Super Bowl 2011: Darrelle Revis-Roddy White and 10 Matchups We'd Love To See

With the Wild Card round of the 2011 NFL playoffs now decided, there are some intense and exciting matchups to look forward to in the Divisional round.  As the Seattle Seahawks showed with a win over the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, anything can happen in the playoffs.  

Divisional round predictions aside though, lets take a look at some of the most intriguing potential Super Bowl matchups, as well as some positional matchups we would like to see. Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers, anyone?

New York Jets' Defense Vs. Chicago Bears' Defense

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CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 26: Brian Urlacher #54 of the Chicago Bears brings down Shonn Greene #23 the New York Jets at Soldier Field on December 26, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Jets 38-34. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Chicago Bears

Rushing Defense:  ranked second overall, holding opponents to an average 90.1 YPG.

Passing Defense:  ranked 20th overall, giving up an average of 224.3 YPG.

Key Players:  

LB Brian Urlacher, with 125 total tackles (96 solo, 29 assisted), four sacks, 10 tackles for loss, one interception and two forced fumbles.

LB Lance Briggs, with 89 total tackles (76 solo, 13 assisted), two sacks, seven tackles for loss, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.

CB Charles Tillman, with 82 total tackles (71 solo, 11 assisted), one tackle for loss, five interceptions and three forced fumbles.

DE Julius Peppers, with 54 total tackles (43 solo, 11 assisted), eight sacks, five tackles for loss, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and one blocked kick.

New York Jets

Rushing Defense:  ranked third overall, holding opponents to an average of 90.9 YPG.

Passing Defense:  ranked sixth overall, holding opponents to an average of 200.6 YPG.

Key Players: 

CB Darrelle Revis, with 32 total tackles (26 total, six assisted) and two fumbles recovered.

LB Jason Taylor, 36 total tackles (25 solo, 11 assisted), five sacks, five tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.

LB Bart Scott, 81 total tackles (59 solo, 22 assisted), one sack, six tackles for a loss and two forced fumbles.

LB Calvin Pace, 51 total tackles (42 solo, nine assisted), 5.5 sacks, three tackles for a loss, one interception and one forced fumble.

Advantage:  Jets' Defense

Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger Vs. Atlanta's Matt Ryan

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CLEVELAND, OH - JANUARY 02: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on January 2, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

Ben Roethlisberger

Height:  6'5''

Weight:  241 pounds

NFL Experience:  seven years

Playoff Experience:  10 playoff games played with 2,239 yards, 15 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 61.9 completion percentage and a 87.2 QB rating.

Season Stats:  3,200 yards, 61.7 completion percentage, 17 touchdowns, five interceptions and a 97.0 QB rating.

Accomplishments: 2-time Super Bowl champion, 4-time AFC North Division champion, 2-time AFC Conference champion and AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2004). 

 

Matt Ryan

Height: 6'4''

Weight: 220 pounds

NFL Experience: three years

Playoff Experience:  one playoff game played, with 199 yards, 65.0 completion percentage, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Season Stats:  3,705 yards, 62.5 completion percentage, 28 touchdowns, nine interceptions and a 91.0 QB rating.

Accomplishments:  2010 NFC South Division champion, AP Offensive Rookie of the Year (2008).

Advantage:  Roethlisberger

Chicago's Jay Cutler Vs. Baltimore's Joe Flacco

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KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 09: Quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens goes under center against the Kansas City Chiefs in their 2011 AFC wild card playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 9, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip V

Jay Cutler

Height: 6'3''

Weight: 233 pounds

NFL Experience: five years

Season Stats:  3,274 yards, 60.4 completion percentage, 23 touchdowns, 16 interceptions and a 86.3 QB rating.

Accomplishments:  Pro Bowl selection (2008). 

 

Joe Flacco

Height: 6'6''

Weight: 238 pounds

NFL Experience: three years

Playoff Experience:  six playoff games, with 925 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions.

Season Stats:  3,622 yards, 62.6 completion percentage, 25 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 93.6 QB rating.

Accomplishments:  Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award (2008).

Advantage:  Flacco

New York's Running Backs Vs. Chicago's Running Backs

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JANUARY 08: LaDainian Tomlinson #21 of the New York Jets celebrates after he scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts during their 2011 AFC wild card playoff game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Ja

Shonn Greene

Height:  5'11''

Weight:  226 pounds

Season Stats:  766 rushing yards (4.1 AVG) and two touchdowns; 120 receiving yards.

Experience:  two years

LaDainian Tomlinson

Height:  5'10''

Weight:  215 pounds

Season Stats:  914 rushing yards (4.2 AVG) and six touchdowns; 368 receiving yards.

Experience:  10 years

Accomplishments:  2-time second-team All-Pro selection, 4-time consecutive first-team All-Pro selection, AP NFL MVP (2006) and NFL 2000's All-Decade team member.

