Playoffs! Playoffs! Your talking about Playoffs!

Yes It's that time of year again. This weeked in the opening round of the NFL playoffs and the road to the Super Bowl is starting. In what will become a yearly tradition, I'm going to provide my predictions for the NFL Playoffs.

NFC

Wildcard Round
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints
Both teams have a ton of momentum going into the playoffs. Detriot has the better defense, but their lack of a running game is really going to hurt them. New Orleans' offense is running on all cyclinders and the defense is starting to force turnovers. Plus this game is in the Super Dome which will be rocking.
Winner: New Orleans Saints

Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants
This is a game that could go either way. However I really don't like the match up between Atlanta's leaky offensive line and the Giants feared pass rush. With the emergence of the Giants offense, they should Victor Cruz to a win.
Winner: New York Giants

Divisional Round
New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers
Even though the 49ers are 13-3 and the #2 seed, I don't really have a lot of faith in them. They have a really good defense, but their offense isn't good at all. Especially if they have to rely on Alex Smith to move the ball through the air. New Orleans' offense will score points, even on the 49ers and it will be up to Alex Smith to win the game.
Winner: New Orleans Saints

New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
This would be a great game between these teams that had a memorable game a couple of years ago when the Giants made their Super Bowl run and Brett Farve was in his final game as a Packer. Hopefully it lives up to that one, but I don't know. The Packers have been the best team in the league all year, but they have some holes and I'm not as confident in them as I once once. Plus the Giants do match up well to the Packers offense. They have the pass rush to get to Rodgers and four solid CBs to match up with the Packers receivers.
Winner Green Bay Packers

NFC Conference Championship
New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers
These two teams might be the two best teams in the whole NFL. Two record setting QBs looking to out duel each other. But I have a feeling the team that runs the ball better will win. That and which defense makes the big play.
Winner: New Orleans Saints

AFC

Wildcard Round
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
Houston was one of the top teams in the league, but injuries have really hurt their depth. Add in that TJ Yates isn't 100% and that really complicates things. Cincinnati is very young which could go against them or help them. But Houston doesn't have the momentum going in and that could hurt them.
Winner: Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
Tim Tebow got the Broncos to the playoffs, but he can pull a "Seattle" and have an upset? It helps that the Steelers will be without Rashad Mendenhall who has been their best offensive player.
Winner: Denver Broncos

Divisional Round
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
Pittsburgh is banged up, but they still have the firepower to make a huge impact in the playoffs. Big Ben should be close to 100% and he'll need to if they want to knock off the Patriots in Foxbourgh. New England can score with the best of them, but they've had some slow starts lately and against an offense like Pittsburgh's, that may be too tough to overcome.
Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati has a good team, but I don't see them going very far in the playoffs. As for the Ravens, they look like the real deal. As long as Joe Flacco doesn't make any boneheaded mistakes.
Winner: Baltimore Ravens

AFC Championship Game
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
This would be the third game this season between these bitter AFC North rivals. Baltimore has won both contests this year, but beating a team three times is always very difficult. Can the Ravens do it? A Mendenhall-less Steelers offense doesn't seem to help things out.
Winner: Baltimore Ravens

Super Bowl

Baltimore Ravens vs New Orleans Saints
In my opinion the Ravens and the Saints are the two best teams in the league right now and their roads to the Super Bowl will be tough, but are easier than others. It would be great to see Drew Brees and the Saints high powered offense line up against the Ravens tough defense. We could have one heck of a Super Sunday.
Winner: Baltimore Ravens