Friday, December 19, 2014

Sleepers for a Super Bowl Run

As we enter the final two weeks of the NFL season, the top four contenders in the league are clear. The New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers have distanced themselves as the clear favorites to make it to Glendale. It would surprise no one at this point if those were the teams playing for a Super Bowl berth in late January. As for the sleepers there are a few in my book. The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers stand out in AFC, because of the coaching and proven quarterback play. Both Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are former Super Bowl MVPs and quietly having career years for their teams. It would not surprise me if one of these teams made a run to the AFC title game as a wild card team. In the NFC, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are both teams I could see going to the Super Bowl. The Lions still have one of the best defenses in the league statistically, and the Matthew Stafford to Calvin Johnson connection can win games offensively. The Cowboys still have the great offensive players at every important position. One of the best offensive lines in the league leads the charge, while Tony Romo, Demarco Murray, Dez Bryant and Jason Witten is as good as it gets for a QB-RB-WR-TE combination. We'll see come 2015 if these sleepers take their game to the next level.

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