January 7th, 2012, a war is starting as all the top teams in the National Football League. After a long season, the real fighting begins: the players are ready to prove their worth and teams are ready to do battle. The American Football Conference has had some nail biters this year and the three top teams in the AFC are tied for the number one spot. Baltimore, New England, and Houston all had nine wins and three losses. All hold the top spot in the AFC, although the teams are more than determined to obtain the title solely.
The National Football Conference was less exciting as the Green Bay Packers clearly solidified themselves at the top with a rather impressive record of 12 wins and no losses. Even though they currently hold the number one spot, the San Francisco 49ers are not far behind with a record of ten wins and two losses. This is the first time the 49ers have made to the NFL playoffs since 2003, and fans are going crazy. Even Taylor Wykoff (11) explains that “its been too long for San Francisco, it’s the 49ers time to shine.”
As the playoffs linger, thoughts of the ever-approaching Superbowl are dancing through the fans and players heads. Now as the returning champions, the Packers seem to have their spot in the Superbowl sealed: other teams need to decide whether to accept this or step up their play to stop it.
As the season is wrapping up its time for the teams who proved worthy enough to make it to the playoffs, its time they started taking it up a notch. With each new year, the playoffs seem to get more and more exciting, for both the spectators and for the athletes.
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