PATRIOTSFANINPA

Rank the 4 games and to which game you think is most likely to have a chance at an upset and which is least.

Rank at '1' would be most likely to upset and '4' would be least

Current Odds for the games:

Atlanta -2 over Seattle
San Francisco -2 over Green Bay
New England -9 over Houston
Denver -9 over Baltimore



1 - Green Bay - Give me a team with many veteran and experienced Super Bowl players and arguably the best overall QB in the NFL from just a few years ago over a rookie QB to have best chance for an upset

2 - Houston - I am not sure what Patriots team we will see,the slow out the gate lackluster one from the Jags game or a more dominating team right from the start of the game like the Miami RS Finale

3 - Seattle - I think Ryan finally gets the monkey off his back and wins this one,Atlanta might be the most disrespected 13-3 team ever,Seattle losing their DE hurts.

4 - Baltimore - Don't see Flacco outscoring Manning...plain and simple,that being said,I think Denver is still untested for 2+ months now vs. any elite QB.

dales804

1. GB @ SF
2. SEA @ ATL
3. HOU @ NE
4. BAL @ DEN

I'm close to changing my pick of SEA over ATL because of that injury to Clemons. In that case HOU over NE jumps to #2.

BradfordPatsFan

1. Green Bay over San Francisco: for many of the reasons stated above

2. Seattle over Atlanta: I just think that the corners of Seattle could give Ryan fits and if the game gets hairy late, how will Ryan react?

3. Baltimore over Denver: Can Ray Lewis rip the life out of Mile High? He'll surely take a stab at it.

4. Houston over NE: My heart won't let me put this any higher

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BadMoFo

I'd say GB, Seattle, Houston and Baltimore. Really shocked to see such a high spread in our game.

JackBauer

GB over SF: Much of this depends on Justin Smith's health. The further he is from being 100 percent, the more likely GB is to win. Aldon Smith is much less effective as a pass rusher without Justin hold...err...tying up blockers in front of him.

SEA over ATL: I am and remain skeptical of ATL, particularly Matt Ryan, in the playoffs until they can prove otherwise. The loss of Clemons is big, but I still think SEA matches up pretty well.

HOU over NE: HOU has been on a downward trajectory for some time now, and I don't see an upset here as being likely unless Talib and/or Dennard are hobbled.

BAL over DEN: I just don't think Flacco/BAL is that good of a team.

VrabelJr

1. SEA at ATL
2. HOU at NE
3. GB at SF
4. BAL at DEN

To be fair, I view GB at SF as almost dead on equal.

I view Atlanta as one of the most mediocre #1 seeds ever and Seattle is a matchup nightmare for them.

robertweathers

4. HOU @ Pats- Don't mean to be a homer but I just don't see the Pats losing this game. I guess if Foster goes off and that opens up the PA for Schaub, and HOUs front really pressure the hell out of Brady, it'll be tight. However Schaub is a bad Dec/outdoor QB and this game is in Foxboro vs a team that, with all the youth is battle tested and playing at a high-level with a complete compliment of players with 2 weeks off to rest and prepare.

3. SEA @ ATL- With Clemons going down and ATL showing a bit more maturity and resolve this year, I don't see them losing this game at home vs a rookie QB.

2. GB @ SF- I think Smith not 100% is huge. Alot depends on how well SF can run on what was a very mediocre GB run D, but because of Ponder being out, could play the run. Not sure they can do that vs Kapernick. This will be a great game.

1. BAL @ DEN-Not a whole lot of logic here as PM has had good success vs BAL in his career but I like this as an upset b/c I just don't think DEN is as good as everyone is making them out to be and BAL has been through hell this year, is in the playoffs and is a more seasoned. Webb out is a killer but the D has enough horses to get the job done and can opposite of GB vs MN, can load up in the secondary and play a sub-standard DEN running game with 5, sometimes 4 players. I know BAl was gashed by DEN's running game but Ray is back and i think that they'll approach things a bit differently this time around.

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Ice_Ice_Brady

I'm not sure if I consider either NFC games upsets, considering the point spread on both of them are a field goal or less.

I think there's a good chance that every game next weekend is very competitive into the fourth quarter.

Nikolai

1. GB over SF
2. SEA over ATL
3. HOU over NE
4. BAL over DEN - Though I'd love nothing more than to have Lewis' career and Pollard's season end in Foxboro.

I see what you did there.

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Rob0729

1. GB over SF - Is that really an upset if GB wins?
2. Seattle over Atlanta - Still not in love with the Falcons in the playoffs.
3. Houston over NE - Still a long shot in my eyes, but still greater than Baltimore winning in Denver.
4. Baltimore over Denver - Unfortunately, the Ravens aren't at home facing a team that is one dimensional on offense and lacks a defense this weekend.