By N. Eddie
Each week of the NFL season, we make a Football Memo with a playoff simulation of what would happen if the playoffs were played out today. The playoff seeds are determined by the NFL.com Playoff Picture. Simulations are done with WhatifSports.com NFL simulator.Week 11 wildcard round, if the playoffs happened now...
AFC WILDCARD ROUND
Steelers (6-3, 6th Seed) @ Patriots (6-3, 3rd Seed)
Storyline: A game between two great QBs, but one of them is going home early.
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Patriots | 3 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 44 |
MVP Offense: Tom Brady
Play of the game: Patriots Shane Vereen has a 41 yard rush for a TD in the 4th.
Patriots Leaders:
Passing: Tom Brady 19 of 23 for 218 yards, 3 TDs-0 INT.
Rushing: Shane Vereen 9 for 98 yards, 1 TD
Receiving: Rob Gronkowski 4 rec for 65 yards
Defense: Kyle Love, 2 tackles, 1 sack
Steelers Leaders:
Passing: Ben Roethlisberger 10 of 17 for 125 yards, 1 TD-0 INT
Rushing: Isaac Redman 11 for 87 yards
Receiving: Antonio Brown 4 rec for 51 yards
Defense: Will Allen, 6 tackles
Colts (6-3, 5th Seed) @ Broncos (6-3, 4th Seed)
Storyline: Former Colts great, Peyton Manning faces his old team. Let’s see if he can beat the new kid who took his place.
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Colts | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
MVP: Peyton Manning
Play of the game: Willis McGahee 7 yard TD run in the 4th to tie the game
Broncos Leaders:
Passing: Peyton Manning 17 of 27 for 194 yards, 1 TD-0 INT
Rushing: Willis McGahee 17 for 88, 1 TD
Receiving: Demaryius Thomas 5 rec for 92 yards
Defense: Von Miller, 2 tackles, 1 sack
Colts Leaders:
Passing: Andrew Luck 16 of 32 for 170 yards, 1 TD-0 INT
Rushing: Vick Ballard 18 for 54 yards, 1 TD
Receiving: Reggie Wayne 4 rec for 51 yards
Defense: Robert Mathis, 2 tackles, 1 sack
NFC WILDCARD ROUND
Seahawks(6-4, 6th Seed) @ 49ers (6-2-1, 3rd Seed)
Storyline: Two NFC West teams with strength at defense. Both land in the Top 10 in rushing offense.
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 49ers | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
MVP: Marshawn Lynch
Play of the game: David Akers 50 yard FG as the deciding score in the 4th.
49ers Leaders:
Passing: Alex Smith 15 of 23 123 yards, 1 TD- 0 INT
Rushing: Kendall Hunter 16 for 79
Receiving: Michael Crabtree 4 rec for 37 yards
Defense: Carlos Rogers, 1 tackle, 1 INT
Seahawks Leaders:
Passing: Russell Wilson 14 for 28 166 yards, 1 TD- 2 INTs
Rushing: Marshawn Lynch 13 for 41, 1 TD
Receiving: Sidney Rice 4 rec for 50 yards
Defense: Walter Thurmond, 6 tackles
Packers (6-3, 5th Seed) @ Giants (6-4, 4th Seed)
Storyline: Another game with two great QBs, let’s see if Rodgers can beat the Giants after slumping last year.
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Packers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Giants | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
MVP: Aaron Rodgers
Play of the game: Greg Jennings 9 yard TD for the go ahead score in the 4th.
Packers Leaders:
Passing: Aaron Rodgers 15 for 23, 218 yards, 3 TDs- 0 INT
Rushing: Cedric Benson 16 for 87 yards
Receiving: Greg Jennings 4 for 87 yards, 2 TDs
Defense: Mike Neal 2 tackles, 1 sack
Giants Leaders:
Passing: Eli Manning 14 for 22, 170 yards, 2 TDs- 1 INT
Rushing: Ahmad Bradshaw14 for 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving: Victor Cruz 4 rec for 60 yards, 1 TD
Defense: Marvin Austin 2 tackles, 1 sack
Coming up in the Divisional round...
Broncos @ Texans
Patriots @ Ravens
Packers @ Falcons
49ers @ Bears
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