-
NFL Playoff Scenarios Heading into Week 16
We’re entering the final two weeks of the NFL season. The New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals have their spot clinched, and so do the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks. Still chasing? Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts and even the Jacksonville Jaguars, with plenty of seeding scenarios open for discussion.
-
2015 NFL Season – Playoff Standings After Week 13
The 2015 NFL Season is heading into its final four weeks, and there are two things we know about the playoffs through the current standings: The Carolina Panthers are NFC South champions and will be there, while the Cleveland Browns are officially out of the race, although they were never in it to begin with.
-
NFL Teams Making the Playoffs With the Worst Regular Season Record
How bad can you be and still make the NFL playoffs? The Dallas Cowboys are hoping to find out as the return of Tony Romo is possibly sparking a comeback from their 2-7 start. There have been only six teams to finish at .500 or worse and still make the postseason since the expansion and […]
-
Longest Active NFL Playoff Droughts
Heading into the 2015 NFL season, there are eight teams without any postseason action in over half a decade: Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans. Five of them have been out of the picture for a decade or more.
-
Giants vs 49ers – Not the NFC title Game we Expected
The San Francisco 49ers, despite being the home team against the Saints, weren’t favored to win. Alex Smith and Vernon Davis came up as winners in an epic fourth quarter, and the rest is history. The New York Giants weren’t supposed to beat the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers in Lambeau, but Eli Manning and the G-Men are simply too hot to stop right now.
-
Ravens vs Patriots – Brady Ready to Win AFC for Fifth Time
With Tom Brady in his current form, with the Baltimore Ravens struggling at home against the Houston Texans and having a pretty unimpressive road record this season, the New England Patriots are entering the AFC Championship game as favorites to make their fifth Super Bowl under Bill Belichick.
-
NFL Playoffs Should Have 16 Teams
I’m not a big fan of Bye weeks. Maybe it’s because I love the NBA playoffs, but I don’t think teams should play less during tournaments because they finished higher in the regular season. Home advantage? Sure, winning has to count for something. But getting an extra week off, that doesn’t necessarily help teams, like the Green Bay Packers learned against the Green Bay Packers.
-
Giants vs Packers – Eli Manning Feeling Like 2008 Again
Eli Manning came through, as he has all season for the Giants, leading them to a surprising win over the Green Bay Packers, the best team in the NFL during the regular season, and the would be MVP Aaron Rodgers, stunning in Lambeau Field 37-20.
-
Saints vs 49ers – Alex Smith Rules Epic Fourth Quarter
Alex Smith has been waiting for this moment since becoming the number one pick in the 2005 draft. From the future franchise quarterback to one who didn’t get to play a snap in 2008 and almost getting cut to the first quarterback to win a game for the 49ers in the postseason, leading them over the Saints to a 36-32 win.
-
NFC West – Not as Bad as You Think
The NFC West, usually, doesn’t get too many compliments. Besides having a dominant Seattle Seahawks team in the mid 00’s and the 49ers’ rise in the 2011 season under head Jim Harbaugh. Nonetheless, despite not having a Super Bowl winning team since January 2000, it is the only division to have a team in the playoffs divisional round each season since the realignment.