Sunday, December 21, 2008

Sports..How the Playoffs will Playout?

If the NFL season were over now, the playoff picture would look like this:
Tiebreaking procedures

AFC
Wild-card weekend

6. Baltimore Ravens (10-5) at 3. Miami Dolphins (10-5)Dolphin Stadium

5. Indianapolis Colts (11-4) at 4. Denver Broncos (8-7)Invesco Field at Mile High
Byes: 1. Tennessee Titans (13-2), 2. Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4)

Note: New England (10-5), New York Jets (9-6) and San Diego (7-8) are still alive.

NFC
Wild-card weekend

6. Dallas Cowboys (9-6) at 3. Minnesota Vikings (9-6)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

5. Atlanta Falcons (10-5) at 4. Arizona Cardinals (8-7)University of Phoenix Stadium
Byes: 1. New York Giants (11-3), 2. Carolina Panthers (11-3)
Note: Tampa Bay (9-6), Philadelphia (8-6-1) and Chicago (8-6) are still alive.
Week 16 scenarios


NFC
CLINCHED: New York Giants, NFC East and first-round bye; Arizona, NFC West; Carolina, playoff berth; Atlanta, playoff berth
ELIMINATED: Detroit, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Green Bay, New Orleans, Washington New York Giants

The Giants clinch home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with a victory over Carolina.
Carolina PanthersThe Panthers clinch the NFC South title, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a victory over the N.Y. Giants or tie.
Carolina clinched a playoff spot with Dallas' loss to Baltimore.
Minnesota VikingsThe Vikings clinch the NFC North title with a Chicago loss.

AFC
CLINCHED:
Tennessee, AFC South, first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout playoffs; Pittsburgh, AFC North and first-round bye; Indianapolis, wild card and No. 5 seeding
ELIMINATED: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland, Buffalo
Playoff dates
Jan. 3, 2009: AFC, NFC wild-card games (NBC)
Jan. 4, 2009: AFC wild-card game (CBS); NFC wild-card game (FOX)
Jan. 10, 2009: AFC divisional playoff game (CBS); NFC divisional playoff game (FOX)
Jan. 11, 2009: AFC divisional playoff game (CBS); NFC divisional playoff game (FOX)
Jan. 18, 2009: AFC Championship Game (CBS); NFC Championship Game (FOX)
Feb. 1: Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (NBC)
No matter how this playoff situation plays out, we are definitley in for some good football here on out. So who do you think will be taking it all this season? What were your football suprises this season?
I say the Colts or NY take it this year, and my surprises were Atlanta, Miami, and Tennessee.
Suga HiL

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