12 Teams That Will Make The NFL Playoffs This Year And Why
With the 2013 NFL Regular season rapidly approaching, I am going to attempt to do the nearly impossible: I will select the 12 teams (6 from each conference) that will make it to the playoffs this year. Then, at the end of this post, I'll offer my Super Bowl prediction. Stick around. Of course, sports predictions are about as foolproof as jumping out of an airplane sans parachute, but there is a science to it - one that's much more interesting than that chemistry course you slept through in high school. Aside from the fact that I am not prescient, there are two main barriers that stand in the way of pre-season NFL predictions: the tantalizing yearly trade deadline and unforeseeable injuries. So, keep in mind the following predictions are based upon current rosters, coaches, and schedules. Without further ado, let us begin with the NFC (because I'm a Packer fan)...