Now that the final playoff spot is determined, after the San Diego Chargers laid waste to their division rivals, here is my view of how the road to Super Bowl XLIII will play out. Believe it or not, the road in the AFC won't travel through Tennessee. The Wild Card teams will play a major factor in the playoffs again this year. Multiple regular season rematches are in the cards for this year.
The Final Seeding for the Playoffs: In the AFC, Tennessee secured the number one seed defeating Pittsburgh a week ago, which gave the Steelers the number two seed. Miami winning today over the New York Jets gives them an 11-5 record and the number three seed in the playoffs. San Diego is given the fourth seed because they won their division, even though they end the season at 8-8.
The Wild Card teams, and probably the hottest teams in the AFC right now, start at number five, the Indianapolis Colts, who shut out the Titans with their starters only playing one series. The Baltimore Ravens secured the sixth seed with a win yesterday, which keeps the New England Patriots at home this postseason.
In the NFC, New York locked up the number one seed in the same fashion as Tennessee, by beating the Panthers in a head to head game. However, Carolina needed a victory yesterday to have the number two seed. They won a nail-biter against New Orleans to get the number two seed.
Minnesota gets the number three seed by being the NFC North Champions and having a 10-6 record compared to the number four seed Arizona Cardinals' 9-7 record. The Wild Card teams are Atlanta and Philadelphia. Atlanta gets the fifth seed because of a better record.
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