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The final week of the NFL season has concluded and the field for the playoffs has been set for the 2007 season. While we have a few of the usual favorites, there are a few new faces that may have a chance of making a serious run to represent their conference in the Super Bowl. When wildcard weekend starts on the first weekend in January, every team will lay everything on the field, knowing if they lose their game, they will be watching the Super Bowl from home.

AFC Conference

New England Patriots They are the number one seeded team in the AFC and the overall favorites to win the Super Bowl. This team has done something no one else has since 1972 when the Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a perfect record. The offense is led by a fierce passing attack with Tom Brady at the helm and top notch receivers, like Randy Moss and Wes Welker. The Patriots have one of the top NFL coaches of all times, whose brilliance and arrogance help make him and his team to be a polarizing figure, as either fans love or despise them. Every week this season, the Patriots opponents pull no punches when they attempted to dethrone them from the unbeaten ranks. No matter what they faced, the Patriots continued to show why they will be the favorites when the playoffs being. The one weak spot in their juggernaut is the linebacker group which has been slowed a step due to age and the grind of the season. Several teams, like the Eagles and Ravens, showed it was possible to push the Patriots to the brink of elimination, but were unable to close the deal. If the Patriots can maintain their pass protection of Brady and play error free on the defensive side of the ball, the Patriots will make it to the conference game. With the home field advantage through the playoffs, the Patriots will hold an advantage over teams likes the Chargers and the Colts. The one team who the Patriots would not want to face in the playoffs is the Jacksonville Jaguars who has shown they can visit a cold weather team and dominate them.

Indianapolis Colts The talk of the NFL this year was the New England Patriots. Ask any member of the Colts team to see if this bothered them. More than likely, they will say it does not, especially since they have managed to have one of the quietest 14-2 season in the history of the NFL. Everyone expected the defense to take a step back when Dwight Freeney went down with a season ending injury, but with a healthy Bob Sanders leading the group, they have not missed a step. One

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