NFL Playoffs 2016-17: Bold Predictions for AFC and NFC Matchups

December 13, 2016   ·   Kristopher Knox   ·   Jump to comments

The Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots closed out Week 14 in fitting fashion on Monday night. There was plenty of drama involved in the game, and the end result carried plenty of playoff implications.
In fact, a lost has changed with the NFL's playoff picture since the beginning of Week 14. The Oakland Raiders took over the AFC West and the No. 2 seed in the AFC. The Seattle Seahawks suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of the Green Bay Packers and lost their grip on the NFC's No. 2 seed in the process.
The Ravens, meanwhile, fell out of a postseason slot entirely with their 30-23 loss to New England.
Of course, we're still a long way off from finalizing postseason brackets. If this much can change in one week, just imagine how different the playoff landscape might look three weeks from now.
This fact isn't enough to stop us from making some intriguing and bold predictions about the looming postseason. We're going to do exactly that today, using factors...

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