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Kansas City vs Pittsburgh Prediction, AFC Wild Card Preview

Kansas City vs Pittsburgh prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for the AFC Playoff Wild Card, Sunday, January 16

Kansas City vs Pittsburgh prediction, game preview, how to watch: AFC Wild Card Preview

Kansas City vs Pittsburgh How To Watch

Date: Sunday, January 16
Game Time: 8:15 ET
Venue: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
How To Watch: NBC
Record: Pittsburgh (9-7-1), Kansas City (12-5)
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Kansas City vs Pittsburgh Wild Card Game Preview

Why Pittsburgh Will Win the AFC Wild Card

For all of the drama and all of the sweating over how it got into the NFL Playoffs, Pittsburgh is here, and it’s coming in on a bit of a nice run.

Yeah, it got rocked by Kansas City on the day after Christmas, but it pulled off a strong win over No. 1 seed Tennessee and beat Cleveland and Baltimore to set itself up for the opportunity.

The running game has started to work a wee bit better – it was solid in the loss to the Chiefs – and it should go off against a D that gives up close to five yards per pop.

Start early with Najee Harris, hope for an efficient day from Ben Roethlisberger – who’s going to let it fly in his final run – and then get the defense to force mistakes.

Pittsburgh can’t win in a firefight. The D has forced multiple takeaways in four of the last five games, and the one it didn’t – there weren’t any – was in the loss to the Chiefs.

That’s a massive issue because …

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Dallas vs San Francisco Prediction, NFC Wild Card Preview

San Francisco at Dallas prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for the NFC Playoff Wild Card, Sunday, January 16

Dallas vs San Francisco prediction, game preview, how to watch: NFC Wild Card Preview

Dallas vs San Francisco How To Watch

Date: Sunday, January 16
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
How To Watch: CBS
Record: San Francisco (10-7), Dallas (12-5)
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Dallas vs San Francisco Wild Card Game Preview

Why San Francisco Will Win the NFC Wild Card

Seriously, which Dallas team are we going to get?

Oh sure, it was all fun and happy when rolling at will against the Philadelphia second team in Week 18, but this team has a weird way of struggling at odd times.

When it mattered in Week 17, the Arizona defense was able to slow down the machine. The Giants were able to D up in Week 15, Kansas City shut things down to a dead stop in Week 11, and now it’s up to the San Francisco defense to do what it does on the ground.

It’s the NFL Playoffs – there’s pressure on everyone to win no matter what. There’s a bigger sense of urgency on the Dallas side.

This San Francisco team under Kyle Shanahan might have had to fight through a slew of things this season, but it’s been able to maintain a relatively even keel.

Yeah, it lost at Seattle in overtime, but it won seven of its last nine games – the other loss coming in a good battle at Tennessee – seven though five of those games were on the road.

Dallas might have the bigger name firepower, but Deebo Samuel is the best wide receiver on the field. Brandon Aiyuk is starting to step up his game, Jimmy Garoppolo has been quietly decent when he’s been able to go.

This team has the makeup, the D, and the mentality to get this done, but …

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Philadelphia at Tampa Bay Wild Card Playoff Prediction, Game Preview

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for the NFL Playoff Wild Card Weekend, Sunday, January 16

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay prediction, game preview, how to watch: Sunday, January 9

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay How To Watch

Date: Sunday, January 16
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Philadelphia (9-8), Tampa Bay (13-4)
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Philadelphia at Tampa Bay Game Preview

Why Philadelphia Will Win The NFL Wild Card

This isn’t your 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneer team.

It’s older, it’s missing parts, it’s hurt, and it’s not playing all that well. Oh sure, 12 is still slinging it around – the Buccaneers have the best passing game in the NFL – but oooooooooh, they beat Carolina twice and struggled to survive the Jets over the last three games.

That was coming off the 9-0 shutout loss to the Saints.

Blow off the Week 6 28-22 win over the Eagles – this is a different Tampa Bay team.

Philadelphia struggled to find its way in, but the running game is still terrific – it leads the NFL in yards – Jalen Hurts is a dangerous X factor – and for all the problems at times over the last few weeks defensively, the pass defense hasn’t been totally miserable.

However …

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New England at Buffalo Wild Card Playoff Prediction, Game Preview

New England at Buffalo prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for the NFL Playoff Wild Card Weekend, Saturday, January 15

New England at Buffalo prediction, game preview, how to watch: NFL Playoffs Wild Card: Saturday, January 15

New England at Buffalo Wild Card How To Watch

Date: Saturday, January 15
Game Time: 8:15 ET
Venue: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
How To Watch: CBS
Record: New England (10-7), Buffalo (11-6)
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New England at Buffalo Game Preview

Why New England Will Win

Buffalo might talk tough, and the defensive stars might get surly when you suggest that they might not be happy about getting run over by the Patriots, but …

New England can get physical.

