Joe hopes Antonio Bryant and the Bucs run all the way to the NFC South title and a first round playoff bye

Think it’s been chilly lately? Joe understands. He’s cold, too. But imagine how cold it is in Green Bay right now?

NBCSports.com has a breakdown on the NFL playoffs if the postseason began this week, including tiebreaker rules.

NBC has the Bucs as a wild card team and runner-up to Carolina in the NFC South. The Bucs would start the postseason at Green Bay in the wild card round. If the Bucs would win, they would then play at the New Jersey Swamplands against the Giants.

Here’s the breakdown via NBCSports.com:

PLAYOFF TEAMS
• Giants (9-1)
• Panthers (8-2)
• Cardinals (7-3)
• Packers (5-5)
• Bucs (7-3)
• Redskins (6-4)
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
• Falcons (6-4)
• Cowboys (6-4)
• Bears (5-5)
• Eagles (5-4-1)
• Vikings (5-5)
• Saints (5-5)
• 49ers (3-7)
• Seahawks (2-8)
• Rams (2-8)
• Lions (0-10)