The AP's look at the playoff picture - good read

[Box_O_Rocks]

Column: Anyone Can Win This Year in NFL
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/01/02/ap/sports/football/d8mcnhdg2.txt

A team coached by Bill Belichick and quarterbacked by Tom Brady can beat anyone anywhere at any time.
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Sunday's AFC wild-card game features the Jets (10-6) at the Patriots, the third meeting between the estranged mentor and pupil, Belichick and 35-year-old Eric Mangini. The Jets won 17-14 in Foxborough on Nov. 12 and will tell you they are not a "just glad to be here" team. That's true: they're solid, and pupil might even beat mentor again.

But if he does, don't look for the Jets to get beyond the Ravens or Chargers. If the Patriots win, it's another story, although the lack of a No. 1 receiver will probably hurt them down the line.
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So let's send Philly to Miami. The Eagles are on their own once they get there _ against the Chargers, Ravens or Patriots.

 

[alamo]

Column: Anyone Can Win This Year in NFL
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/01/02/ap/sports/football/d8mcnhdg2.txt

That link appears dead, there are lots of other websites with the same story, including
http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2007/01/01/ap3290999.html and
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/01/01/sports/s130935S38.DTL

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

That link appears dead, there are lots of other websites with the same story, including
http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2007/01/01/ap3290999.html and
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/01/01/sports/s130935S38.DTL

Thanks for the update.