wild card weekend

Turned out to be a lousy lineup of games on wildcard weekend. Only real excitement was the Commanders doinking into the next round and AJ Brown getting some pages in during the game. Eagles are brushing it off like its a common occurrence, but honestly, can’t say we’ve ever seen that before. All I know is that the Eagles passing attack will need to be way better if they hope to get by Matt Stafford and the LA Rams.

You know a storyline that I somehow receiving little, to no attention this week: Chiefs start their pursuit of a history smashing three-peat. And here we are talking about AJ Brown’s reading habits. Calling all Chiefs fans! Stand up!

We were cold last week against the spread, but think our picks this week will make up for it. Enjoy the games! Picks are in bold below.

• HOU@KC-9.0
• WAS@DET-9.0
• LAR@PHI-6.0
• BAL@BUF-1.5

Last Week Record: 2-4

Season Record: 156-118-4

Finally!! Nothing better than playoff football in January! After a lucrative regular season, looking to roll that success into the playoffs.

On Saturday night we have a week 18 rematch between Steelers and Ravens and we anticipate a similar result. Ravens are going to roll the Steelers at home! The Saturday afternoon appetizer pits the Chargers against the Texans. Chargers have reversed their fortunes in close games this year, while it seems like the Texans never really hit their stride this year despite lofty expectations. We expect the Chargers will be able to neutralize the Texans offense and run down the clock with a run heavy offensive attack.

On Sunday, the Denver Broncos bring their number one rated defense to Buffalo to neutralize Josh Allen and the high octane Bills attack. While the old saying goes “defense wins championships”, maybe not tomorrow. We expect a tight matchup and the Bills won’t cover.

To finish off Sunday, we have two NFC matchups . The Packers visit the Eagles and the Commanders visit the Bucs in Tampa Bay. The first game features two banged up QBs and two elite RBs. Expect a run heavy attack from the Eagles in the first half to help Hurts shake off the rust and the offense to take flight in the second half. Packers will be without one of their start receivers and not sure if Love’s elbow will be an issue. In the late game, Jayden “I ain’t no rookie” Daniels will look to continue to defy rookie expectations and win his first playoff game. On the road none the less. We expect the rookie magic to flame out and the Bucs experience will be too much for the up and coming Commanders.

Finally, on Monday night, the Vikings and Rams will travel to Arizona to fight it out in the Climate Change Bowl. Thoughts to all those folks in LA that were impacted by the wildfires this week. We think Justin Jefferson and the Vikings will be too much for the much improved Rams but will keep the close game right to the end.

As always, this week’s picks are in bold below.

• LAC@HOU+2.5
• PIT@BAL-9.5
• DEN@BUF-8.5
• GB@PHI-5.0
• WAS@TB-3.0
• MIN@LAR+2.5

Last Week Record: 8-8

Season Record: 154-114-4