NFL Playoff Bracket 2015: Printable AFC, NFC Brackets, Odds, Scenarios

Hours remain before the kickoff of the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. After months of waiting throughout the regular season, the No. 1 and 2 seeds now finally put their seasons on the line.

In the AFC, the New England Patriots host the Baltimore Ravens in Foxborough looking to make their way back to the AFC Championship Game. While the Denver Broncos don't have the top seed this year, they still enter as one of the most dynamic offenses in the league against the Indianapolis Colts.

The Carolina Panthers have hopes of continuing their late-season run against the Seattle Seahawks. In the slightly more realistic chances at an upset, the Dallas Cowboys will look to remain unblemished on the road in Lambeau Field.

In anticipation of the biggest weekend in the NFL to date, here's a look at the latest bracket, odds and matchup scenarios.

Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Odds
Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots	Sat., Jan. 10	4:35 p.m.	NBC	NE -7
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks	Sat., Jan. 10	8:15 p.m.	Fox	SEA -10.5
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers	Sun., Jan. 11	1:05 p.m.	Fox	GB -5.5
Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos	Sun., Jan. 11	4:40 p.m.	CBS	DEN - 7

Matchup Scenarios

The games with the biggest impact on the matchup scenarios will both take place on Saturday. If either underdog takes home a win, the Sunday winners have a chance to host a playoff game that didn't previously seem possible.

It rarely happens that a team with a record at or below .500 even makes the playoffs, much less goes on to win a game. While the Panthers were able to accomplish both already, this weekend will be their toughest test thus far.

The last two games between the teams led to neither team scoring more than 13 points, but the Seahawks came away with the gritty wins. Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports offered his take on the recent history:

Of course, the Ravens will be looking to come away with the same improbable win against the Patriots. Given their recent playoff matchups, it seems much more likely that Baltimore can advance than Carolina.

Over in Lambeau, Green Bay hosts a Dallas team that has yet to drop a road contest this season. Though many of the opponents have losing records, the victories over Seattle and Philadelphia are convincing enough. America's Pregame gave a look at the statistics for the Cowboys on the road:

If all goes right for the Cowboys or Packers, they have a chance to host a postseason matchup again. Meanwhile, the Broncos and Colts will be hoping for a chance to host the Ravens in the AFC Championship.

Manning enters this year's playoffs after being shellacked by the Seahawks in last year's Super Bowl. Now, he has to face his former team just to make it back to the conference championship.

Obviously going through a range of emotions, cornerback Chris Harris also pointed out that the pressure will be firmly on Manning's shoulders. Harris shared his thoughts on the situation with Lindsay H. Jones of USA Today:

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The pressure is back on him now. Win or lose in the playoffs, it's always going to fall on the quarterback. It doesn't matter if we play terrible defense, or if the other team plays terrible on defense. I mean, it's always going to go on the quarterback.

At the end of the day, it's going to be on Peyton Manning.

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Expect offensive fireworks from both the Broncos and Colts in the final matchup of the weekend. In fact, expect plenty of tight games with five of the eight quarterbacks in the divisional round already winning a Super Bowl.

With all of that experience, this weekend will be packed full of the best teams from the NFL. And we're just hours away.

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