The Giants got to the Packers again on Sunday. Unfortunately for Green Bay, if the playoffs started today, guess where they would play in the first round?

Yup.

AFC

#1 – Houston Texans (AFC South champion, bye)

#2 – Baltimore Ravens (AFC North champion, bye)

#3 – New England Patriots (AFC East champion)

#4 – Denver Broncos (AFC West champion)

#5  – Indianapolis Colts (Wild Card)

#6 –  Pittsburgh Steelers (Wild Card)

NFC

#1 – Atlanta Falcons (NFC South champion, bye)

#2 – San Francisco 49ers (NFC West champion, bye)

#3 – Chicago Bears (NFC North champion)

#4 – New York Giants (NFC East champion)

#5 – Green Bay Packers (Wild Card)

#6 – Seattle Seahawks (Wild Card)

PROPOSED, FICTIONAL TV SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 @ 4:30PM – #6 Seattle Seahawks  at #3 Chicago Bears (NBC)*

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 @ 8:00PM – #5 Indianapolis Colts at #4 Denver Broncos (NBC)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 @ 1:00PM – #6 Pittsburgh Steelers  at #3 NE Patriots (CBS)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 @ 4:30PM – #5 Green Bay Packers at #4 New York Giants (FOX)

*Also known as the “Brad Nessler Game.”

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF ROUND:

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 @ 4:30PM – DEN/HOU/PITT at #1 Houston (CBS)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 @ 8PM – CHI/NYG/GB at #2 San Francisco (FOX)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 @ 1PM – NYG/GB/SEA at #1 Atlanta (FOX)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 @ 4:30PM – NE/DEN/IND at #2 Baltimore (CBS)

In Monday’s edition of Peter King’s MMQB, he surmised that Indy/Denver would be the early game on Sunday. That’s wrong on a few accounts.

First off, the NFL is not going to start a playoff game at a site in this era locally at 11am. That’s crazy.

Secondly, NBC will tip cars over to get that Indy/Denver game on especially in light of the Giants fire-bombing Green Bay on Sunday night.

Sorry Peter, that’s not going to happen.