if the playoffs started today...

[Bob Sacamano]

of course they don't, and it's meaningless to think in those terms, in fact, downright foolish if you ask me, but here's the playoff picture as it stands now...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2247741

Updated: Dec. 19, 2004
Week 13 Playoff Picture


ESPN.com






Here's how the playoff races would look if the 2005 season ended right now:

Week 13 playoff scenarios

AFC playoff raceNFC playoff raceTeamWLTDivConfTeamWLTDivConfx-1. Colts 12 0 0 5-0 10-0 1. Seahawks 9 2 0 5-0 8-1 2. Broncos 9 3 0 3-1 6-2 2. Bears 9 3 0 4-0 8-1 3. Bengals 9 3 0 4-1 6-3 3. Panthers 9 3 0 2-1 6-2 4. Patriots 7 5 0 3-0 5-4 4. Giants 8 4 0 3-1 7-3 5. Jaguars 9 3 0 2-1 7-2 5. Bucs 8 4 0 2-1 6-3 6. Chargers 8 4 0 3-1 6-2 6. Cowboys 7 5 0 3-2 6-3 7. Chiefs 8 4 0 3-2 7-3 7. Falcons 7 5 0 1-2 4-4 8. Steelers 7 5 0 3-2 6-5 8. Vikings 7 5 0 4-1 6-4





NFC scenarios

• Bears would be No. 2 seed in NFC based on head-to-head win over the Panthers.

• Cowboys would be No. 6 seed based on better conference record than Falcons and Vikings.



AFC scenarios

• Broncos would be No. 2 seed in the AFC based on better conference record than Bengals. • Chargers would be No. 6 seed based on head-to-head win over the Chiefs.











For a detailed explanation of tie-breaking procedures, click here.






Wild-card matchups

AFC
San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals
Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots
First-round byes: Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos NFC
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants
First-round byes: Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears

 

[thewivil]

At this point, I wouldn't feel too confident going into Carolina.

 

[Billy Bullocks]

Rucker and Peppers, Tucker and Pettiti.....

we're going 10-6, wild card. I think we may have some trouble come january though. We're a year away, dont kid yaselves

 

[Hiero]

bad memories of the last time we played them in the playoffs..

 

[followthestar]

we'll find out in a couple weeks... beating Carolina looms pretty big now, what?