Playoffs at this point

[CPF4LIFE]

I would love for Seattle to have to go to GB instead of Washington (just who I predict to win the east).  They havent had to go on the road in the playoffs since Wilson's rookie year and win a tough game. 

[MadHatter]

On ‎12‎/‎14‎/‎2015 at 11:31 AM, stirs said:

This would mean that AZ gets Seattle/GB winner and we get the winner of NFC East/Minny.

Nope....in your scenario:

If Seattle won against GB....then we would get Seattle. 

We get the LOWEST remaining seed.....not the winner of a specific matchup.

[Chaos]

As stated, we're going to run up against tough teams in the playoffs - no way around it.  But if Seattle has to travel all the way to PHL/WAS to play, and the next weekend come all the way here, bring em on.  We'll get the redemption for last year's divisional round loss in their house.  It's what needs to happen, so let's end the fear around here.

[stirs]

36 minutes ago, MadHatter said:

Nope....in your scenario:

If Seattle won against GB....then we would get Seattle. 

We get the LOWEST remaining seed.....not the winner of a specific matchup.

This post was a week old, fwiw

I was also assuming that Minny would win against any NFC East team.  But yeah, we get lowest seed.  I personally think that Seattle and Minny are better than anyone in NFC East.  Just depends on who is 5 and who is 6.

Feel like Seattle will win out giving them 5 seed.  Minny or GB will be 6 seed.

[PghPanther]

What is significant about the Panthers is even when they cool off whether it is within an actual game or during any part of the season they have managed to win every game so far.......

What team no matter how hot they are has the track record this season and the confidence to bring such attitude into post season play??

Sure you can argue some of them can and in more recent games too........but whose on top of this mountain of confidence right now as it stands?

..and might I add of all the quarterbacks playing at this time of year going into the post season who has the most confidence and determination to bring their team out of a tie or deficient to win a game in the last 5 minutes currently right now?

Only one team and one quarter back can confidentially make those claims as standing on the top of that mountain.............. and might I add...

...they will see the promise land one and all this year!!

[w280sax]

Been playing with the playoff scenario generator.

By order of preference here are the best scenarios imo.

1. Seattle gets the 6 seed and goes to green bay.  This is unlikely as i think seattle has to lose at home to the rams and at the cardinals.  I cant imagine the rams beating seattle but you never know.  I like green bays chances of beating seattle at home better than minnesota or Washington/philly and if they did we play wash/phi/minn in divisional and gb can play arizona.  Pct likelihood imo, 5%.

2. (Tie) Seattle gets the 6 seed and goes to minnesota.   For this to happen, seattle can win out if minn beats gb and gb beats ariz.  This could also happen if seattle beats stl but loses to arizona and gb loses to both minnesota and arizona.  The second scenario is more likely.  Still a lot of ifs but none of these would be unbelievable upsets.  Minnesota got beat bad by seattle earlier in the year at home so im not a huge fan of this matchup but minnesota has a defense and running game so they would have some chance.  If they did win, we would see gb/phi/was.  Pct likelihood 15%

2. (Tie) Seattle gets the 5 seed and goes to was/phi and gb goes to minn.  Clearly, seattle will be the favorite on the road but i like washingtons chances better than phillys.  If seattle wins, we would pull for gb and i would like their chances especially coming off a loss in week 17 to minn for the division.  This requires gb to lose to ariz and minn and seattle to beat both stl and ariz (who would probably rest starters in this scenario).  Pct likelihood 20%

3.  Seattle gets the 5 seed and goes to was/phi and minn goes to gb.  Same logic as above for seattle vs. Nfc east.  I dont like minnesota at green bay very much but we would pull for minnesota here since we would play them if they won.  This happens if green bay wins in week 17 as they have to win that game to win the division.  Week 16 makes no difference in that division race.  If gb wins the division and stl wins either of their remaining games, this will be the result.  Pct likelihood 60%

At this point, i would give us at least 50% chance of a seattle rematch.  In fact, i guess the odds that we see each possible opponent below in the divisional round.

Sea 50%

Minnesota 15%

Gb 15%

Washington 13%

Philly 5%

Nyg 1%

Atl 1%

Arizona 0% 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine