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Continue reading →: Green Bay Packers: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#3)
It’s tough to know what to make of the Packers. On one hand, they were the preseason favorites and they went 11-5 in spite of a bogus loss in Seattle. They haven’t really been significantly worse than their expectations and I feel like no one is talking about them enough…
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Continue reading →: San Francisco 49ers: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#4)
It’s a shame Justin Smith had to get hurt. I was really interested to see just how much of a quarterback league this really is. We know it’s a quarterback league. Of the last 21 Super Bowl winning quarterbacks, 20 made a Pro-Bowl first. As meaningless as the Pro-Bowl is…
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Continue reading →: Atlanta Falcons: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#5)
I’d like to start this off by saying the argument that Matt Ryan can’t go deep into the playoffs because he’s never won a playoff game is ridiculous. Peyton Manning was once 0-3 in the playoffs and he went on to win a Super Bowl. Plus, two of Ryan’s playoff…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Seahawks: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#6)
If the Seahawks had home field advantage throughout the playoffs, they’d be the Super Bowl favorites by far. They went 8-0 at home this season, beating three highly seeded playoff teams, the 49ers, Packers, and the Patriots. Those 8 wins came by an average of 18.5 points per game. And…
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Continue reading →: Houston Texans: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#7)
The Texans’ recent 1-3 stretch has a lot of people questioning them, but their struggles aren’t limited to that 4 games stretch. There were signs before, including near overtime losses to Detroit and Jacksonville. Since losing Brian Cushing against the Jets way back in week 5, they have been less…
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Continue reading →: Washington Redskins: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#8)
I have the Redskins ranked higher than the Ravens because they beat them head-to-head and because the NFC is by far the better conference this year overall (AFC divisional winners are 0-6 against NFC playoff teams). However, I like the Ravens to advance further than the Redskins because of their…
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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#9)
The Ravens defense was destroyed by injuries this year and as a result more has fallen on the offense than ever before. They’ve responded well. Joe Flacco statistically doesn’t seem to be having a year any different than any of his other seasons, but he’s led the Ravens to a…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati Bengals: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#10)
The Bengals have made the playoffs for the 2nd straight year, but like last year, they did it by winning the games they were supposed to and nothing else (well not technically nothing else this year, but close to it). The Bengals went 9-0 against non-playoff teams last season, but…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#11)
I’m going to do an awards article in a few days, but I’ll give a sneak pick. I think that Adrian Peterson should be MVP for taking the Vikings to the playoffs, despite their horrific pass offense. The Vikings averaged just 6.1 YPA this season, good for 31st in the…
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Continue reading →: Indianapolis Colts: Wild Card Round Power Rankings (#12)
The Colts shocked the world this year, going from 2 wins to 11 wins and the 5 seed in the AFC. However, they haven’t been as good as their record. They enter the postseason at -30 in points differential (the worst ever by an 11+ win team). This because they…
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