Mark Maske's NFL Rankings / Postseason
| Who's Still Playing . . . | ||||
| No. | Team | Rec. | Last Week | Comment |
| 1. | Broncos | 14-3 | 3 | They got a little bit lucky, with some calls going their way, against the Patriots. But good luck is part of a championship equation, and now they've gotten into the post-Elway playoff win column. |
| 2. | Steelers | 13-5 | 6 | Suddenly, they're starting to resemble last season's Steelers. |
| 3. | Seahawks | 14-3 | 2 | A big game by RB Shaun Alexander this weekend wouldn't hurt. Their offense was ordinary without Alexander last weekend. |
| 4. | Panthers | 13-5 | 8 | DeShaun Foster's broken ankle leaves them without their top two RBs. |
| Who Just Lost . . . | ||||
| 5. | Colts | 14-3 | 1 | Will Peyton Manning ever have a better chance to reach a Super Bowl, with home-field advantage and the Patriots eliminated? |
| 6. | Patriots | 11-7 | 4 | They had five turnovers in Denver after totaling six turnovers during their 10-0 postseason run. |
| 7. | Redskins | 11-7 | 7 | Joe Gibbs and Gregg Williams squeezed everything there was to squeeze out of this flawed but determined team. |
| 8. | Bears | 11-6 | 5 | What happened to the defense? Scoring 21 points and playing at home should have been enough. |
