What's Your Playoff Bracket? (1 Viewer)

[Fensalk]

Let's pick all the games before the playoffs start.

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons over #4 Giants

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#6 Bengals over #3Texans

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #2 49ers

#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals

#2 Ravens over #5 Steelers

Conference Championships:

#1 Patriots over #2 Ravens

#1 Packers over #3 Saints

Super Bowl 46:

Patriots over Packers

 

[Stewy]

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons @ #4 Giants

#6 Lions @ #3 Saints

#6 Bengals @ #3Texans

#5 Steelers @ #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#4 Giants @ #1 Packers

#3 Saints @ #2 49ers

#5 Steelers @ #1 Patriots

#3 Texans @ #2 Ravens

Conference Championships:

#2 Ravens @ #1 Patriots

#4 Giants @ #3 Saints

Super Bowl 46:

Ravens vs. Saints

 

[shadyridr]

texans over bengals

steelers over broncos

saints over lions

giants over falcons

steelers over patriots

ravens over texans

packers over giants

saints over 49ers

ravens over steelers

packers over saints

packers over ravens

 

[FUBAR]

I've been calling a Ravens / Saints Super Bowl for awhile now.

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons @ #4 Giants

#6 Lions @ #3 Saints

#6 Bengals @ #3Texans

#5 Steelers @ #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#5 Falcons @ #1 Packers

#3 Saints @ #2 49ers

#6 Bengals @ #1 Patriots

#4 Broncos @ #2 Ravens

Conference Championships:

#2 Ravens @ #6 Bengals

#3 Saints @ #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

Ravens vs. Saints

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Let's pick all the games before the playoffs start.Wild Card Weekend:#4 Giants over #5 Falcons#3 Saints over #6 Lions#6 Bengals over #3Texans#4 Steelers over #5 BroncosDivisional Round:#1 Packers over #4 Giants#3 Saints over #2 49ers#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals#2 Ravens over #6 SteelersConference Championships:#1 Patriots over #2 Ravens#3 Saints over #1 PackersSuper Bowl 46atriots over Saints

You've got the Steelers seeded differently in each of the two rounds in which you list them, and somehow neither of those seeds is correct.[kentuckyfriedmovie] Now..... twy again. This time.... with FEEWING...... [/kentuckyfriedmovie]

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Wild Card Weekend:

Falcons over Giants

Saints over Lions

Texans over Bengals

Steelers over Broncos

Divisional Round

Packers over Falcons

Saints over 49ers

Steelers over Patriots

Ravens over Texans

Conference

Saints over Packers

Ravens over Steelers

Super Bowl

Saints over Ravens

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

I am wondering if anyone thinks the Giants can beat the Falcons at home (I'd say very doable) and then the Pack at Lambeau (tough).

What if:

1. GB bye

2. SF bye

3. Saints > 6. Lions

4. NYG > 5. Falcons.

1. NE bye

2. Bal bye

3. Hou < 6. Cin

4. Den > 5. Pit

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1. GB < 4. NYG

2. SF < 3. Saints

1. NE > 6. Cin

2. Bal > 4. Den

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3. Saints > 4. NYG

2. Bal > 1. NE

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SB = Baltimore Ravens vs New Orleans Saints in Indy.

 

[FUBAR]

Does any team have a more difficult road to the Super Bowl than the Broncos? (assume the improbable) Steelers, Ravens, Patriots

 

[jacobo_moses]

So a lot of you are saying Saints and Ravens Super Bowl. I can see that. But as a Packers fan I want to say Packers and Ravens/Pats in the Super Bowl. Would be fun to see a Brady and Rodgers shoot out.

