NFL 2015 - Week 17

So the regular season has ended and the playoff will begin today.

As it stands all of the playoff teams finished in the top half of the league.  Being that 12 teams make the playoffs, that means that over a third of all teams are in.  So based on the season performance of all teams I would predict a Cincinnati vs. Carolina Super Bowl.

The rankings also support the current narrative that Seattle is dangerous.  And since they ended with a top five offence and defense I would agree.

Pittsburgh on the other hand has had a top ten offence all year with an average defense.  Not a recipe to win a title.  Offense gets you into the playoffs, defenses win the tournament.

It should be a fun run.  I will stick with New England until someone can stop them, and I think Arizona is just a little better than the rest on the other side.

As for this weeks games I'll go with Houston, Pittsburgh, Minnesota and Green Bay.

			OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK		RECORD	SS
1	CAROLINA		1	1		15-1-0	32
2	ARIZONA		3	5		13-3-0	14
3	CINCINNATI		4	6		12-4-0	19
4	NEW ENGLAND		2	8		12-4-0	27
5	SEATTLE		5	3		10-6-0	8
6	KANSAS CITY		6	4		11-5-0	17
7	MINNESOTA		15	10		11-5-0	10
8	GREEN BAY		8	12		10-6-0	6
9	PITTSBURGH		7	13		10-6-0	13
10	DENVER		20	2		12-4-0	12
11	NY JETS		11	9		10-6-0	31
12	HOUSTON		16	11		9-7-0	25
13	BUFFALO		10	15		8-8-0	18
14	WASHINGTON		17	14		9-7-0	28
15	ST LOUIS		27	7		7-9-0	3
16	DETROIT		14	25		7-9-0	4
17	OAKLAND		12	18		7-9-0	14
18	NY GIANTS		13	29		6-10-0	22
19	NEW ORLEANS		9	32		7-9-0	23
20	INDIANAPOLIS		21	16		8-8-0	20
21	TAMPA BAY		22	20		6-10-0	29
22	PHILADELPHIA		24	17		7-9-0	14
23	ATLANTA		23	21		8-8-0	21
24	CHICAGO		18	26		6-10-0	1
25	MIAMI		19	23		6-10-0	26
26	SAN FRANCISCO		28	30		5-11-0	2
27	JACKSONVILLE		26	28		5-11-0	30
28	BALTIMORE		30	27		5-11-0	11
29	SAN DIEGO		25	24		4-12-0	9
30	DALLAS		32	19		4-12-0	7
31	CLEVELAND		29	31		3-13-0	5
32	TENNESSEE		31	22		3-13-0	23

NFL - Week 16

			OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK		RECORD	SS
1	ARIZONA		2	3		13-2-0	21
2	CAROLINA		3	2		14-1-0	29
3	NEW ENGLAND		1	8		12-3-0	27
4	CINCINNATI		4	6		11-4-0	12
5	KANSAS CITY		7	5		10-5-0	17
6	SEATTLE		8	4		9-6-0	16
7	GREEN BAY		5	10		10-5-0	10
8	PITTSBURGH		6	12		9-6-0	8
9	MINNESOTA		14	11		10-5-0	11
10	DENVER		22	1		11-4-0	5
11	NY JETS		11	9		10-5-0	31
12	HOUSTON		16	13		8-7-0	21
13	WASHINGTON		18	14		8-7-0	25
14	BUFFALO		10	17		7-8-0	19
15	ST LOUIS		28	7		7-8-0	3
16	OAKLAND		12	18		7-8-0	18
17	NY GIANTS		13	29		6-9-0	24
18	DETROIT		15	28		6-9-0	4
19	ATLANTA		21	21		8-7-0	25
20	NEW ORLEANS		9	32		6-9-0	23
21	TAMPA BAY		20	20		6-9-0	30
22	CHICAGO		17	24		6-9-0	2
23	INDIANAPOLIS		23	15		7-8-0	13
24	PHILADELPHIA		25	19		6-9-0	13
25	JACKSONVILLE		19	27		5-10-0	31
26	MIAMI		24	26		5-10-0	28
27	SAN FRANCISCO		29	30		4-11-0	1
28	BALTIMORE		30	25		5-10-0	13
29	SAN DIEGO		27	23		4-11-0	8
30	CLEVELAND		26	31		3-12-0	6
31	DALLAS		32	16		4-11-0	6
32	TENNESSEE		31	22		3-12-0	20