It’s unfortunate for the Bills that they’re getting New England and not, say, Las Vegas from a warm weather spot or a team that relies on a high-flying passing game like Cincinnati.

It’s going to be 10 degrees out. Maybe. Buffalo’s weather advantage is going to be lost on the Patriots.

Yes, the Bills got nasty and held the New England offense to under 300 yards in the 33-21 win just a few weeks ago, but Patriot ground game still ended up rumbling for 149 yards and wasn’t all that bad.

The formula is going to be simple. Get one of the NFL’s best running games going, rely on the league’s second-best defense to adjust and not let Josh Allen and the Buffalo passing game to go off with the midrange throws like it did in Week 16, and control the time of possession from the start.

As long as the Patriots don’t start turning the ball over – a big problem over the last month with seven in the three losses and none in the lone win – they should crank up the pressure on the Bills.

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Why Buffalo Will Win

It took a strange set of circumstances for the Patriots to pull off the first win over the Bills.

Crazy weather, lots of wind, rain, snow, and everything in between, the Patriots were able to grind their way to the 14-10 win. That was an anomaly.

It’s not quite a fake-it-till-you-make-it thing for the Patriots, but the style stalled late in the year with the offense not finding enough firepower, the defense struggling to stop the run, and the season coming to a stall.

Buffalo could beat the Patriots at their own game.

Start running, get the rolling Devin Singletary going right away, and don’t take any big chances.

Yeah, the Patriots will be great right out of the gate and on the first few drives, but the Bills should be able to mix up the attack, get the offensive line into a groove, and pound away on a defensive front that allowed close to 100 rushing yards or more in six of the last eight games.

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What’s Going To Happen

Don’t expect fireworks, or the offensive pop of the last time these two met in the 33-21 Buffalo win.

The Patriot defense has started to struggle, and Mac Jones and the attack haven’t been able to quite find the same efficiency and magic, but it should all work to make this tight and tense.

The Bills will spread the ball around and the best defense in the NFL will do its part force a whole lot of third down plays. But they’re going sweat it out as drive after drive finishes with a field goal instead of a touchdown.

It’ll come down to one last drive for Jones and the Patriot offense that perks up in the fourth quarter, but they’ll come up just short.

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New England at Buffalo Prediction, Line

Buffalo 23, New England 19
Line: Buffalo -4.5, o/u: 44
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 4.5

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NFL Playoff Wild Card Expert Picks
Las Vegas at Cincinnati | New England at Buffalo
Phil at Tampa Bay | San Fran at Dallas
Pittsburgh at Kansas City | Arizona at LA Rams
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Las Vegas at Cincinnati Prediction, Game Preview, Lines, How To Watch

Las Vegas at Cincinnati prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for Week 18 of the NFL season, Saturday January 15

Las Vegas at Cincinnati prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday January 15

Las Vegas at Cincinnati How To Watch

Date: Saturday January 15
Game Time: 4:30 ET
Venue: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
How To Watch: NBC
Record: Las Vegas (10-7), Cincinnati (10-7)
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Las Vegas at Cincinnati Game Preview

Why Las Vegas Will Win

Forget about the playing with house money aspect to getting into the NFL Playoffs – the Raiders earned this, and they have the same record as the flashier Bengals.

They might not be 100% healthy, and they’re going to need Josh Jacobs and the ground game to get going, but no team has gone through more tough games and more adversity – it’s ready.

Las Vegas didn’t knock out four straight teams – Cleveland, Denver, Indianapolis, LA Chargers – but it dealt a few big body blows. Pressure isn’t going to be an issue, especially on the road.

More specifically, the defense has stepped up in big situations. The run D has been terrific over the last month – Cincinnati hasn’t hit 100 yards on the ground in five of the last six games – the pass rush should be able to get to Joe Burrow enough to matter, and …

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Why Cincinnati Will Win

The Bengals basically got a week off, and the Raiders had to go deep into Sunday night for their emotional win over the Chargers. This is hardly a 100% healthy Cincinnati team, but it’s in much better shape than the Raiders.

