Am I in the minority here? I find this scenario to hardly be a stretch.
No, no, I have no disillusionment over assuming the way most think it's going to turn out is precisely how it turns out. If I am in Vegas, the cards are heavily stacked against me. Yet, when diving deep, I start to see that this isn't as uncredulous as it first appears.
Look at the Bears last month. Are they not trending upwards to a surprising degree? Even Mitch has lifted some eyebrows as of late. Is it all that crazy to think that the Bears couldn't take this game from the Packers? Especially that they just lost their tackle Bakhtiari for the season? That's like us losing Brown this week.
And the Saints? In Carolina. They only lost by 3 to the Saints in the first matchup. Watch them and you can clearly see they are no push overs. While they may need another year or two, this team is built to upset a playoff team RIGHT NOW.
So outside chance for the Hawks to grab that #1 seed? Sure, I would agree with that.
But don't be at all surprised if it happens Sunday.