NFL Playoffs 2015: Known Super Bowl Schedule Info and Predictions

The New England Patriots knocked off the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks throttled the Carolina Panthers in two thrilling Divisional Round games Saturday, which means we are officially four games away from the Super Bowl.

That's right: Only four more games between now and the end of the season.

Here is an early look at the schedule for this year’s clash for the Lombardi Trophy.

Super Bowl XLIX

Date: Sunday, Feb. 1

Time: 6:30 p.m. ET

TV: NBC 

Location: University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

Postseason Predictions

Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers

The offensive weapons in the matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers make this arguably the most intriguing game of the entire playoffs.

On one side, the Cowboys will bring Tony Romo, DeMarco Murray and Dez Bryant, while the Packers will counter with Aaron Rodgers, Eddie Lacy, Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb. Expect plenty of points in this one, regardless of how cold it is at Lambeau Field.

The Packers will ultimately outscore Dallas; it's difficult to envision the Cowboys secondary (No. 26 in the league against the pass) keeping Rodgers and Company out of the end zone.

Predicted winner: Packers

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos

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Hope you like quarterbacks, because that's all you'll hear about in this matchup between the Colts' Andrew Luck and the Broncos' Peyton Manning.

Even Colts owner Jim Irsay weighed in, according to STATS LLC (via ESPN.com): "It was my hope and dream that this sort of situation would occur. I feel blessed that it has. I think it's going to be a great game, and having these two great quarterbacks go against each other at this point in their careers is really exciting."

Ironically, it will be a running back who plays the biggest role in this game. Denver’s C.J. Anderson led the NFL with 648 rushing yards in the final six weeks of the regular season and should have his way against a Colts front that finished 18th in the league against the run. 

Predicted winner: Broncos

Presumed AFC Championship Game: Denver Broncos at New England Patriots

If you think the Manning-Luck matchup has already gotten plenty of coverage, just wait until Manning plays against New England’s Tom Brady.

The Broncos are a different team now than they were in Week 9, when they lost to the Patriots in New England, thanks to the emergence of Anderson in the backfield. Still, it is hard to forget the Patriots' 43-21 margin of victory. New England just dominated in every facet of the game, and the AFC Championship Game will also be in Foxborough.

Anderson may be special, but he can’t make up the 22-point spread from the last one. 

Predicted winner: Patriots

Presumed NFC Championship Game: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks

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Speaking of regular-season blowouts, the Seahawks already beat the Packers in the season opener to the tune of 36-16. 

This would be yet another test to the "defense wins championships" theory, considering the Packers were tops in the league in scoring offense and the Seahawks were tops in scoring defense. Tom Reed of Cleveland.com noted that the Seahawks are doing things a bit unconventionally in today’s high-octane world of offense, but that it is consistently working:

Much like the first game, the Seahawks will impose their physical will on the Packers with press coverage on the outside and a strong running game when they have the ball. 

Predicted winner: Seahawks

Presumed Super Bowl: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks

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The two No. 1 seeds both won Saturday, which did nothing to change the minds of those who assume the Seahawks and Patriots are going to take care of business with home-field advantage on the way to the Super Bowl.

While Seattle won easily, 31-17, in a game that wasn’t even as close as the final scored indicated thanks to a garbage-time Carolina touchdown, the Patriots barely survived, 35-31. In fact, New England found itself behind by 14 points on two different occasions before finally hanging on at the end.

It was a closer call than most Patriots fans were likely looking for against the No. 6 seed, even if that No. 6 seed was the dangerous Baltimore Ravens.

The storylines for this hypothetical Super Bowl practically write themselves. It will be Tom Brady and the powerful Patriots offense vs. Richard Sherman and the rest of the league’s No. 1 defense. It will also be the defending champs against the closest thing we have had to a dynasty in the NFL for the last 10 years. 

Get ready, America.

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