NFL PLAYOFFS DOWN TO 8 TEAMS

BILLS, PATRIOTS, SAINTS, & EAGLES

DIVISIONAL ROUND PLAYOFF POWER RANKINGS

#1.BALTIMORE RAVENS (14-2) SAME  By far the Ravens were the best team in the league all season. Now they finally have their first opponent versus the Titans. Lamar Jackson is by far the MVP of the league this season. He found some experience in last year’s playoff berth versus the Chargers. This time Ravens have home field advantage. One thing that is not being talked about a lot is the coaching of John Harbaugh.

Not his first rodeo in the playoffs.

Head Coach John Harbaugh has won a Superbowl with Joe Flacco as quarterback. He always finds a way to get his team in the playoffs almost every year. Could this possibly be the best team he has ever had?

#2.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (12-4)  SAME  The Chiefs defense did better last season in the playoffs than regular season. That defense this season got better in the middle of the season and since then have been one of the best units in the league. Now they play the Texans in a rematch of a regular season game when these two met. Houston won that one as Patrick Mahomes had a sore ankle but still chucked three TD passes. What would part two of Mahomes versus Watson have in store for us? Was that Chiefs defense at the time playing like they are now? Chiefs to me are a more complete team this year than last year. Last season they had one bad call that cost them a trip to the Superbowl.

#3.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (13-3) UP 1 SPOT  The 49ers are a well-balanced football team. They can win a few different ways. They have the home field advantage. They have some guys that know a few things about the playoffs as well. Two things and two X-factors when it comes to the 49ers for them to win are broken down in two simple questions. How will Jimmy Garoppolo do in his first playoff game? My second question is has the 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan learned from his play calling days in the Superbowl when he was the OC for the Falcons? The 49ers have a very good running game to wear down their opponent and kill the clock, which Atlanta did not have.

TWO HEADED MONSTER 49ER RUNNING ATTACK

#4.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (12-5) UP 1 SPOT

Seattle won the battle out of the birds last weekend. They won on the road and broke a home playoff record set by teams with a bird name over teams with a bird name on the road. So in the battle of the birds in the  playoffs, they were the first team on the road in the playoffs to win in this type of a match up. Pete Carol continues to be a cockroach and never dies on first smack down on his insect body as he and the team wiggles to yet another second round. Russell Wilson continue to win these playoff games. Seahawks had a little Legion of Boom defense going. Knocking out Carson Wentz. Then taking it to Josh McCown with a torn hamstring the Seattle defense gave him.

Wentz left the game with a concussion. Looks like a typical cheap hit from the Legion of Boom’s old time defense.

#5.GREEN BAY PACKERS (13-3) UP 2 SPOTS Packers have a weapon of mass destruction for their first play off opponent.

Can the Seahawks fly in SNOW? Aaron Rodgers in snow at home in Green Bay. It’s just hard to go into those conditions and win. Plus Packers have a running game in this snow fight.

Will Aaron Rodgers even have to pass the ball? Hope somebody hits Pete Carol with a snowball.

#6.TENNESSEE TITANS (10-7) UP 3 SPOTS

If you are the Tennessee Titans and you brought down the Empire, what do you do next? Why should they even face the Ravens? Titans should just go somewhere warm and enjoy themselves. Call it a year. Be like George Costanza and walk out of the room on a high note.

Ryan Tannehill has been like Han Solo coming in as a long shot. He led the Titans to the playoffs and they overcame the Empire. Now we know something bad is going to happen.

See!!! Looks like a Lamar Jackson sighting. Greedo is alive and well. Poor Tannehill should have walked away when he had a chance .

#7.MINNESOTA VIKINGS (11-6) UP 4 SPOTS

Dalvin Cook to me is one of the best running backs in the game when he is healthy. The key to the Vikings is Dalvin Cook. If he runs through you and up and down the field, Vikings have a really good shot at beating you. If you can stop Cook you win that game. Stopping him is the key to the gatekeeper.

#8.HOUSTON TEXANS (11-6) UP 2 SPOTS     I was not impressed with the Houston Texans. The hype of JJ Watt blah blah blah. The Buffalo Bills shot themselves multiple times in THE FOOT this game. Heck the Texans stupid head coach let the Bills tie it to send the game into overtime, not kicking the field goal. Texans will be minced meat after their meeting with the Chiefs.

I CALL IT TEXAS HASH !!!