New England Patriots: Ranking Remaining Playoff Teams

The NFL Playoffs are now heading into Championship Weekend. With the New England Patriots still alive, where do they stack up against the remaining teams?

After defeating the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round, the New England Patriots are on to the AFC Championship Game. A win by the Pittsburgh Steelers in Kansas City means that Ben Roethlisberger and company will be heading to New England for the right to play in the Super Bowl.

This is certainly a fun matchup on paper in the AFC. Both Tom Brady and Roethlisberger have been two of the best quarterbacks in the conference. Surprisingly, they haven’t faced in the playoffs that often considering how good their teams have been. While the Patriots/Steelers game will likely be high-scoring, it is going to be nothing compared to the NFC Championship Game.

To start the Divisional Round, the Atlanta Falcons were able to make a statement by eliminating the Seattle Seahawks. As one of the better teams in the NFL the past few seasons, this win showed everyone that the Falcons are indeed legit.

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Coming into the playoffs, the one team that nobody wanted to play was the Green Bay Packers. After two wins against the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants, this remains true. The Packers/Falcons might be more entertaining, but that doesn’t mean that those teams are the best remaining in the playoffs.

With just two games remaining before the Super Bowl, here are the final power rankings of the remaining teams in the playoffs.