NFL Playoff Picture: Packers and 49ers Will Make Playoff Scenarios Clearer

The Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers are about to prove how well they have done for themselves this season by clinching their respective divisions well before any others. 

It won't take a miracle for either to happen. All we need is for the Packers to win and Detroit to lose, or for the Bears and Lions to lose.

The 49ers get off far easier. Playing in a division that is just a shade better than a collection of junior college teams will do that. They just need a win, or the Seahawks and Cardinals to lose. 

Green Bay Packers: Let's take a gander at the closest thing to perfection we have seen this season: Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers. 

The Giants pose a formidable foe, if this had been a few weeks ago. This team is mentally checking out once again and the defense is the real worry. 

I am confident that this shootout will go the way of Green Bay. The Giants just don't have the chemistry to beat a team like this right now. 

As for Detroit, they are marching into the wrong town right now. Drew Brees is straight dealing and the Lions will be dismissed accordingly. Consider that Ndamukong Suh may be suspended for that game, or at the very least playing with a softer disposition and you see the issue. 

The usual fierce pass rush will be diminished greatly giving Brees an opportunity to wreak havoc, but in a good way. 

San Francisco 49ers: The Eagles will beat the Seahawks and the Cowboys will beat the Cardinals. But even if that weren't true, you have to concede that the Niners are walking into a great game against the Rams. 

It's odd that before the season started, we thought the Rams would be on the opposite side of the spectrum in this game. That's why they play, they say. 

The Rams are lost on offense and a wreck on defense. I will take San Francisco to win this rivalry game handily.