Here are my prospective NFL  Playoff matchups as picked from the beginning of Week 12. I still stand by my picks, only now I have different reasons for believing some of them.

 NFC:

Bucs vs. Giants
Cowboys vs. Giants
I think the Bucs will be upset by the Giants. Now that I have seen the Giants play New England, I believe it even more.  One and they're done though as I believe Dallas will throw over the top to Terrell Owens and keep them honest in their coverage with Jason Witten.

Seahawks vs. Vikings**
Vikings** vs. Packers
The Vikings shock  the Seahawks with their streaky running game (pronounced Adrian Peterson)  and the Packers, normally porous run defense, step and stuff that same running game the following week to meet Dallas in the NFC Final.

Packers vs. Cowboys
It's off to the races and this proves to be anything but a defensive battle. Dallas beats the Packers in a high scoring game to advance to the Superbowl.

AFC:

Jaguars vs. Titans**
Patriots vs. Jaguars
The Patriots have a perfect record because they played a Marvin Harrison-less Colts team and because they didn't have to play Jacksonville in the regular season. Jacksonville beats them by a touchdown.

Steelers vs. Chargers
Chargers vs. Colts
Big Ben eats up the Chargers secondary only to meet the Colts and have Sanders return the favor. Colts advance to play the Jaguars in the AFC Final.

Colts vs. Jaguars
Colts beat Jaguars in a very physical and low-scoring game in which Jacksonville manhandles the Colts receivers at the line forcing Addai to be the man to beat them.

SUPERBOWL:

Cowboys vs. Colts
Once again Indianapolis gets beaten by a kicker in a big game with Dallas winning in the final minute with a long field goal.


**CAVEATS:
It looks like two of my picks might not make it into the playoffs, so I'll make these adjustments.

• If the Redskins beat the Cowboys tomorrow and make it into the playoffs. I believe that Seattle will beat them and lose to the Packers in the next round.
• The Browns could make the playoffs instead of the Titans. In that instance, it doesn't change much. Either one of them is going to lose to Jacksonville in that game.

There's my picks.  I'm pretty close so far.  How are yours holding up?


***I hate to have to add this, but considering the kind of stuff that has been showing up lately:
Please keep your comments above board and intelligent.  Remember that the season is not over, so everything at this point is simply yours or someone else's opinion.  Respect the opinions of others and yours will also be respected.  Incindiery, vulgar or crassly offensive comments have been and will be deleted.***