Super Bowl Contenders

The Super Bowl is in February and we're heading into Week 7 of the NFL Season with the playoff picture beginning to take form just a little bit.

The Broncos and Chiefs lead the AFC South both at 6-0.

The Colts lead the AFC South.

The Bengals lead the AFC North with the Ravens in 2nd place and Cleveland in 3rd place.

The Patriots, lucky enough to be 5-1, lead the AFC East with The Jets and Dolphins looming over them.


As far as the NFC goes, the two dominant teams in that conference look like The Saints and the Seahawks. But there are several dark horses that could come up and challenge for that crown.

The Cowboys and Eagles are both at 3-3 and playing for the NFC East lead on Sunday. The Bears and Lions are both at 4-2 fighting for control of the NFC North.

And then you have the San Francisco 49ers at 4-2 and Green Bay Packers at 3-2.


Question is: who is making the Super Bowl? Right now, here are my standings once the season is over.

AFC:

1. Denver Broncos
2. New England Patriots
3. Indianapolis Colts
4. Cincinnati Bengals
5. Kansas City Chiefs
6. Baltimore Ravens

- The Broncos are clearly the best team in the conference so they're gonna grab that #1 seed. I don't even think the KC defense can stop Manning. Unless the Jets come up from nowhere and make some noise, New England wins the East.....again. And gets the #2 seed.....again.

- The Colts only challenge in the South is Tennessee. They aren't going away making the first Colts/Titans game a must watch. The Jags aren't going anywhere, and Houston has fallen off the wagon. The Bengals are playing good Football and I think they can contend for the AFC North crown. The Browns are dead in the water with Wheeden, I don't think Pittsburgh can make up for starting 1-4 and Baltimore has been too inconsistent. Then again, it is a long season.


NFC:

1. New Orleans Saints
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Chicago Bears
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. San Francisco 49ers
6. Green Bay Packers

- The Seahawks have looked too good. If they get Homefield Advantage, I pray for whatever team has to go up there and try to beat Seattle at home in a playoff game. New Orleans is back to rare form and look like they're gonna capture the South seeing as how Atlanta isn't playing the way they are used to being at 1-4.

- I don't think Detroit can maintain 1st place, the Vikings clearly don't know what they're doing, and with all of Green Bay's injuries, it's hard to see them winning the North. Leaving the door open for the Bears to walk in steal the division if they can manage to beat Detroit and not turn the ball over so many times like in their last meeting.


- The Giants are 0-6, write them off. The Redskins aren't the team they were last season, cross them out too. It comes down to Dallas and Philly. We'll see how both teams match up on Sunday, but if I were to pick one team to take the East, it'd be Dallas.

Right now, this is how I predict the end of the season will look. But again, it is a LONG season. Never know what'll happen.


I'm going to stick with my pick for the Super Bowl: Denver vs Seattle. Seeing Peyton Manning go up against that Seattle defense will be something to watch. But first the Broncos need to get out the AFC. Which means, they can't let things like what happened with Baltimore happen again.

If Seattle locks up the #1 seed and gets Homefield throughout, then they're going to the Super Bowl team. They maybe a poor road team, but they're a Monstrous Home Team. If not Seattle, then New Orleans makes it out.

I see too many inconsistencies with the other teams. The only team that can challenge Denver is probably Kansas City with their defense, and quite possibly New England, but their defense is exploitable. Denver's defense lacks pass rush. They need to fix that if they're gonna get out of the AFC.

The only teams that can challenge Seattle, or New Orleans, is either Dallas or San Fran.

I believe Dallas has the playmakers and physicality on defense to contain New Orleans and stand up to Seattle. And we already know how good San Francisco is, but teams know how to contain Kaepernick now. But that doesn't mean they're not a solid team.


It's gonna be an intriguing playoffs to watch that's for sure. It's also gonna be interesting to see how the season ends.

Let me know who you think will make the Playoffs and Super Bowl.


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By: Gerald "Showstopper" Prophete