2017 NFL Playoff Teams - Who You Got? (1 Viewer)

[Anarchy99]

Now that the draft is over and many/most free agents have signed, who do you have making the playoffs, what do your projected seedings look like, how to you see each round playing out, who meets in the "Big Game," and who wins the title this year?

As an FYI, over the past 10 seasons, there has been an average of 5.5 teams make the playoffs that did not make it the season before (with a high of 7 new teams and a low of 4 new teams).

Have at it.

 

[Genester]

AFC: New England (1); Pittsburgh (2); Denver (3); Houston (4); Baltimore (5); Oakland (6)

Den over Oak; Hou over Bal;

NE over Hou; Den over Pitt

NE over Den

NFC: Dallas (1); Green Bay (2); Seattle (3); Carolina (4) NY Giants (5); Tampa Bay (6)

Sea over TB; Car over NYG

Car over Dal; Sea over GB

Sea over Car

SuperBowl: NE over Sea

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Afc. Pats. Pitt. Kc. Tennessee. Oakland. Indy

Nfc. Nyg. Gb. Tampa. Seattle. Minnesota. Arizona

 

[Interseptopus]

AFC:
(1) NE, (2) PIT, (3) OAK, (4) TEN
Wild Card: (5) DEN,  (6) HOU

1
OAK over HOU
DEN over TEN

2
NE over DEN
OAK over PIT

3
NE over OAK

NFC: 
(1) GB, (2) NYG, (3) Tampa Bay, (4) Arizona
Wild Card: (5) DAL, (6) ATL
* ATL will have better record than 4th seed, Dallas will have a better record than the 3 and 4. 

1
TB over ATL
DAL over AZ

2
GB over DAL
TB over NYG

3
GB over TB

Superbowl
GB over NE

 

[Mavis]

NFC - Dallas, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Arizona, New York

AFC - New England, Oakland, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Miami

 

[Dr. Octopus]

NFC: New York, Green Bay, Arizona, Carolina, Washington, Tampa Bay

AFC: New England, Oakland, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Kansas City, San Diego 

 

[steelers1080]

AFC: NE, PIT, KC, JAX - Wild Cards: OAK, IND

NFC: GB, ATL, DAL, SEA - Wild Cards: DET, TB

AFC Championship: PIT vs NE

NFC Championship: ATL vs DAL

This could fall apart due to injury. The surprise team is Jax.  Bortles throws a lot less and that D starts to play very well.

 

[ShamrockPride]

AFC: 1) Pats 2) Raiders / 3) Titans 4) Chiefs 5) Steelers 6) Ravens

NFC: 1) Packers 2) Cowboys / 3) Seahawks 4) Panthers 5) Giants 6) Bucs

 

[-OZ-]

AFC: NE, PIT, TEN, OAK - Wild Cards: KC, IND

NFC: GB, TB, DAL, SEA - Wild Cards: DET, CAR

AFC Championship: TEN vs NE

NFC Championship: Battle of the Bays

Brady retires after winning another ring. 

 

[-OZ-]

AFC:
(1) NE, (2) PIT, (3) OAK, (4) DEN
Wild Card: (5) TEN,  (6) HOU

   might want to adjust your seeds.

 

[Anarchy99]

   might want to adjust your seeds.

The only way it could work would be to change (4) DEN to (4) TEN and (5) TEN becomes (5) DEN.

 

[Interseptopus]

   might want to adjust your seeds.

Yeah I saw that

 

[MattFancy]

NFC: New York, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Dallas, Washington

AFC: New England, Pittsburgh, Houston, Oakland, Denver, Tennessee

 

[lod001]

NFC: New York, Green Bay, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington, Arizona

AFC: New England, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Houston, Cincinnati

 

[Grahamburn]

NFC: New York, Green Bay, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington, Arizona

AFC: New England, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Houston, Cincinnati

Everyone picking the Bucs to get in except for you?! What's going to hold them back?

Can't believe how high some of you are on Tampa. I guess they're due. 

 

[lod001]

Everyone picking the Bucs to get in except for you?! What's going to hold them back?

Can't believe how high some of you are on Tampa. I guess they're due. 

I almost picked them but ARI has such an easy schedule. They will battle WASH/DAL/DET for a spot.

 

[Anarchy99]

Everyone picking the Bucs to get in except for you?! What's going to hold them back?

Can't believe how high some of you are on Tampa. I guess they're due. 

They weren't that far off last year. The Bucs tied for the last playoff spot in the NFC and had four losses by one score or less. They were very close to being a playoff team and if one or two plays had gone their way, they would have been.

 

[steelers1080]

I almost picked them but ARI has such an easy schedule. They will battle WASH/DAL/DET for a spot.

But if Palmer gets hurt again, they're done.

Cincy could be a good pick though if they can get more out of their O-line than expected.

 

[lod001]

But if Palmer gets hurt again, they're done.

Cincy could be a good pick though if they can get more out of their O-line than expected.

That's true and he is most likely of the 4 to get hurt.

 

[Grahamburn]

They weren't that far off last year. The Bucs tied for the last playoff spot in the NFC and had four losses by one score or less. They were very close to being a playoff team and if one or two plays had gone their way, they would have been.

Something will go horribly wrong.  It always does.

 

[Godsbrother]

NFC:  5 new playoff teams in 2017 and the returning team is #6 seed.  

Philadephia *
Minnesota *
LA Rams *
New Orleans *
Carolina *
Atlanta

AFC:  Amazing turnaround for Jags from 3-13 season a year ago.  Also been a while for Titans.  Nice to see Bills get in after all these years

New England
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville *
Tennessee *
Buffalo *
Kansas City

 

[dhockster]

Something will go horribly wrong.  It always does.

Good call

 

[Grahamburn]

Good call

Hard Knocks.  A hurricane to start the year.  No bye week.  A slew of injuries throughout the year, although every team has these, but it always seems like the Bucs are at the top of the list for games missed due to injury.  They still had at least 6 losses by 5 points or less.  I guess that means they're close? 

 

[dhockster]

Hard Knocks.  A hurricane to start the year.  No bye week.  A slew of injuries throughout the year, although every team has these, but it always seems like the Bucs are at the top of the list for games missed due to injury.  They still had at least 6 losses by 5 points or less.  I guess that means they're close? 

Plus a QB that licks his fingers and throws sideline temper tantrums. Just Kidding. They have to focus on the defensive side of the ball as they only had one game where they allowed less than 300 yards and had 9 where they gave up 400 yards or more. it doesn't help that they had 9 games against playoff teams.

 

[Grahamburn]

Plus a QB that licks his fingers and throws sideline temper tantrums. Just Kidding. They have to focus on the defensive side of the ball as they only had one game where they allowed less than 300 yards and had 9 where they gave up 400 yards or more. it doesn't help that they had 9 games against playoff teams.

I actually just posted in the other thread regarding one possession games and extreme W/L differentials.  They lost 7 games by 6 points or less with statistically the worst defense in the NFL.