. MIN (11-5); get embarrassed at home by CHI and lose to GB in week 17.
4. WAS (8-8); split series with DAL and lose to CHI.
5. SEA (9-7); lose to Vikes and STL who always play NFCE opponents tough
6. DET (8-8); win out besides SF, beat GB for the final wildcard slot based on head-to-head record.
Out:
GB (8-8); Aaron Rodgers wrist hurts his performance still more than it already has this year, only tops 200 yards twice more and 6 TD for remainder of season.
ATL (7-9); Matt Ryan's implosion continues and end the year getting steamrolled by CAR and then NO.
TB (7-9); Wins at NO and CHI but nowhere else.
Wildcard Weekend:
SEA @ WAS
DET @ MIN
HOU @ CIN
PIT @ IND
Division Weekend:
SEA @ CAR
MIN @ ARI
PIT @ NE
CIN @ DEN
Conference Championship:
ARI @ CAR
CIN @ NE
Super Bowl
CIN @ ARI; A surprisingly good Bowl; Andy Dalton continues his surprising run of good (for a change) performance in the post-season and CIN plays a good game. However they can't keep up with Carson Palmer who has a huge day airing it out to Larry Fitz, John Brown, and Michael Floyd who each have 7+ receptions and a TD. Just for good measure Palmer adds a receiving TD to RB David Johnson and Jermaine "hands of stone" Gresham does his thing and drops another easy TD in the end zone.
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