 

[Danish Bengal]

Does any team have a more difficult road to the Super Bowl than the Broncos? (assume the improbable) Steelers, Ravens, Patriots

Lions: Saints, Packers, Patriots

 

[Sinrman]

Wild Card Weekend:

#4 Giants over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#6 Bengals over #3Texans

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #4 Giants

#3 Saints over #2 49ers

#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals

#2 Ravens over #5 Steelers

Conference Championships:

#2 Ravens over #1 Patriots

#3 Saints over #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

Saints over Ravenss

 

[David Yudkin]

Does any team have a more difficult road to the Super Bowl than the Broncos? (assume the improbable) Steelers, Ravens, Patriots

Lions: Saints, Packers, Patriots

There would have to be a team in the middle.Saints, Packers, 49ers, Patriots

 

[Danish Bengal]

Does any team have a more difficult road to the Super Bowl than the Broncos? (assume the improbable) Steelers, Ravens, Patriots

Lions: Saints, Packers, Patriots

There would have to be a team in the middle.Saints, Packers, 49ers, Patriots

Oh yeah, thanks. Guess I just thought of 49ers as a walkover compared to the other three teams

 

[Insein]

Wild Card Weekend:

#4 Giants over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#3Texans over #6 Bengals

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #4 Giants

#3 Saints over #2

#5 Steelers over #1 Patriots

#2 Ravens over #3 Texans

Conference Championships:

#2 Ravens over #5 Steelers

#3 Saints over #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

Saints over Ravens

 

[Payne]

Saints over the Packers in the middle of winter....outside. ...on grass?

Hard to go against the Packers in that scenario.

 

[FUBAR]

Does any team have a more difficult road to the Super Bowl than the Broncos? (assume the improbable) Steelers, Ravens, Patriots

Lions: Saints, Packers, Patriots

There would have to be a team in the middle.Saints, Packers, 49ers, Patriots

Oh yeah, thanks. Guess I just thought of 49ers as a walkover compared to the other three teams

Steelers, Ravens, Patriots, Packers*vs.Saints, Packers, 49ers, PatriotsSeems pretty close to me. They'd share two matches, then it's Steelers, Ravensvs.Saints, 49ersToo close to call IMO, but an injured Steelers team is probably weaker than the 49ers. FWIW, I'm calling it - Broncos beat Steelers and the Bengals beat the Texans and Patriots.

 

[Angry Beavers]

#4 Giants over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#6 Bengals over #3Texans

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#4 Giants over #1 Packers

#2 49ers over #3 Saints

#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals

#5 Steelers over #2 Ravens

Conference Championships:

#4 Giants over #2 49ers

#5 Steelers over #1 Patriots

Super Bowl 46:

Giants over Steelers

 

[HAM]

wild card weekend -- >

Giants over Falcons

Saints over Lions

Bengals over Texans

Broncos over Steelers

divisional -->

Packers over Giants

Saints over San Fran

Patriots over Bengals

Ravens over Broncos

conference championships -->

Saints over Packers

Patriots over Ravens

Super Bowl 46 -->

Patriots 45 Saints 35

 

[mphtrilogy]

Wild Card Weekend:

#4 Giants over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#3 Texans over #6 Bengals

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #4 Giants

#3 Saints over #2 49ers

#5 Pitt over #1 Pats

#2 Ravens over #3 Hou

Conference Championships:

#5 Pitt over #2 Ravens

#3 Saints over #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

Saints over Pitt

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Wild Card Weekend:

#4 Giants over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#6 Bengals over #3Texans

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #4 Giants

#3 Saints over #2 49ers

#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals

#5 Steelers over Ravens

Conference Championships:

#5 Steelers over #1 Patriots

#3 Saints over #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

Saints over Steelers

 

[Hawk Fan]

Wild Card Weekend:

#4 Giants over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#3 Texans over #6 Bengals

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #4 Giants

#3 Saints over #2 49ers

#1 Pats over #5 Steelers

#2 Ravens over #3 Texans

Conference Championships:

#1 Pats over #2 Ravens

#1 Packers over #3 Saints

Super Bowl 46:

Packers over Pats

 

[JMon348]

Wild Card:

#3 Texans over #6 Bengals

#4 Broncos over #5 Steelers

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#5 Falcons over #4 Giants

Divisional:

#4 Broncos over #1 Pats

#2 Ravens over #3 Texans

#1 Packers over #5 Falcons

#2 49ers over #3 Saints

Championship:

#2 Ravens over #4 Broncos

#1 Packers over #2 49ers

SuperBowl:

#2 Ravens over #1 Packers

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons over #4 Giants (going against the grain here as Falcons playing at Giants in January is sketchy, but gut feel that Giants are due for a letdown, and the Falcons have as many playmakers on offence as the Giants.)