Matt Forte

Height:  6'2''

Weight:  218 pounds

Season Stats:  1,069 rushing yards (4.5 AVG) and six touchdowns; 547 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Experience: three years

Chester Taylor

Height: 5'11''

Weight: 213 pounds

Season Stats:  267 rushing yards (2.4 AVG) and three touchdowns; 139 receiving yards.

Experience:  nine years

Advantage:  Jets' running backs

Baltimore's Defense Vs. Atlanta's Offense

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KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 09: Terrence Cody #62, Haloti Ngata #92, Jameel McClain #53, Cory Redding #93 and Ray Lewis #52 and the Baltimore Ravens defense prepare to face the Kansas City Chiefs during their 2011 AFC wild card playoff game at Arrowhead St

Ravens' Defense

Rushing Defense:  ranked fifth overall in the NFL, holding opponents to an average 93.9 YPG.

Passing Defense:  ranked 21st overall in the NFL, giving up an average 224.9 YPG.

Falcons' Offense

Rushing Offense:  ranked 12th overall in the NFL, averaging a total 118.2 YPG.

Passing Offense:  ranked 15th overall in the NFL, averaging a total 222.9 YPG.

 Advantage:  Ravens' defense

Underdog Seahawks Vs. Top Dog Patriots

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FOXBORO, MA - DECEMBER 19: Quarterback Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots talks with head coach Bill Belichick before playing against the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on December 19, 2010 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Patriots won the g

This game alone would create many exciting matchups of its own, such as Tom Brady vs. Matt Hasselbeck, coach Bill Belichick vs. Pete Carroll and running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis v. Marshawn Lynch. 

This unlikely matchup is guaranteed to be a thriller, with the worst team entering the playoffs against the league's most dominant team this season.  That would also mean the Seahawks would have already beaten the Saints, Bears and either the Packers or Falcons.  

Advantage:  Patriots

Devin Hester Vs. New York's Special Teams

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CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 26: Devin Hester #23 of the Chicago Bears celebrates a touchdown catch against the New York Jets at Soldier Field on December 26, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Jets 38-34. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Devin Hester is the NFL's most feared return man, and the New York Jets have a highly-effective special teams unit.  

The only way the Jets win this battle is if they either kick the ball out of bounds every time, or put enough hang time on the ball to get to Hester before he gets his hands on it.  Hester is simply that dangerous; all he needs is one touch, and he can turn it into six.

Advantage:  Hester

Atlanta's Michael Turner Vs. Baltimore's Ray Rice

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KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 09: Running back Ray Rice #27 of the Baltimore Ravens runs with the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter of their 2011 AFC wild card playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 9, 2011 in Kansas City, Misso

Michael Turner

Height:  5'10''

Weight:  244 pounds

Experience:  seven years

Season Stats:  1,371 rushing yards (4.1 AVG) and 12 touchdowns; 85 receiving yards.

Accomplishments:  2-time Pro Bowl selection and All-Pro selection (2008).

Ray Rice

Height:  5'8''

Weight:  212 pounds

Experience:  three years

Season Stats:  1,220 yards (4.0 AVG) and five touchdowns; 556 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Accomplishments:  Pro Bowl selection (2009). 

Advantage:  Rice

New England's Tom Brady Vs. Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers

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FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 02: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates a touchdown by teammate BenJarvis Green-Ellis in the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins on January 2, 2011 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa

Tom Brady

Height:  6'4''

Weight:  225 pounds

NFL Experience:  11 years

Playoff Experience:  18 playoff games with 4,108 yards, 62.0 completion percentage, 28 touchdowns, 18 interceptions, two rushing touchdowns and a 85.5 QB rating.

Season Stats:  3,900 yards, 65.9 completion percentage, 36 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 111.0 QB rating.

Accomplishments:  3-time Super Bowl Champion, 2-time Super Bowl MVP, AP NFL MVP (2007), NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2009) and 6-time Pro Bowl selection. 

Aaron Rodgers

Height:  6'2''

Weight:  225 pounds

NFL Experience:  six years

Season Stats:  3,922 yards, 65.7 completion percentage, 28 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a 101.2 QB rating.

Accomplishments: Pro Bowl selection (2009) and is the only player in NFL history to have 4,000 yards passing in each of his first two seasons.

Advantage:  Brady

New York's Darrelle Revis Vs. Atlanta's Roddy White

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PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 19: Darrelle Revis #24of the New York Jets warms up prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 19, 2010 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Roddy White

Height:  6'0''

Weight:  212 pounds

NFL Experience:  six years

Season Stats:  1,389 receiving yards (12.1 AVG) and 10 touchdowns; three rushing yards.

Darrelle Revis

Height:  5'11''

Weight:  198 pounds

NFL Experience:  four years

Season Stats:  32 total tackles (26 solo, six assisted).

 Advantage:  Revis