The
Road to Super Bowl XLVIII
In
under a month we’ll be starting the long road to the Super Bowl. Below I’ll
tell you what I think the final standings will look like. I will also try to
predict the playoff matchups between both Conferences.
Expect
the NFC to beat each other up all season. It will be a wild ride to the
playoffs. The Giants and 49ers will both get off to slow starts. By mid
October, I think they will both get on a roll. Seattle and San Fran will be in
a first place battle all year. Expect Dallas to just fall short of a playoff berth.
The
AFC, I think it is more predictable, with most of the same teams returning to
the playoffs. I think Houston and Kansas City will be fast out of the gate.
Kansas City will just hold on to a wild card spot, while Houston will win their
Division. Baltimore will battle their way to the other wild card spot, just
edging out Pittsburgh.
So here
are the 2013 NFL Standings and Playoff Matchups
NFC
East
NY
Giants 10-6, Dallas 9-7, Washington 7-9, Philadelphia 5-11
NFC North
Green
Bay 10-6, Chicago 9-7, Detroit 8-8, Minnesota 6-10
NFC
South
New
Orleans 11-5, Tampa Bay 10-6, Atlanta 10-6, Carolina 8-8
NFC West
Seattle
12-4, San Francisco 11-5, St. Louis 8-8, Arizona 6-10
Playoff
Matchups
First Round Byes
Seattle and New Orleans
Wildcard
Round
Tampa Bay vs. NY Giants, San Francisco vs.
Green Bay
Divisional
Round
San
Francisco vs. Seattle, NY
Giants vs. New Orleans
Conference
Championship
San
Francisco vs. NY Giants
NFC
Champion: NY Giants
AFC East
New England
10-6, Miami 8-8, Buffalo 5-11, NY Jets 3-13
AFC
North
Cincinnati
11-5, Baltimore 9-7, Pittsburgh- 9-7, Cleveland 6-10
AFC South
Houston
11-5, Indianapolis, 8-8, Tennessee, 7-9, Jacksonville 2-14
AFC
West
Denver 13-3, Kansas City 9-7, San Diego 7-9,
Oakland 2-14
First
Round Byes: Denver and Cincinnati
Wildcard
Round
Kansas City vs. Houston and Baltimore vs. New
England
Divisional
Round
Baltimore
vs. Denver and Houston vs. Cincinnati
Championship
Round
Houston
vs. Denver
AFC
Champion: Denver
Super
Bowl
Denver
Broncos vs. NY Giants
SUPER
BOWL WINNER: New York Giants