#3 Saints over #6 Lions (Lions had a great season. But even with the uncoverable Megatron, it ends Wildcard weekend by the Lions not being able to stay up with NO's at-will point scoring)

#6 Bengals over #3 Texans (Foster's running is better than Benson's, but the real difference is that Dalton's passing is much, much better than Yates's.)

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos (Upset will NOT be happening here)

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #2 49ers (I am SOOOOO close to flipping this, but I think Brees's storybook season continues on into the Conference Championship)

#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals

#2 Ravens over #5 Steelers

Conference Championships:

#1 Patriots over #2 Ravens

#1 Packers over #3 Saints

Super Bowl XLVI:

Packers over Patriots -- it's not often that both #1 seeds get through. This year, I think they do.

 

[Raiderfan32904]

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons over #4 Giants

#3 Saints over #6 Lions

#6 Bengals over #3Texans

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #5 Falcons

#3 Saints over #2 49ers

#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals

#2 Ravens over #5 Steelers

Conference Championships:

#2 Ravens over #1 Patriots

#1 Packers over #3 Saints

Super Bowl 46:

Packers over Ravens

Score: 28-21

 

[butcher boy]

I do power rankings and game predictors on a spreadsheet and this is what it spat out:

Wild Card

Detroit Lions 21at New Orleans Saints 35 Atlanta Falcons 24at New York Giants 27 Cincinnati Bengals 14at Houston Texans 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 17at Denver Broncos 14
Divisional

New Orleans Saints 24at San Francisco 49ers 21 New York Giants 24at Green Bay Packers 33 Houston Texans 14at Baltimore Ravens 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 17at New England Patriots 24
Championships

New Orleans Saints 30at Green Bay Packers 28 Baltimore Ravens 20at New England Patriots 28
Superbowl

	New Orleans Saints	31at	New England Patriots	28

 

[Stewy]

#6 Bengals over #3 Texans (Foster's running is better than Benson's, but the real difference is that Dalton's passing is much, much better than Yates's.)

Really?Which is which?

80.4 QBR; 58.1%; 6.59YPA; 1.5 TD/INT

80.7 QBR; 61.2%; 7.08YPA; 1 TD/INT

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Here is what I am going to root for (Giants fan)

NFC

(3) Saints over (6) Lions 45-35

(4) Giants over (5) Falcons 31-17

(4) Giants over (1) Packers 28-27

(3) Saints over (2) 49ers 35-10

(4) Giants over (3) Saints 35-31

AFC

(6) Bengals over (3) Texans 14-10

(4) Broncos over (5) Steelers 18-15

(1) Patriots over (6) Bengals 35-21

(4) Broncos over (2) Ravens 13-10

(4) Broncos over (1) Patriots 14-10

Super Bowl

(4) Giants over (4) Broncos 39-21 We spend two weeks seeing replays of Super Bowl 21 and I get to enjoy it all over again.

It will never happen, but it will be fun to watch. In reality I think we are going to see a Super Bowl rematch.

 

[Bruce Leroy]

texans over bengalssteelers over broncossaints over lionsgiants over falconssteelers over patriotsravens over texanspackers over giantssaints over 49ersravens over steelerspackers over saintspackers over ravens

Ka-Ching! Everything same except Steelers over Pats. Just don't see how they can keep up with Ben hobbling around back there and Brady knows how to play vs. the Steeler defense

 

[rick6668]

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons @ #4 Giants

#6 Lions @ #3 Saints

#6 Bengals @ #3Texans

#5 Steelers @ #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#4 Giants @ #1 Packers

#3 Saints @ #2 49ers

#5 Steelers @ #1 Patriots

#3 Texans @ #2 Ravens

Conference Championships:

#2 Ravens @ #1 Patriots

#4 Packers @ #3 Saints

Super Bowl 46:

Ravens vs. Saints

 

[NeverEnough]

Wild Card Weekend:

#4 Giants vs #5 Falcons

#3 Saints vs #6 Lions

#6 Bengals vs #3Texans

#5 Steelers vs #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #4 Falcons

#3 Saints over #2 49ers

#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals

#2 Ravens over #5 Broncos

Conference Championships:

#1 Patriots vs #2 Ravens

#3 Saints vs #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

Saints over Ravens

 

[The_Man]

Looks like I'm going with the most common pick

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons @ #4 Giants

#6 Lions @ #3 Saints

#6 Bengals @ #3 Texans

#5 Steelers @ #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#5 Falcons @ #1 Packers

#3 Saints @ #2 49ers

#5 Steelers @ #1 Patriots

#3 Texans @ #2 Ravens

Conference Championships:

#5 Steelers @ #2 Ravens

#3 Saints @ #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

Ravens vs. Saints

 

[Fensalk]

The games have not started yet, so I'm going to go ahead and make a change. I'm taking Falcons over Giants, and adjusting my bracket accordingly.

