Everyone is talking Packers and Falcons as having #1 seed but for some reason I have to say watch out for the Bucs. They are 7-3 and have 3 games they should win (Lions, Redskins and Seahawks) They also have a game at home against the Falcons, which I can see them winning. So that leaves 2 tough games Ravens and Saints. Also don't forget the defending Super Bowl champs they are 7-3 also.
We have a tough road but thankfully the nfc south will actually be beating up on them selves.
"dhazer" wrote:
I'm not buying Tampa as a threat for a bye week. I give them credit for taking massive strides this year and I think they will be a wild card but I'm not sold on them. They have a measly +3 point differential and have not beat one team with a winning record. They are 0-3 in their games against winning teams and were absolutely manhandled in two of them (both at home against New Orleans and Pittsburgh). The best team they've beat all year is the Rams who are now 4-6 and have not won once on the road (Tampa was home for this game).
Of their remaining games they have to go to Baltimore and New Orleans, which I don't see them winning. Hosting Atlanta they might pull off the upset as their best performance was probably their 27-21 loss to them at Atlanta earlier this year. Still that would put them at 11-5 assuming they win the other three and with Atlanta and New Orleans in the thick of it I don't see that winning their division when they won't likely have any of the tiebreakers.
New Orleans on the other hand is definitely in there with a chance at home field again as are the Philadelphia Eagles who are playing some pretty damn good ball. I think the top two seeds will likely come from the Packers, Falcons, Saints, or Eagles. Thus, this coming week is huge for the Packers with a chance to have a head-to-head tiebreaker over two of the teams competing for home field.
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