It's the divisional round in the post-season of the National Football League this weekend. By the time this blog post gets published, either New Orleans or San Francisco would have been eliminated in their quest to make it further into the play-offs.
Denver or New England could also be gone if this is being read on Sunday morning so what I am going to do next may seem obsolete.
I've decided to rank the remaining eight teams in order.
My order.
I'm ranking the teams based on which one I would prefer to see lift the Vince Lombardi trophy in February.
As with all rundowns, I'm starting from the bottom and working my way to the top.
8. New England Patriots
My 'Anyone But New England' campaign from last season is still in effect. It's not that I don't think they would be worthy winners, It's because I'd rather see a different team end up as champs.
7. Green Bay Packers
They may be best team in anyone else's list. However, they aren't in mine. I would like an upset because it tells a far better story. Green Bay winning the Super Bowl two years on the trot would be great. It would mean that a lot of the press - and bookies - who had them enlisted as surefire winners at the start of the year, would be right. Green Bay are a superb team but not a team I would like to see on the winners' podium.
6. New Orleans Saints
Another great team led by an awesome quarterback in Drew Brees. I had predicted the Saints would make it to the Super Bowl in my annual predictions for 2012. The reason they arrive at number six on this list is because they are currently standing in the way of one of the teams higher up. on my card.
5. Baltimore Ravens
I didn't have much of an opinion on the Ravens this year. They played very well and I can definitely see them making it to the big game. In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing them in the big game if facing my number three pick.
4. New York Giants
No Peyton Manning in the play-offs this year. I guess I'll cheer on his brother, Eli, instead.
3. San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco head coach, Jim Harbaugh, is a rookie NFL head coach and- should be win the Super Bowl - he would have done so after the worst preparation ever. He took the job in 2011 and was met with the disruption of the player dispute with owners. This led to him being unable to make contact with any of his players. He was at a disadvantage from the start and has done well with what limited time he had to get ready for the season. Bearing this in mind, he deserves to progress further. It would be interesting to see Jim square-off against his brother John, the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, should both teams get there. The two teams met on Thanksgiving night with Baltimore winning 16-6. Can you see any better way than getting your brother back than on the biggest stage of them all? Now, that's a story worth writing.
2. Houston Texans
It would be nice to see what happens should Houston progress and won this thing. The team lost quarterback's Matt Shaub and Matt Leinart to injury this year so third-string, T.J. Yates, is now leading the team. It would be such a great story if Yates takes the Texans all the way. Surely winning the Super Bowl would make him the number one quarterback on the depth chart going in to the 2012 season. If they win, Houston will surely have a problem.
1. Denver Broncos
I'd love it, love it, if Denver wins the Super Bowl. The Tim Tebow underdog story has been one of the fun adventures to follow throughout the season and I just hope there a few more chapters left to write. We've seen it all, though: over-time wins, coming back from behind with seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, written off as not good enough and then winning, crushing defeats after being in the lead and everything in between It's an inspiring tale that can have its denouement in Indianapolis this February.
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