Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots: The Chiefs are looking like the healthier and more balanced team right now. I know that they are playing Bill Belichick and Tom Brady however no coach is infallible and the Patriots time will come, likely to a team that is playing football better than they are. Oh and the Chiefs are currently rolling along on an 11 game winning streak so there's that.
Winner: Kansas City Chiefs
Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos: With all of the talking that is going on between both of these teams it appears that we have a budding rivalry taking shape. Essentially this game is on Peyton Manning's shoulders. With Big Ben injured and possibly unable to throw accurate deep balls, and his top wide receiving threat in Antonio Brown injured and also a question mark to play the Steelers will be hard to trust this week. The Broncos defense has been winning games on their own all season long, and with Landry Jones or anyone else in at quarterback that is exactly what they will do.
Winner: Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals: This game has already happened, that resulted in the 38-8 destruction of the Green Bay Packers. Now yes the Vikings already proved that these rematch playoff games can be different, but that was a sub-zero game in which the Seahawks struggled mightily. The Cardinals are a different story, they don't seem to catch fire they have just always been pretty good this season. If we're talking about teams with balance here the team that immediately comes to mind is the Cardinals. Can Aaron Rodgers connect with his wide receivers while Eddie Lacy gains some meaningful yards to control the clock, against this Cardinals defense I doubt it. Even without the Honey Badger the Cardinals should still solidify their place in the NFC Championship.
Winner: Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers: This game is somewhat of a tossup if you look at only the last month as an example. The Panthers were undefeated for most of the season, that is not why they will win in a nutshell but it is part of it. The Panthers have proven themselves to be more consistent than any other NFL team, they play their game and they are pretty good at it. In reality the Seahawks are just facing a bigger, meaner, and most importantly HUNGRIER version of themselves.
Winner: Carolina Panthers
