The playoffs are four games away and one of these teams will celebrate a championship in about two months. Which one will it be?

In the AFC, the Steelers and Titans look like the dominant teams while the Ravens and Colts, likely divisional runner-ups and current Wild Card leaders, will look to spoil the season on the Jets and Broncos.

Meanwhile, in the NFC, the Giants are running away with the NFC East and the conference in general.

The Panthers and Buccaneers play a pivotal game in Carolina that will likely determine who wins the NFC South and gets the first-round bye. Then there's the Cowboys, a team with the talent to win it all that just needs to somehow find the chemistry and toughness to win important games.

If the NFC North winner* and the Cardinals are the other two divisional winners, we'll be looking at possibly four Wild Card upsets in the first round.

* Whoever sucks the least between the Vikings, Packers and Bears.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis

Line: Colts by 13.5

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The preceeding link should tell you the importance of Jeff Saturday. There is an 11 point scoring differential when he's not in the lineup. That's huge, and the reason Indy's offense was stagnant last week against the Browns, failing to score an offensive touchdown for the first time in the Peyton Manning era. Thankfully, for the second week in a row, Indy faces an inept offensive squad, so they may not have to score too much to win.

Colts 19, Bengals 7

Jacksonville at Chicago

Line: Bears by 6.5

Jacksonville looked positively sad against Houston, as if they've completely quit on the season, which I believe they have. There were many running plays on which Steve Slaton was able to slash through the defense untouched. Matt Forte should have no trouble doing the same, meaning the Bears won't have to lean on Orton this week to win a game for them.

Bears 28, Jaguars 20

Houston at Green Bay

Line: Packers by 6

Houston is looking like an up-and-coming team, but they're still young and bringing back a rusty Matt Schaub into frigid Lambeau. This game means too much to the Packers; their backs are against the wall and they're desperate, so I think they get it done against Houston as they have a bit more offensive firepower.

Packers 24, Texans 17

Cleveland at Tennessee

Line: Titans by 14

Braylon Edwards won't drop any of Dorsey's passes. They'll all fall five yards short of him as he finishes his routes. Cleveland's QB's are dropping like flies as Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn are both out for the year. That's not a good sign going against the rugged Titans defense.

Titans 27, Browns 3

Minnesota at Detroit

Line: Vikings by 10

Will the Lions finally win a game? Interestingly, this is the team they came the closest to beating, almost pulling out an ugly 12-10 slopfest in Minnesota. I predict that luck finally shines on the city of Detroit. It has to after the millions of layoffs in the auto industry. Let's just call it Culpepper's revenge.

Lions 28, Vikings 27

Philadelphia at New York Giants

Line: Giants by 5.5

Heading into next week's showdown in Dallas, the Giants move a step closer to clinching the division as they sink a long-time nemisis in the Eagles. I just can't trust the Eagles offense, last week's shredding of a porous Cardinals team was a mirage. It won't happen again against Big Blue, a team that can take you out of your element running the football and make you one-dimensional.

Giants 20, Eagles 10

Atlanta at New Orleans

Line: Saints by 3

Just how long before people finally get the memo smacked across their forehead? The Falcons are for real! I for one will back an 8-4 team that has won every game it "wasn't supposed to win." Now, with the playoffs in their sights, Matt Ryan will out play Drew Brees in a shootout to catapult the Dirty Birds one step closer to achieving the improbable.

Falcons 38, Saints 37

New York Jets at San Francisco

Line: Jets by 3.5

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