Can the passing attack keep the firepower going? Yeah, the Las Vegas defense has been fine over the last month of the season, but it doesn’t come up with interceptions, the two takeaways against the Chargers were an anomaly, and even if the Bengals struggle …

It happened in Week 11. The Bengals had problems until rolling late – it wasn’t as ugly as the 32-13 final score – but that also showed off the firepower.

The Raiders can move quickly – Carr is great at efficiently moving the chains – but blink, and the Bengals can end it.

That’s why …

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What’s Going To Happen

Really? The 1990 season – technically it was early January 1991 – was the last time Cincinnati won a playoff game?

No pressure or anything, but this is supposed to be the beginning of something special, and Las Vegas is supposed to be happy to be playing at all.

The Raiders have a way of just hanging around.

Will Cincinnati start to panic if the big plays aren’t there early? Will they abandon the run if Joe Mixon isn’t going off right away?

Las Vegas will overcome the early energy surge and Bengal adrenaline, settle in, and have the lead early in the fourth quarter, and then …

Boom, boom.

Burrow finds Tee Higgins for one, Tyler Boyd for another, and the Bengals survive and move on after Carr leads the way to a late scoring drive. This will end on an onside kick.

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Las Vegas at Cincinnati Prediction, Line

Cincinnati 27, Las Vegas 23
Line: Cincinnati -5.5, o/u: 49
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 4.5

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NFL Expert Picks, Predictions, Lines: Playoffs, Wild Card Weekend

NFL expert picks, predictions, lines for the 2022 NFL Playoffs Wild Card Weekend

NFL expert picks, predictions, lines for the NFL Playoffs Wild Card Weekend

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Las Vegas at Cincinnati

4:30, NBC
Line: Cincinnati -5.5, o/u: 49

Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Cincinnati*
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Cincinnati
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Cincinnati
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Cincinnati
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com: Cincinnati
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: Cincinnati
Zac Neel, DucksWire.com: Las Vegas
Tyler Nettuno, GatorsWire.com: COMING
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN: Cincinnati
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Cincinnati
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: Cincinnati*
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: Cincinnati
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: Las Vegas
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: Cincinnati
CONSENSUS PICK Cincinnati

NFL Playoff Wild Card Expert Picks
Arizona at LA Rams | Las Vegas at Cincinnati
New England at Buffalo | Phil at Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh at Kansas City | San Fran at Dallas
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NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Game Previews, Schedule, Predictions, Lines, How To Watch

NFL Playoffs Wild Card schedule, game previews, predictions, and lines

NFL Playoffs Wild Card schedule, predictions, and game previews with all of the game times, lines, and how to watch

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Results So Far
SU: 174-96-1, ATS: 152-117, Point Total: 153-118-1

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Saturday, January 15

Las Vegas at Cincinnati

4:30, NBC
Line: Cincinnati -5.5, o/u: 49

New England at Buffalo

8:15, CBS
Line: Buffalo -4, o/u: 44

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Sunday, January 16

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay

1:00, FOX
Line: Tampa Bay -8.5, o/u: 46

San Francisco at Dallas

4:30, CBS
Line: Dallas -3, o/u: 51

Pittsburgh at Kansas City

8:15, NBC
Line: Kansas City -12.5, o/u: 46

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Monday, January 17

Arizona at Los Angeles Rams

8:15, ESPN/ABC/ESPN+
Line: Los Angeles Rams, o/u: 49.5

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NFL Playoff Wild Card Expert Picks
Arizona at LA Rams | Las Vegas at Cincinnati
New England at Buffalo | Phil at Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh at Kansas City | San Fran at Dallas
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We’re here after a wild and fun regular season – and an all-timer of a finish – with the most wide open NFL playoffs in a long, long time.

Who’s going to win, how will the bracket go, and who’ll win the Super Bowl?

As we do for the college side, we go with the first-guess picks and then work from there. The idea is to go with the first answer, and then adjust from there once we do the game previews and predictions.

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2022 NFL Playoffs Wild Card Round: Saturday

AFC: 5 Las Vegas Raiders at 4 Cincinnati Bengals

Saturday, January 15
NBC/Peacock, 4:30 pm
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

Knee-Jerk Instant Analysis: Really? You’re going to go against this Las Vegas team that keeps on fighting through the adversity to play with the ultimate Raider swagger?

Yeah, and not just because Cincinnati rolled 32-13 when the two played in Week 11.

The Bengal star power got a week off to get everyone as right as can be, and Las Vegas had the emotional Sunday night game – that extra time will matter just enough. It won’t be the wipeout of earlier in the season, and the Bengals will press way too much, but Joe Burrow will get his first NFL playoff win.

