Panthers Win SportsCenter's Ultimate Playoffs

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	Jake Delhomme had 24 touchdown passes in 2005.

SportsCenter ranked all 32 NFL teams in key categories -- QBs, RBs, pass catchers, rushing defense and passing defense. The unit rankings were used to determine overall rankings, which were then used in a simulated playoffs. The Carolina Panthers defeated the Washington Redskins in the divisional round, Seattle Seahawks in the conference championship and edged the New England Patriots for the title.

The results of SportsCenter's rankings as well as the bracket for the playoffs can be found below. You can vote on each matchup to see how your opinion compares to that of the analysts.

In addition to the expert analysis, we also asked you to rank the teams in each key category and overall.

SportsNation: QBs | RBs | Pass Catchers | Pass Defenses | Run Defenses | Overall

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Which team has the best overall depth in the NFL?

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SportsCenter's Ultimate Depth Chart Playoffs (Bracket represents analyst picks. Click to vote.)
Wild Card Round Monday, July 3	Divisional Playoffs Tuesday, July 4	Conference Championships Wednesday, July 5	Super Bowl Thursday, July 6
Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots	New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts	New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos	Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Redskins	Washington Redskins vs. Carolina Panthers	Carolina Panthers vs. Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears	Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks

SportsCenter's Ultimate Depth Chart
Rank	QBs	RBs	Pass catchers	Pass defense	Run defense	Overall
1.	Patriots	Chargers	Colts	Panthers	Chargers	Panthers
2.	Colts	Chiefs	Cardinals	Redskins	Panthers	Seahawks
3.	Seahawks	Seahawks	Redskins	Bears	Ravens	Redskins
4.	Panthers	Falcons	Bengals	Ravens	Steelers	Patriots
5.	Chiefs	Giants	Cowboys	Seahawks	Bears	Steelers
6.	Eagles	Redskins	Giants	Colts	Broncos	Ravens
7.	Falcons	Bengals	Panthers	Jaguars	Patriots	Colts
8.	Bengals	Saints	Rams	Bucs	Seahawks	Giants
9.	Steelers	Panthers	Chargers	Steelers	Bucs	Bengals
10.	Broncos	Bucs	Steelers	Patriots	Cardinals	Broncos
11.	Rams	Steelers	Patriots	Giants	Cowboys	Cardinals
12.	Dolphins	Ravens	Broncos	Falcons	Jaguars	Falcons
13.	Ravens	Broncos	Saints	Cardinals	Dolphins	Dolphins
14.	Redskins	Patriots	Seahawks	Dolphins	Redskins	Cowboys
15.	Packers	Dolphins	Raiders	Eagles	Giants	Chargers
16.	Giants	Vikings	Texans	Cowboys	Colts	Bucs
17.	Jaguars	Bears	Dolphins	Vikings	Vikings	Bears
18.	Saints	Cardinals	Ravens	Bengals	Falcons	Chiefs
19.	Cowboys	Rams	Vikings	Broncos	Browns	Jaguars
20.	Vikings	Cowboys	Jaguars	Jets	49ers	Vikings
21.	Bucs	Bills	Browns	Texans	Bengals	Rams
22.	Cardinals	Texans	Chiefs	49ers	Bills	Saints
23.	Bears	Jets	Titans	Browns	Jets	Eagles
24.	Lions	Browns	Lions	Chiefs	Eagles	Texans
25.	Texans	Jaguars	Bucs	Packers	Chiefs	Browns
26.	Jets	Colts	Packers	Bills	Packers	Jets
27.	Titans	Titans	Falcons	Titans	Titans	Packers
28.	Raiders	Raiders	Jets	Lions	Rams	Bills
29.	Bills	Lions	Bears	Rams	Texans	Titans
30.	Chargers	Packers	Bills	Saints	Lions	Raiders
31.	49ers	Eagles	Eagles	Chargers	Saints	Lions
32.	Browns	49ers	49ers	Raiders	Raiders	49ers

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