ESPN predicts Cardinals get #1 overall selection.
We used the ESPN Football Power Index's most likely simulation to project Weeks 17 and 18 -- complete with game scores -- to predict how the NFL playoff field will stack up.
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Anything is possible, but some of the "simulated results" that need to obtain for this result seem HIGHLY unlikely:
Bears 37, Lions 29
Bears 34, Vikings 24
Lions' and Vikings' defenses are near the bottom of the league, but Bears to score 37 and 34 after averaging 20 PPG over the first 15 games?
Texans 30, Jaguars 16
Texans have been showing fight, but Jags have been playing MUCH better the last half-season.
Broncos 41, Chargers 33
Broncos' 15.5 PPG offense to come up with 41 points?! The Chargers' D is below average, but they'll still have incentive win to clinch the #5 seed and a game vs. the AFC South winner, rather than the #6 seed and a visit to the Bengals.
...dave