Playoff Picture Becoming Clearer

The 3 teams that were battling for the final playoff position in the NFC, the Saints, Vikings, and Redskins has been decided. The Saints lost earlier, cutting off their chances completely. The Vikings showed some promise by sending their game into overime, but the Redskins defeated their rival the Dallas Cowboys fairly impressively, as the Cowboys didn't take out their starters until the 3rd Quarter after all seemed lost anyway. We already knew that the Cowboys sealed Homefield advantage when Green Bay lost against Chicago last week, so it's hard to determine whether they were playing as hard as they could. I have to say that the Redskins defense was pretty impressive, holding the Cowboys to a total of 1 yard on the ground. If the Redskins can keep up this kind of momentum against Seattle next week, who knows, we may see them playing the 'Boys again. I'm rooting for Seattle, but it won't be an easy game.

Now, we're waiting for the tonight to see if the Titans can give the Colts another hard time. The Titans have a good team and have done well against the Colts, so I imagine in a game that doesn't really matter too much to the Colts, the Titans have a good chance to pull this one off, but we'll have to see how things pan out. This race is a little easier to understand: The Titans win, they're in; they lose, the Brown's go through. That's the picture as we see it now.