A look at the best NFL playoffs matchups all fans want to see
It’s Week 15 of the NFL season, and the NFL playoff race is starting to take shape.
Although there’s three game remaining for most teams, we’re starting to get a pretty good idea of what teams are going to make the playoffs. Here’s what the breakdown looks like right now:
AFC
1. New England Patriots (10-3)
2. Denver Broncos (10-3)
3. Indianapolis Colts (9-4)
4. Cincinnati Bengals (8-4-1)
5/6. San Diego Chargers (8-5), Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5), Baltimore Ravens (8-5)
NFC
1. Arizona Cardinals (11-3)
2. Green Bay Packers (10-3)
3. Philadelphia Eagles (9-4)
4. Atlanta Falcons (5-8), New Orleans Saints (5-8)
5/6. Seattle Seahawks (9-4), Detroit Lions (9-4), Dallas Cowboys (9-4)
As the NFL regular season comes to a close, the playoffs are right on the horizon, which is really everyone’s favorite part of the NFL season.
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Most of the league gets eliminated, and their fans don’t have a team to root for, yadda, yadda, yadda. The NFL gets much better in the playoffs.
The stakes are high in the NFL, but they are that much higher in the playoffs. That makes things very interesting for the viewer. As viewers, we just want to see a good game, right? We’re all fans of the game, but when we don’t have a dog in the fight, we just want to see the best game possible.
Let’s take a look at the best playoff matchups possible for each conference and the Super Bowl.
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