 

[yetiknight]

Wild Card Round: Texans, Steelers, Giants, and Saints

Divisional Round: Ravens, Steelers, Giants, and Saints

Conference Championship: Ravens and Giants

Super Bowl: Giants

 

[greenroom]

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons @ #4 Giants

#6 Lions @ #3 Saints

#6 Bengals @ #3 Texans

#5 Steelers @ #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#5 Falcons @ #1 Packers

#3 Saints @ #2 49ers

#4 Broncos @ #1 Patriots

#3 Texans @ #2 Ravens

Conference Championship:

#2 Ravens@ #1 Patriots

#2 49ers@ #1 Packers

#2 Ravens@ #1 Packers

Packers are the best team in the NFL. So they coast to the title.

My upset of Denver over the Steelers is because the Steelers are so hurt at this time. Big Ben having a set back, no Mendenhall, plus I think Tebow steps up this game.

The team that I think is very overrated is the Patriots. Who have they beat this year that is a playoff team other than Denver? They had a very easy schedule this year.

I wonder if a rematch with Denver and the way Denver ran on them, before the turnovers could happen in NE?

 

[runner06]

Wild Card Round

Bengals over Texans

Steelers over Bengals

Giants over Falcons

Saints over Lions



Divisional Round

Packers over Giants

Saints over 49ers

Patriots over Bengals

Ravens over Steelers

Conference Championship

Packers over Saints

Patriots over Ravens



Super Bowl

Packers over Patriots

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

everyone seems to like NO in a road game on grass...not me:

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons @ #4 Giants

#6 Lions @ #3 Saints

#6 Bengals @ #3 Texans

#5 Steelers @ #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#4 Giants @ #1 Packers

#3 Saints @ #2 49ers

#5 Steelers @ #1 Patriots

#3 Texans @ #2 Ravens

Conference Championship:

#5 Steelers @ #2 Ravens

#2 49ers @ #1 Packers

#2 Ravens @ #2 49ers

 

[runner06]

everyone seems to like NO in a road game on grass...not me:

Maybe the toughest game in the playoffs to predict - the hypothetical matchup between the 49ers and Saints.

 

[Fensalk]

Interesting that a lot of people have the Patriots in the Super Bowl, but I am the only one to pick them to win.

Here's what I like about the Patriots. The following is the ranking of all playoff teams by yards allowed per point. (total yards allowed / total points allowed)

nwe 19.26

pit 18.84

bal 17.14

hou 16.51

cin 15.76

den 14.21

sfo 22.88

gnb 18.90

nor 17.37

det 15.59

atl 15.47

nyg 14.82

Over the past 12 years, teams ranked #1 in their conference in YAPP, that also had a franchise QB won their conference 6/8 times. Those teams were:

2010 pit 19.09

2010 gnb 20.60

2007 sdg 18.04

2005 ind 19.89

2004 nwe 19.12

2003 nwe 19.60

2001 nwe 19.68

1999 stl 19.41

Only 2007 sdg and 2005 ind failed to win their conference. Of the 6 that won their conference, 5 won the super bowl. The loser was 2010 pit, who lost to another team that was on the list, so someone had to lose.

Also, nwe won the Super Bowl every time they led the AFC in YAPP under Tom Brady. They lead the AFC again this year.

 

[gianmarco]

Wild Card Weekend:#4 Giants over #5 Falcons#3 Saints over #6 Lions#6 Bengals over #3Texans#5 Steelers over #4 BroncosDivisional Round:#1 Packers over #4 Giants#3 Saints over #2 49ers#1 Patriots over #6 Bengals#5 Steelers over RavensConference Championships:#5 Steelers over #1 Patriots#3 Saints over #1 PackersSuper Bowl 46:Saints over Steelers

Exactly how I see it and hoping for.

