NFL Playoffs: Do The AFC’s And NFC’s Best Look Like Super Bowl Winners?

The Packers have been mighty impressive in the NFL playoffs so far. Derailing Michael Vick and the Eagles with a Wild Card Weekend win and dethroning the Falcons with a throttling at the Georgia Dome makes the Packers the hottest playoff team, and the most dangerous team in the NFC. But these Packers don’t actually look like many past Super Bowl winners.

First and foremost, the Packers don’t have a history of high-scoring playoff games. The 48 points from last night’s game were a new Packers postseason record ... breaking a record set against the Cardinals last year. The Packers have never scored more than 40 points in a postseason and won either a Super Bowl or an NFL championship; in fact, of the four games to break that plateau in team history, three came in the past four years.

The Steelers don’t look too dissimilar from past Super Bowl champions, but they will have a high hurdle to clear in the AFC Championship no matter which team they face.