NFL Playoff predictions

So the NFL season is more than half way done and the playoff picture is becoming a little clearer. Through 9 weeks and 1 game this season the playoffs look like this (according to ESPN)

NFC
1. Green Bay Packer (NFC North Champions)
2. San Francisco 49ers (NFC West Champions)
3. New York Giants (NFC East Champions)
4. New Orleans Saints (NFC South Champions)
5. Detroit Lions
6. Chicago Bears

AFC
1. Cincinnati Bengals (AFC North Champions)
2. Houston Texans (AFC South Champions)
3. New England Patriots (AFC East Champions)
4. Oakland Raiders (AFC West Champions)
5. Baltimore Ravens
6. Pittsburgh Steelers

So looking at my prediction back before the season started all of the teams except the Colts and the Rams have a shot at making the playoffs. As it turned out the Colts and the Rams turned out to be two of the worst teams in the NFL this season…. But hey the Ravens beat the Rams 37 to 7 while the Rams turned around and beat the Saints 31 to 21.
(Yes Tony that’s a dig at you)


Anyway my friend, Matt (also probably one of three people who actually check and read this blog) decided to do our a little more than midway NFL Playoff Predictions. Now at the time of this blog week 10 has already started and the Raiders have beaten the Chargers. Matt and I made these predictions on Monday November 7th.

Since it is my blog I will put my predictions first.

NFC
1. Green Bay Packers (NFC North Champions)
2. New Orleans Saints (NFC South Champions)
3. San Francisco 49ers (NFC West Champions)
4. New York Giants (NFC East Champions)
5. Detroit Lions
6. Philadelphia Eagles

AFC
1. Houston Texans (AFC South Champions)
2. New England Patriots (AFC East Champions)
3. Baltimore Ravens (AFC North Champions)
4. San Diego Chargers (AFC West Champions)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
6. New York Jets

NFC Wild Card Games
Philadelphia Eagles over the San Francisco 49ers
Detroit Lions over the New York Giants

AFC Wild Card Games
Baltimore Ravens over the New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers over the San Diego Chargers

NFC Divisional Games
Green Bay Packers over the Philadelphia Eagles
New Orleans Saints over the Detroit Lions

AFC Divisional Games
Houston Texans over the Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Ravens over the New England Patriots

NFC Championship
Green Bay Packers over the New Orleans Saints

AFC Championship
Baltimore Ravens over the Houston Texans


The Baltimore Ravens over the Green Bay Packers



Now to be fair yes my pick is a complete homer pick. And I do think the Green Bay Packers are the very best team in football. I would love for the team to go 19-0 too. But for me to have the Ravens in the Superbowl and not pick them and defend them… well I just could not justify my fandom if I did.

Now on to Matt’s predictions for the playoffs

NFC
1. Green Bay Packers (NFC North Champions)
2. San Francisco 49ers (NFC West Champions)
3. New Orleans Saints (NFC South Champions)
4. New York Giants (NFC East Champions)
5. Detroit Lions
6. Philadelphia Eagles

AFC
1. Baltimore Ravens (AFC North Champions)
2. Houston Texans (AFC South Champions)
3. New England Patriots (AFC East Champions)
4. Denver Broncos (AFC West Champions)
5. New York Jets
6. Pittsburgh Steelers

NFC Wild Card Games
Philadelphia Eagles over the New Orleans Saints
New York Giants over the Detroit Lions

AFC Wild Card Games
New York Jets over the Denver Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers over the New England Patriots

NFC Divisional Games
Green Bay Packers over the Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants over the San Francisco 49ers

AFC Divisional Games
Pittsburgh Steelers over the Baltimore Ravens
New York Jets over the Houston Texans

NFC Championship
Green Bay Packers over the New York Giants

AFC Championship
New York Jets over the Pittsburgh Steelers


Green Bay Packers over the New York Jets



The funny thing about predictions and the NFL is that we are both pretty sure we have it wrong. But it sure is fun to predict it all.