 

[NumNums]

Wildcard round:

#5 Falcons over #4 Giants

#6 Lions over #3 Saints

#3 Texans over #6 Bengals

#4 Broncos over #5 Steelers

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #6 Lions

#5 Falcons over #2 49ers

#4 Broncos over #4 Patriots

#2 Ravens over #3 Texans

Championship Round:

#5 Falcons over #1 Packers

#2 Ravens over #4 Broncos

#2 Ravens over #5 Falcons

Bird super bowl? We'll see!

 

[Txns8]

Wild Card Round:

Falcons over Giants

Saints over Lions

Texans over Bengals

Steelers over Broncos

Divisional Round:

Packers over Falcons

49ers over Saints

Steelers over Patriots

Ravens over Texans

Championship Round:

Packers over 49ers

Ravens over Steelers

Ravens over Packers (and Ray Ray retires)

 

[LBH]

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons over #4 Giants 24-21

#3 Saints over #6 Lions 45-31

#3Texans over #6 Bengals 20-17

#5 Steelers over #4 Broncos 24-13

Divisional Round:

#1 Packers over #5 Falcons 41-24

#2 49ers over #3 Saints 24-21

#1 Patriots over #5 Steelers 35-24

#2 Ravens over #3 Texans 17-13

Conference Championships:

#1 Patsys over #2 Baltimore 24-20

#1 Packers over #2 49ers 27-17

Super Bowl 46:

Packers over Pats 38-31

 

[SteelersareChamps]

Every year there the NFL playoffs seem to be unpredictable, that's why I love the sport.

I think the Patriots will beat the Steelers at home in the divisional round.

I think the Steelers will not go all the way due to their difficulty at home.

Wild Card Weekend:

#5 Falcons @ #4 Giants

#6 Lions @ #3 Saints

#6 Bengals @ #3Texans

#5 Steelers @ #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#4 Giants @ #1 Packers

#3 Saints @ #2 49ers

#5 Steelers @ #1 Patriots

#3 Texans @ #2 Ravens

Conference Championships:

#2 Ravens @ #1 Patriots

#4 Giants @ #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

Ravens vs. Packers

 

[eakfootball]

Giants over Falcons

Saints over Lions

Texans over Bengals

Broncos over Steelers

Patriots over Broncos

Ravens over Texans

49ers over Saints

Packers over Giants

Packers over 49ers

Ravens over Patriots

Packers over Ravens

 

[Stewy]

What I find interesting is that 5 of the last 6 Super Bowls have featured a team who played on WC weekend, and yet virtually no one (including myself) is picking one of those teams coming out of the conference championships.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Bengals > texans

Steelers > broncos

Falcons > giants

Saints > lions

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Bengals > patriots

Ravens > steelers

Saints > sf49ers

Packers > falcons

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Ravens > bengals

Saints > packers

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Ravens > saints

 

[Fensalk]

Eh, I'm going to change my bracket again, after digging into the Saints home/road splits. I say the Packers knock them off in the NFC title game.

 

[bucsbaby]

#5 Falcons @ #4 Giants

#6 Lions @ #3 Saints

#6 Bengals @ #3 Texans

#5 Steelers @ #4 Broncos

Divisional Round:

#4 Giants @ #1 Packers

#3 Saints @ #2 49ers

#5 Steelers @ #1 Patriots

#3 Texans @ #2 Ravens

Conference Championships:

#2 Ravens @ #1 Patriots

#3 Saints @ #1 Packers

Super Bowl 46:

#1 Patriots vs. #1 Packers

 

[Ghost Rider]

What the hell, I'll give it a shot, even though I am sure I will be way off (which is why I stick to FF, which I do well at, instead of betting point spreads ):

First round:

NYG over Atl

NO over Det

Pit over Den

Hou over Cin

Divisional round:

NYG over GB

NO over SF

NE over Pit

Bal over Hou

Conference Championships:

NO over NYG

Bal over NE

Super Bowl:

NO over Baltimore

 

[HAM]

Interesting that a lot of people have the Patriots in the Super Bowl, but I am the only one to pick them to win.

There's a couple above you including myself on pats. Brady = Ring #4