Falcons or Lions

If we beat Atlanta tonight...I fully expect that we would see the Falcons again in the Wild Card round. I would put the probability of us facing them at 80 to 90%. Here's why

If we win tonight....

Detroit will almost definitely beat Green Bay's backups next weekend.
Atlanta will beat a downtrodden Tampa Team.
Frisco will have little to no trouble with the Rams.


That puts Detroit at 11-5, and Atlanta at 10-6. We, as the #3 seed, would face Atl as the #6 seed.

Like it or not, this definitely seems like the MOST likely scenario. I would greatly prefer to play the Lions - the Falcons have the abililty to keep games w/ us close, even when they are the inferior team.