Playoff Predictions

The NFL this year has been made up of many surprise games, players and teams. Several teams, like the Saints, Panthers, and 49ers have hugely disappointed thus far this season, while the Cardinals, Browns and Bills have impressed with winning records so far. Although the ranking are not set yet with two weeks remaining in the season, it is predictable which teams will make the playoffs. With several capable teams this year, the race to the Super bowl will be one with much competition.

AFC- The two teams that will earn a bye-week in the first round will be the Patriots and the Broncos, as they both have an 11-3 record right now. The two games for the first round will be the Colts against the Chargers for the 3 versus 6 game, and the Ravens at the Bengals for the 4 versus 5 game. All four teams have a great chance to move on to the next round, as all four have solid quarterbacks and good defenses. The Colts should go on to beat the Chargers, as Andrew Luck will lead his young team past Philip Rivers and his talented offense. The Ravens will upset the Bengal, which will leave Cincinnati with their sixth playoff loss in a row. Although Joe Flacco isn't a great quarterback, he's better than Andy Dalton, and his experience with the playoffs will help him drive past the Bengals. In the next round, the Patriots will host the Ravens, and the Colts will play at the Broncos. The Patriots will easily win, with Pat Chung leading the defense to a great game. The Denver and Indianapolis game will be a good one, but Peyton Manning will escape with a victory against his old team. The matchup the following week between Brady and Manning will be a high scoring one, but Brady will ultimately lead his team to a hard fought victory to the Super Bowl.

NFC- The NFC does not have as many teams in contention for the last playoff spot, but they still have plenty of Super Bowl worthy teams. The Cardinals and Packers will earn themselves a bye-week in the first round, as both teams will win their remaining two games. The two first round games will be between the three seed Eagles  and the Lions, and the four seed Panthers will play against the wild-card Seahawks. Both wild-card teams will win their games, as Mark Sánchez will fall short of leading his new team past the number one defense in the league, and the Seahawks will manhandle the outmatched Panthers. The following week, the Seahawks will take on the Packers, a game between possibly the two best teams in the league. Aaron Rodgers will barely edge out Russell Wilson's team, upsetting the previous champs. The Cardinals and Lions will play, with the Cardinals pulling out the win with their explosive defense. In the NFC Championship game, the Cardinal will host the Packers, but the visiting team will comfortably get the win, as Rodgers will prove to be too much for the Cardinals defense.

Super Bowl- This game would be a rematch of week 13, where the Packers were able to beat the Patriots at home 26-21. It would be a matchup between two Super Bowl winning quarterbacks, as Brady has won three and Rodgers has won one. The game would be close, but Pat Chung's late interception will close the game for a Patriots victory 31-27. With his tremendous play, Chung will bring home the Super Bowl MVP award.

                                                      Best Quarterbacks in the NFL

In the National Football League and football everywhere, the quarterback is the most important player on the field. A team can really be converted from a mediocre team to a great one with an upgrade at the position. Today, there is a high level of competition as far as who the best in the league are, as several quarterbacks playing are considered all-time greats. The following players make up the list as the best in the league today.

1) Tom Brady- Tom has been the best in the business for the last decade, and even though he is getting old, he is still the best. He has lead the Patriots to a 9-3 start to the year, which is nothing spectacular compared to what he is used to. He has the highest win percentage of any quarterback of all time, and he has seven more playoff wins than any other quarterback playing right now. He throws an incredibly low amount of interceptions, and always seems to win games despite who is playing alongside him. The combo of Brady and Belichick  continues to be the deadliest combo in the league.

2) Aaron Rodgers- The quarterback for Green Bay continues to prove that he is a machine. His accuracy is unreal, as he has a career touchdown to interception ratio of 4.0, which is 1.3 better than the second best of all-time, Tom Brady. His many years as a backup for Brett Favre clearly helped him, as he made the Packers his team since Favre's departure. Rodgers has the Packers starting the year with nine wins, tied for the lead in the league. With one Super Bowl win in his career already, another one could be coming in the next few years, as his Packers look great.

3) Drew Brees- The quarterback of the New Orleans Saints is third in the league because of his powerful throw and precise accuracy. Although this year has been tough, he has had a great career with the Saints, as he brought them their first Super Bowl ever a few years ago. Despite his short stature, Brees is able to throw the ball with a tremendous amount of strength, which he has been doing for years. What puts Brady and Rodgers past him is that they tend to throw less interceptions than Brees, yet his accuracy is still exceptional. Also, he has only managed to win five games this year, even with playing against the worst division in the league.

4) Andrew Luck- The man running the quarterback position for the Colts is fourth in the league because of his combination of his arm accuracy and mobility. The first pick in the draft a couple of years ago, Luck has shown that he could have an amazing career ahead of him. In his first three years, he has turned the Colts into one of the worst teams in the league to one of the top playoff contenders. In a couple of years, it would be no surprise to see him win an MVP award, or even a Super Bowl.

5) Phillip Rivers- San Diego's quarterback is fifth in the league because he has maybe the strongest arm in the league, and he can also run pretty well. Although he has had an inconsistent career, Rivers has always been known to put up huge passing yards numbers. He is also known to end the year very strong, more often then not resulting in the playoffs. He is yet to win a Super Bowl, or even make a serious playoff run, but Rivers has still proven that he is one of the league's best.