Before the season, I picked the Packers to beat the Steelers in Super Bowl LI. When both teams were in the midst of four-game losing streaks during the season, I didn't feel good about that prediction.

Now I'm back on board with Green Bay and Pittsburgh, the biggest threats to knock out the top seeds in the NFL playoffs, Dallas and New England.

The similarities between the Packers and Steelers are fascinating, starting with their Super Bowl-pedigree head coaches in Mike McCarthy and Mike Tomlin, plus Pro Bowl quarterbacks in Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger. Both teams also feature dominant offenses and inconsistent defenses.

But neither team has lost since it ended its losing streak — six straight wins for the Steelers and five straight for the Packers.

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It may be a cliché, but the hottest teams entering the playoffs usually wind up in the Super Bowl regardless of seeding. Momentum and confidence are critical factors when the pressure ramps up. McCarthy, Rodgers and the Packers have a positive frame of reference on the hot team theory, as in 2010, they won their last six games (four of them on the road) on their way to a Super Bowl victory.

As Titans president, I experienced that December-January surge in 1999, when we won our last four regular-season games before we won three playoff games en route to a close Super Bowl loss to the Rams. We felt we were a team of destiny — especially after our wild-card Music City Miracle win over Buffalo on the famous kickoff return for a TD — and that confidence contributed to playoff road wins at Indianapolis and top-seeded Jacksonville.

That's why, if the Packers meet the Cowboys in the playoffs, I like Green Bay’s chances.

I think Green Bay will win the NFC North in Detroit this week. The Packers have the advantage with the Lions playing on a short week. Back in Week 3, Rodgers carved up the Lions’ secondary with four touchdown passes. Now the Packers quarterback is playing at an even higher level with top receiver Jordy Nelson fully recovered from last season's ACL injury.

Green Bay-Dallas in the playoffs would be a terrific matchup. The Cowboys beat the Packers, 30-16, on Oct. 16 in a game in which Rodgers threw an interception and lost a fumble at the Dallas 1-yard line. Don't count on similar miscues from the hottest quarterback in the league over the past six weeks.

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Green Bay's offense is on a roll, and I like its potential matchup against the league's No. 28 pass defense. I also would give a big edge to Rodgers over Dallas rookie QB Dak Prescott, who possibly would be playing in his first postseason game. Prescott has had a terrific season, but playoff pressure is different.

The key for Green Bay defensively would be a healthy Clay Matthews to rush the passer. Never underestimate the importance of good health for a team come playoff time, as the Steelers know from not having Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell for their divisional playoff loss in Denver last season. The Patriots might experience a similar problem without Rob Gronkowski this year.

In a Cowboys matchup, the Packers’ defense would have to do a better job on the league's leading rusher, rookie Ezekiel Elliott, who ran for 157 yards in their October meeting. But that performance was atypical for the NFL's No. 9 rush defense. Also, Prescott's underwhelming prime-time performance against the Giants in Week 14 is cause for concern about how the rookie will perform come playoff time.

It also would help the Packers if their running game can continue to get a boost from Ty Montgomery, who ran for 162 yards and two touchdowns against the Bears two weeks ago. But even with little running game, Rodgers and his excellent receiving corps can carry the load. If Dallas or other opponents double-cover Nelson, Rodgers can always look to his other big-play receivers, Davante Adams and Randall Cobb.

As with the Steelers on the AFC side, the pressure will be on the Packers’ defense to provide enough support for their prolific offense. The numbers have looked much better recently for Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers, who was under fire during the losing streak.

The Packers gave up 38 points and 421 yards per game with just two turnovers forced and seven sacks from Weeks 8-11 (with Clay Matthews out for three of those losses). In their big turnaround through the past five weeks, the Green Bay defense has allowed just 17.6 points per game and has forced 14 turnovers with 14 sacks.

They're still giving up a lot of yards, but if they can continue to force turnovers and limit scoring combined with strong offensive play, the Packers have a good chance to go on a long playoff run.

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It probably will take a playoff win over the Cowboys in Dallas to make it happen, but I'll stick with my preseason pick of a repeat matchup from Super Bowl XLV, when the Packers beat the Steelers in, of all places, the Cowboys’ stadium.

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Jeff Diamond is the former president of the Titans and the former vice president/general manager of the Vikings. He was selected NFL Executive of the Year in 1998. Diamond is currently a business and sports consultant who also does broadcast and online media work. He is the former chairman and CEO of The Ingram Group. Follow Jeff on Twitter: @jeffdiamondNFL.