... of the season, the teams now have played 13 games.

But what if the season ended today, and we got our first taste of the playoffs this upcoming weekend?

That's what this column is for. We're going to take every team that would make the playoffs if the season ended today, and we're going to look at how the playoffs could play out under this scenario.

These prospective teams come from NFL.com's official playoff picture page unless I feel there's going to be a major change in the next three weeks, but all predictions are the sole property of the author.

You can call me crazy on some of my predictions, and that's okay. So let's see who makes the dance, who doesn't, and who is the last team standing.

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