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Well, I def doomed the Browns and Football team with my late season picks. Not to mention the Ravens, Chargers and Colts. Basically, I had no idea what was going on in the AFC.
Raiders (9th) @ Bengals (13th) – Raiders
Both of these teams have been super streaky. The Bengals snuck into the playoffs by winning the North after a complete collapse by the Browns and Ravens. The Raiders passed the Chargers for the last spot in the playoffs with a last second, overtime, field goal. I honestly dont know which team is better but I think the Raiders are having fun playing spoiler with 4 straight wins over playoff hopeful teams the last 4 weeks.
Patriots (12th) @ Bills (8th) – Bills
The Bills did exactly what I said they had to do winning the last 4 including a crucial victory over the Patriots. This led to a division win and the Patriots having to come to western New York for their 3rd match up. The Pats had a great mid season run but have gone 1-3 in the final 4 weeks. I think the Bills keep the momentum and move on to the divisional round.
Eagles (17th) @ Buccaneers (3rd) – Buccaneers
The Eagles are the big winner of the 3rd wild card spot. And they didnt even have to win week 18 to get it. NFL Tiebreakers are amazing. You could argue that they rested because there was nothing on the line but they also got destroyed by the Cowboys. I dont know if Brady takes the Bucs to another championship but I do know they dont lose in the Wildcard Round.
49ers (11th) @ Cowboys (4th) – 49ers
Here is where we have the upset this week. The Cowboys record is better than theyve been playing. The 49ers have only lost to the number 1 team in the AFC, the number 1 team in the NFC and to division rivals. (Arguably the best division in the league.) On top of that theyve won 7 of their last 9 including an incredible win over the Rams last week.
Steelers (10th) @ Chiefs (2nd) – Chiefs
Good for you, Old Man Roethlisberger. You stumbled into the playoffs one last time. Now its time to retire. The Chiefs, despite a rough start (as low as 19th on our rankings) are on fire right now winning 9 of their last 10. Mahomes and Reed are ready for another run to the Super Bowl.
Cardinals (7th) @ Rams (5th) – Rams
It may just be wishful thinking, my desire to believe that Staffords postseason failures are directly linked to the Lions, or perhaps its just football stats logic but I think the Rams are one of the best teams in the playoffs. Couple that with the Cardinals epic 4 of the last 5 games losing streak and I think LA moves on.
