You've been waiting long enough. With the first full Sunday of action beginning tomorrow, I thought it was finally time to complete my four-part "Last-Minute Preview" series. Here they are, my 2012 postseason seedings and playoff picks.
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. New England Patriots
3. Houston Texans
4. Denver Broncos
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
6. Tennessee Titans
NFC
1. Green Bay Packers
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Carolina Panthers
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Chicago Bears
Wild Card Round
Texans defeat Titans
Steelers defeat Broncos
Cowboys defeat Bears
Saints defeat Panthers
Divisional Round
Ravens defeat Steelers
Texans defeat Patriots
Packers defeat Saints
49ers defeat Cowboys
Conference Championship
Ravens defeat Texans
Packers defeat 49ers
Super Bowl XLVII (in New Orleans, LA)
Packers defeat Ravens
MVP: Aaron Rodgers––No. 2 of his eight-year career
Joe Flacco falls just short of proving to everyone he can win the big one. Strangely enough, the way my seedings and picks have come out, there are a couple of rematches from last season's playoffs: Steelers/Broncos, Ravens/Texans, and of course we (according to me, anyways) will get to witness yet another classic Steerlers vs. Ravens playoff battle.
This will be the first playoff meeting in which the Ravens actually manage to edge the stingy Steelers. It;s short-lived, however, as the Packers and it's pass-heavy offense trumps the Ray Lewis-led Baltimore squad in New Orleans.
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Another Note: My Week 1 picks for tomorrow have been posted in the "Picks" tab.
