After previewing an NFL division each day for the last eight days, we present final standings, leaders, award winners and playoff results. This analysis is part of a broader endeavor with FOXSports.com's Fantasy Football. For this analysis, each regular season and playoff game is simulated 1,000 times. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date and as accurate as possible as of June 8th. A list of all NFL preview content is located here. On Monday, June 23rd, we will also post our fantasy football cheat sheets and first NFL power rankings of the season.

Today we preview the Playoffs*. First, we present playoff results with links to boxscores and play-by-play of each game. All games were simulated 1,000 times with the boxscores coming from example games with a similar result as the average outcome. Final standings, stats leaders and award winners are below.

AFC Wild Card Games
#6 Buffalo 17 @ #3 Indianapolis 30 - The Bills have a great season, but it ends here. The Colts are too powerful to allow this to stay close. Lucas Oil Field sees its first playoff victory.
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#5 Jacksonville 24 @ #4 Cleveland 28 - Despite the seeding and home-field advantage, this game can still be considered a surprise. Jamal Lewis tops 100 yards and Derek Anderson goes off for 325 yards and three scores.
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NFC Wild Card Games
#6 Green Bay 31 @ #3 Carolina 19 - Both NFC Wild Card teams could win the divisions of the teams they are playing in the first round. In this game, Aaron Rodgers is very efficient with his 19 pass attempts and Ryan Grant controls tempo on the ground.
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#5 New York 28 @ #4 Seattle 17 - The Giants are defending Super Bowl champs and the Seahawks are lucky to play in the NFC West. Mike Holmgren goes out with another division championship, but that's all.
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AFC Divisional Games
#4 Cleveland 24 @ #1 New England 31 - Romeo Crennel just does not have the man-power to overcome his former team. The Patriots roll in a game that looks closer than it actually is.
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#3 Indianapolis 23 @ #2 San Diego 20 - The Colts avenge last season's home playoff loss to the Chargers by taking a close one in San Diego.
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NFC Divisional Games
#5 Green Bay 24 @ #1 Dallas 35 - Aaron Rodgers cannot find the magic of his 2007 showing in Texas. Young players James Jones, Jordy Nelson and Brandon Jackson score for the Packers, so the future is not so dim. They may be competing with Dallas for a while though, as Tony Romo, Marion Barber, Patrick Crayton and Felix Jones, who also have big games, are not exactly aging veterans.
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#3 New York 28 @ #2 Minnesota 31 - Adrian Peterson makes his first playoff game a memorable one. Of his 178 total yards from scrimmage, Peterson gains 38 on the Vikings' game-winning overtime drive. On a neutral field, these teams are dead even. In Minnesota, the Giants' remarkable run of road playoff wins comes to an end.
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Conference Championship Games
#3 Indianapolis 24 @ #1 New England 27 - Again? In the regular season, this game was a coin flip with New England on top just 52% of the time. In New England in January, the game is still close, but the Patriots have a little more of the edge.
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#2 Minnesota 21 @ #1 Dallas 28 - The Cowboys have to be glad that they do not have to see the Giants for the third time this season and sixth time in two years. Minnesota is putting together a good team, yet they are not on the same level as Dallas. Adrian Peterson tallies 352 total yards from scrimmage in two playoff games. Unfortunately for the Vikings, Tarvaris Jackson throws six interceptions in those games. Neither team is undefeated this year, but the top seeds from each conference (the last two years) will face each other in the Super Bowl in Tampa.
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Super Bowl
New England 33, Dallas 31 - Super Bowl XLIII is quite the exciting nail-biter. The Patriots prevail for the fourth time this decade. Tom Brady earns MVP honors with 209 yards passing, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Tony Romo matches Brady in TDs, but throws an early interception that leads to the Patriots' second score and swings all of the momentum in New England's favor.
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*For an update on how the playoffs with the New York Jets look with Brett Favre, please click here.

Regular Season Awards

NFL MVP: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings - 320 rushes, 1,620 rushing yards, 15 total TDs
Offensive Player of the Year: Tom Brady, New England Patriots - 354/531, 4,657 yards, 40 TDs, 13 INTs
Defensive Player of the Year: DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys - 90 tackles, 14 sacks
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Jonathan Stewart, Carolina Panthers - 243 rushes, 1,178 rushing yards, 11 total TDs
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots - 98 tackles, 1 INT, 2 sacks
Coach of the Year: John Fox, Carolina Panthers - Leads team to 10-6 record

Final Standings (*division winner, + wild card)

AFC East	Wins	Losses
New England Patriots*	13	3
Buffalo Bills+	9	7
New York Jets	7	9
Miami Dolphins	5	11

AFC North	Wins	Losses
Cleveland Browns*	10	6
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7
Baltimore Ravens	5	11
Cincinnati Bengals	5	11

AFC West	Wins	Losses
San Diego Chargers*	11	5
Denver Broncos	7	9
Oakland Raiders	6	10
Kansas City	4	12

AFC South	Wins	Losses
Indianapolis Colts*	11	5
Jacksonville Jaguars+	10	6
Tennessee Titans	7	9
Houston Texans	6	10

NFC East	Wins	Losses
Dallas Cowboys*	12	4
New York Giants+	11	5
Washington Redskins	9	7
Philadelphia Eagles	8	8

NFC North	Wins	Losses
Minnesota Vikings*	11	5
Green Bay Packers+	9	7
Detroit Lions	6	10
Chicago Bears	6	10

NFC West	Wins	Losses
Seattle Seahawks*	9	7
San Francisco 49ers	8	8
Arizona Cardinals	6	10
St. Louis Rams	5	11

NFC South	Wins	Losses
Carolina Panthers*	10	6
New Orleans Saints	8	8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	8	8
Atlanta Falcons	5	11

League Leaders

Passing (by yards)	Comp%	Yards	TDs	INTs
Tom Brady	66.7%	4657	40	13
Peyton Manning	64.9%	4260	32	12
Tony Romo	64.6%	4103	31	17
Carson Palmer	64.1%	4061	27	17
Drew Brees	61.1%	3944	26	15
Derek Anderson	60.0%	3853	27	15
Eli Manning	63.9%	3750	25	12
Matt Hasselbeck	60.6%	3720	22	13
Ben Roethlisberger	64.6%	3455	23	10
Marc Bulger	59.6%	3396	19	17

Rushing (by yards)	Yards	AVG	TDs
LaDainian Tomlinson	1661	4.87	15
Adrian Peterson	1620	5.06	13
Brandon Jacobs	1447	4.81	12
Joseph Addai	1426	4.30	14
Willie Parker	1398	4.31	11
Larry Johnson	1393	3.77	9
Edgerrin James	1364	3.79	10
Ryan Grant	1362	4.95	11
Brian Westbrook	1359	4.84	12
Marshawn Lynch	1356	4.35	11

Receiving (by yards)	Recs	Yards	TDs
Randy Moss	93	1563	12
Braylon Edwards	95	1400	9
Terrell Owens	87	1335	9
Larry Fitzgerald	89	1310	7
Reggie Wayne	81	1307	9
Torry Holt	95	1236	6
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	114	1217	7
Andre Johnson	81	1192	8
Bernard Berrian	71	1160	8
Calvin Johnson	73	1154	7

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