NFL New Years Day 2012 Schedule

NFL New Years Day 2012 Preview

Sunday brings the NFL regular season to a close and the 2012 NFL New Years Day schedule has plenty of games which will effect the 2012 NFL Playoffs. We begin our look our look at the NFL New Years day games with the big NFC East match up at the New Meadowlands Stadium.

Bitter rivals the New York Giants & Dallas Cowboys go head to head with the winner going into the NFL Playoffs as the winners of the NFC East. The game is the Prime Time TV game on the NFL New years schedule and will no doubt bring fireworks.

The Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is expected to play despite injuring his hand whilst the Giants go into the game on a high after beating the New York Jets last weekend. The 2 teams last met just 3 weeks ago with the Giants beating the Cowboys 37-34 at Cowboy stadium thanks to a 4th quarter comeback.

The winner of the Giants Cowboys match up on NFL New years day 2012 will face either Detroit or Atlanta in a home Playoff match up. If Detroit win at Green Bay they will be the 5th seed and face the NFC East winners but if they lose and the Falcons defeat the Buccaneers it will be the Falcons who face the NFC East winners.

NFL New Years Day Games – AFC Playoff scenarios

The AFC playoff picture on the NFL New years day schedule main feature is Tim Tebows Broncos who if they defeat the Kansas City Chiefs they will be in. If the Broncos lose and the Raiders beat the San Diego Chargers it will be the Raiders who will take the AFC’s 4th seed.

In other NFL Playoff scenarios from the NFL New Years day games sees the Patriots looking to tie up the Number 1 seed with a victory over Buffalo.

Well that wraps up our preview of the NFL New Years games beside to check back Sunday for all the NFL New Years day 2012 scores.