2013 NFL Playoff Predictions

2013 NFL Playoff Predictions

It was another fantastic season in 2012, full of fresh beginnings and powerful comebacks. We were witnesses to the immediate success of three rookie quarterbacks: Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin the Third, and Russell Wilson. We watched two superstars return from devastating injuries and put together phenomenal, MVP-caliber seasons (for the record: AD over Peyton for MVP). We were forced to endure not one but TWO league debacles, with the replacement referees and the mishandling off the Saints bounty scandal. Finally, we saw a team come together and rally around their coach stricken with leukemia to defy the odds and make the playoffs. All of these events will be discussed in my season review, but this piece is about the future, not the past. In this column, I am going to make my playoff predictions, which will hopefully be better than those from the regular season. I’m going to give my winners with scores for the entire playoffs, to see how much I can guess correctly before it starts. However, I will also give my usual weekly predictions with the point spreads and explanations as well. So, without further ado, here are my predictions for every game in the NFL playoffs in the newly born 2013. Happy New Year, everybody, and happy playoffs.

Wild Card Round

 CIN   17                    IND    20                                   SEA     27                   MIN   20 

HOU 24                   BAL    31                                   WAS    23                   GB      21

Divisional Round

 BAL   14                 HOU   24                                      GB    24                  SEA     24

DEN  23                  NE     27                                       SF     20                  ATL     16

Conference Championship

                                                  NE    27                                                                              SEA   20                                                            

                                                   DEN  31                                                                             GB      24

Super Bowl

GB        20

                                                                                      DEN     27

Yes, I think that the Denver Broncos, led by Peyton Manning, will continue their winning streak all the way to the Super Bowl Championship. I see chalk in the AFC; the top teams are too good for any major upsets right now. Plus, the conference has to be decided by Brady and Manning, doesn’t it? Meanwhile, the NFC is very different. I don’t like either of the top two teams; the Falcons have proved that they cannot win playoff games, and I still don’t trust the 49ers with Colin Kaepernick at the helm. I really want to pick the Seahawks to make the Super Bowl, but I think that their magical run will come to an end in Lambeau, where the Packers will want revenge for that Golden Tate game. We are on pace for some great games in the 2013 postseason, but I think it is destined to end one way: with Peyton Manning winning his second Super Bowl by defeating Aaron Rodgers in a thrilling chess match of a game. I’m ready for an exciting playoffs. Good luck to all your favorite teams out there. Game on.