NEW YORK, N. Kerry Wood Cubs Jersey .Y. - The Seattle Seahawks finished the regular season where they started it: as the top team in the NFL.Defending Super Bowl champion Seattle (12-4) received 11 of 12 first-place votes Tuesday in the AP Pro32 power rankings, which are decided by a media panel that regularly covers the league.The Seahawks will open the playoffs at home on Jan. 10.Whos scared of the big, bad Seahawks? Everybody. Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune said.The Patriots (12-4) received the other first-place vote. New England is the top seed in the AFC and also opens the playoffs at home on Jan. 10.The Patriots are better in two ways from last years AFC runner-up: an improved roster, and home-field advantage, said Jenny Vrentas of The Monday Morning Quarterback.According to Glantz-Culver, the Seahawks (at 2-1) and Patriots (at 5-2) are the favourites to reach the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 1.The Green Bay Packers (No. 3), Dallas Cowboys (No. 4) and Denver Broncos (No. 5) all finished 12-4 and won their respective divisions.The Cowboys open the playoffs on Sunday against Detroit.The surprise team of the 2014 season finishes things off in style with a resounding win at Washington, Newsdays Bob Glauber said. The only team in the tournament to beat the Seahawks on the road this season.Indeed, Dallas won all eight road games.Most of the remaining playoff teams rounded out the top 10: the Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 6), Detroit Lions (No. 7), Indianapolis Colts (No. 8), Cincinnati Bengals (No. 9) and the Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens (tied for No. 10).The Bengals, who havent won a playoff game since the 1990 season, face Andrew Luck on Sunday in Indianapolis. The Bengals have lost in the first round each of the past three years.Will they finally win a playoff game this year? asked NBC Sports Tony Dungy.The Ravens travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers on Saturday night, a renewal of their bitter rivalry.(Baltimore) hoping that Haloti Ngata can plug a few holes, Fox Sports John Czarnecki of the Ravens defensive lineman who is set to return after a four-game suspension.NFC South champion Carolina finished at No. 13 with a 7-8-1 record and faces the Cardinals on Saturday.The Panthers became the first team to win back-to-back titles in the NFC South since the NFL realigned in 2002, noted Rick Gosselin of The Dallas Morning News.Going into the season, Seattle was No. 1, followed by Denver, New England, Green Bay and New Orleans. The Saints finished 7-9 and at No. 23 in the final poll.At the opposite end of the poll, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Oakland were picked to finish No. 30 to 32. Jacksonville (3-13) did indeed finish No. 30 followed by Tampa Bay, which has the No. 1 pick in the draft, and the Tennessee Titans.The Browns were 25th and the Raiders finished 29th.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Billy Williams Jersey . The whole deflation of New England Patriots footballs is like a murder mystery without the violence or significance. On one side, this is a ridiculous issue. Steve Cishek Jersey . - A retired Indiana school principal who was NASCAR star Jeff Gordons drivers education teacher was killed with his wife in a Tennessee crash while returning from watching Gordon race. http://www.thecubsteamshop.com/Cubs-Daniel-Descalso-Kids-Jersey/ . Lauzon rushed for 42 yards on 15 carries for the Vert et Or (2-3) while quarterback Jeremi Roch completed 19-of-32 passes for 251 yards and one interception. Alexandre Aube scored the other touchdown for Sherbrooke.(SportsNetwork.com) - It appears both the Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls will reach the playoffs, but the two squads are coming off losing efforts. Watch the Rockets vs. Bulls live tonight on TSN2 starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Something has to give when the Rockets pay a visit to the Bulls Thursday night at the United Center. The Rockets opened a tough three-game road trip with Tuesdays 106-98 loss at Oklahoma City, as James Harden netted 28 points and Chandler Parsons added 19. Dwight Howard was limited to nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Houston, which had a five-game winning streak stopped and fell to 18-13 on the road. The Rockets missed several opportunities to keep their winning streak intact. "We missed 15 layups out there," said Houston head coach Kevin McHale. "We went in there soft tonight. We didnt attack the rim." The Rockets are fourth in the Western Conference standings, one game behind the Los Angeles Clippers and four off the top seed. Houston will close the trip Sunday afternoon in Miami. Meanwhile, the Bulls will continue their quest for a playoff spot and a six- game homestand versus the Rocckets. Mark Grace Cubs Jersey. Chicago has alternated results in the last six games and dropped to 1-2 on the stay with Tuesdays 104-96 loss to San Antonio. Chicago was down 38-14 after the first quarter and a second-half surge fell short. "Theres nothing to take (from a game) when you get down by 30 and then make a run at the end. Weve got to get it figured out," Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said. D.J. Augustin and Jimmy Butler scored 24 and 23 points, respectively, while Joakim Noah rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 points to go along with eight rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. The Bulls shot 42.7 percent and committed 14 turnovers. The Bulls have a 19-12 record as the host and are fourth in the East standings, 1 1/2 games behind the Toronto Raptors. They still have Sacramento and Oklahoma City slated to visit the United Center. Chicago suffered a 109-94 loss at Houston on Dec. 18 and was led by Butlers 20 points. Howard had 23 points in that one and both Harden and Parsons ended with 19 for the Rockets, who have won four in a row in this series. Houston is 7-3 in the last 10 trips to the Windy City. ' ' '