NFL Playoff Predictions/Power 5/Powerlesss 5.

My second installment.

Playoff Projections (AFC):

1) Tennessee (13-3): Wins- Cle and Hou. Losses- Pit and Ind. Pit and Ind are at the end of the year in which by then Tennessee should have home-field already wrapped up.
2) Pittsburgh (11-5): Wins- Ten and Cle. Losses- Dal and Bal. Would hold the tiebreaker over the Ravens with better conference record (10-2). That win @ NE was huge for Pittsburgh as they're able to keep their distance from the red-hot Ravens.
3) NY Jets (11-5): Wins- Buf, Mia and Sea. Loss to SF. I just have a feeling it's gonna be one of the West Coast teams they're gonna lose to; I just don't know which one exactly.
4) Denver (9-7): Wins- KC and SD. Losses- Car and Buf. This is one confusing as fuck team to figure out but at least we know they'll take the division now.
5) Indianapolis (11-5): Wins- Cin, Det, Ten. Loss to Jax. Would hold the tiebreaker over the Ravens by virtue of their 31-3 win over them in Week 5. If you're a Colts' fan you GOT to be salivating over this ridiculously easy schedule down the stretch (the projected wins being at home). The game @ Jax could feasibly be a win as well considering how poorly Jacksonville has played lately.
6) Baltimore (11-5): Wins- Was, Pit, Jax. Loss to Dal. As a Jets' fan I would be scared shitless to play them in the first round. This could be the most dangerous 6 seed of all time.

Playoff Projections (NFC):
1) NY Giants (13-3): Wins- Phi and Car. Losses- Dal and Min. The Giants should have the division all but wrapped up this week.
2) Tampa Bay (11-5): Wins- SD and Oak. Losses- Atl and Car. Would hold the tiebreaker over the Panthers for the division by virtue of better conference record (8-4). Would hold the tiebreaker over the Cardinals I'm sure by having a stronger strength of schedule.
3) Arizona (11-5): Wins- StL, Sea, NE, Min. 3 of their final 4 are at home (they travel to NE in week 16).
4) Minnesota (10-6): Wins- Det, NYG, Atl. Loss- Arz. The NFC North is theirs to lose now. The Atlanta game is gonna be tough but it is at home. The Giants' game is the last game of the season and the Vikes MIGHT get a break with the Giants' already having homefield.
5) Dallas (11-5): Wins- NYG, Pit and Bal. Loss to Phi. This team is finally rollin and the twist of fate here is that them and the Giants' right now have switched seeds last year. Imagine a Dal @ NYG Divisional Playoff game dear God. Honestly I don't know who'd hold the tiebreaker between the Cowboys and the Panthers at this point though I'm too lazy to break that down- since they'd have the same conference record (7-5)
6) Carolina (11-5): Wins- Den and TB. Losses- NYG and NO. I don't know how any of those NFC South teams do it to be honest. That was a tremendous victory on the road last week. Steve Smith bailed them out BIG-TIME.

My Power 5:

1) NY Giants (11-1): They just keep rollin along. Vegas has been very generous with them too...only 3.5 point favorites last week @ Washington?? What were they thinking, they were just beggin to get robbed hah. No Plaxico, no problem...for now. They clinch the division this week versus the Eagles.

2) Tennessee Titans (11-1): They did exactly what everyone in America expected them to do to the Lions on Thanksgiving. Up next- a depleted Cleveland Browns team who now is down to Ken Dorsey at QB and will be without Kellen Winslow this week. Oh, and they only scored 6 points on the Colts' D without Bob Sanders. Dear God.

3) Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3): Boy did they ever make a statement at Foxboro last week especially on the defensive side of the ball (5 forced turnovers). They made Matt Cassell look like an all-pro Clipboard Holder for this week. The 33-10 score could've been a lot worse actually but the Steelers settled for 3 FGs from 25 yards out or less. Up next- another tough NFC opponent in the streaking Dallas Cowboys. The Steelers are 1-2 vs. the NFC this year.

4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-3): How do you slow down Drew Brees? Force him to throw INTs. Their offense is nothing to write about at all (i.e. Jeff Garcia going 9-23 for 119 and a TD BUT...no turnovers again) and this team as a whole you're just like umm... But if it translates to victories, so be it.

5) Carolina Panthers (9-3): That was a gritty win on the road in Lambeau that both teams needed...yet Carolina wanted more. Deangelo Williams is a BEAST...I remember when he was coming out of Memphis and I raved about him- how badly I wanted him to be a Jet and I just knew Carolina was gonna reap the benefits when they got him. Him and Steve Smith bailed out Jake Delhomme, who's just had an extremely mediocre season. Their defense though is gonna have to step it up a notch.

Next in line- Baltimore Ravens (8-4), Indianapolis Colts (8-4), New York Jets (8-4)

Powerless 5:

1) Detroit Lions (0-12): At this point, is there anything that needs to be said??? You know things are bad when fantasy pronogsticators are pegging Gus freakin Ferrote as a MUST-START at QB on your fantasy team LORD HAVE MERCY. Sidenote- don't do it hah...Adrian Peterson AND Chester Taylor might go for 175+ yards.

2) Cincinnati Bengals (1-10-1): Total yards on the Baltimore Ravens- 309. Doesn't sound that bad right? Wait, no, that's in the 2 games they played them this year. This team is gonna have to be blown up on the offensive side of the ball. How the hell is Ryan Fitzpatrick a starter in this league??? Probably because for the 3rd time this year he's led the team in rushing yards.

3) Seattle Seahawks (2-10): This is probably a bit harsh. But they were nowhere to be found in Dallas last week, at least in the first half. Their offense is sad; and what in God's name was Julius Jones doing starting after Maurice Morris had a 100+ yard game the other week? Because "he wanted to stick it to his former team?" Please. After that fumble which killed their first drive of the game he shoulda put Morris in.

4) St. Louis Rams (2-10): They had their play-hard game of the month. Then again, don't get your hopes up...Miami is a TERRIBLE team when it comes to facing teams they're supposed to destroy (i.e. Seattle, Oakland). Arizona will smoke them to the tune of 40+ points next week.

5) Oakland Raiders (3-9): They get the nod over KC here since they lost to them. A botched fake field goal that led to a KC touchdown. ONE RECEPTION by a wide receiver all game (for 0 yards btw). Only scoring 13 points on that defense? Fuckin A. They blew their chance to tie the Chargers for 2nd place hah.

Next in line- Kansas City Chiefs (2-10), Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8)

And so on.