Knee-Jerk No Research Prediction: Cincinnati 30, Las Vegas 23
Early Line No-Look Guess: Cincinnati -7.5
Actual Line: COMING, o/u: COMING

AFC: 6 New England Patriots at 3 Buffalo Bills

Saturday, January 15
CBS/Paramount+, 8:15 pm
Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY

Knee-Jerk Instant Analysis: It stinks that these two are playing in the Wild Card round. Either one could go on a run and either one would do some damage if they didn’t have to play each other.

Can New England get everything back up to speed? They’ve now lost three of their last four game after the problems against Miami, and before that was the crazy weather game against Buffalo.

You never want to go against Bill Belichick – especially since this is the third time they’ve played in seven weeks – but at home, in front of that crowd, the Buffalo team that’s past the midseason doldrums will rise up against the run. The Patriot defense, placekicking, and coaching will be better.

Knee-Jerk No Research Prediction: New England 19, Buffalo 17
Early Line No-Look Guess: Buffalo -3.5
Actual Line: COMING, o/u: COMING

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Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Prediction, Game Preview

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for Week 18 of the NFL season, Sunday, January 9

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas prediction, game preview, how to watch: Sunday, January 9

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas How To Watch

Date: Sunday, January 9
Game Time: 8:20 ET
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
How To Watch: NBC
Record: Los Angeles Chargers (9-7), Las Vegas (9-7)
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Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Game Preview

Why Los Angeles Chargers Will Win

The offense hasn’t stopped.

The defense has been an issue all year, but the O keeps on rolling however it wants to.

When it decides to run, that works. When Justin Herbert gets into a groove, that works.

Las Vegas has been able to get to this point on low scoring fights – it hasn’t scored more than 23 in any of its last five games – but it’s not taking the ball away, it’s making too many mistakes, and it just doesn’t have the ability to keep up the pace – maybe.

The Raider passing game is solid, but the Chargers should be able to take more chances – again, the Vegas D doesn’t generate takeaways. Worse yet in a game like this the mistakes are going to matter. Las Vegas has given it away 12 times in the last four games with no takeaways.

But …

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Why Las Vegas Will Win

The defense has stepped up its game.

The Raider defense stopped the great Brown and Bronco running games cold, and they only allowed 262 yards of Indianapolis offense last week. Overall, it hasn’t allowed more than 300 yards to anyone but Kansas City over the last five games.

The offense has to get Derek Carr hot right away. Josh Jacobs and the running game have been better over the three-game winning streak, and it should work against one of the league’s softest run defenses. That’s not going to be enough.

This should be a shootout, and Carr has gone for over 200 yards in ten of his last 11 games.

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What’s Going To Happen

Win and get in – and no, don’t start with the scenarios if there’s a tie. Lose, and that’s it.

The playoffs start now.

The Raiders have been a wonderful story with their three-game winning streak – Rich Bisaccia deserves Coach of the Year consideration – but they’re far more banged up than the Chargers and they don’t have the same offensive punch.

The Los Angeles defense has a way of keeping everyone in the game, but this will be Herbert’s time. He’ll do a bit more than Carr, and the maligned Charger defense will come up with the two takeaways the Raider side won’t.

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Prediction, Line

Los Angeles Chargers 31, Las Vegas 27
Line: Los Angeles Chargers -3, o/u: 49
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 4.5

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Carolina at Tampa Bay Prediction, Game Preview

Carolina at Tampa Bay prediction, game preview, how to watch and lines for Week 18 of the NFL season, Sunday, January 9

Carolina at Tampa Bay prediction, game preview, how to watch: Sunday, January 9

Carolina at Tampa Bay How To Watch

Date: Sunday, January 9
Game Time: 4:25 ET
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Carolina (5-11), Tampa Bay (12-4)
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Carolina at Tampa Bay Game Preview

Why Carolina Will Win

Head coach Matt Rhule has been given a vote of confidence – for whatever that’s worth – going into next year. Now he needs his team to show a sign of life after a six-game losing streak that included a 32-6 wipeout against the Buccaneers just a few weeks ago.

The return of Sam Darnold didn’t help the cause in last week’s loss to New Orleans, but at least the defense was okay, especially against the run. The Panthers have to start by holding up on the line and let the league’s second-best pass defense to take over.

The Buccaneers might have put 32 points on the board in Week 16, but Tom Brady put up an okay 232 yards.

In this, the hope has to be for Tampa Bay to be thinking more about staying healthy for next week, but …

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Why Tampa Bay Will Win

The No. 2 seed is still in play.

The Rams have to lose to San Francisco – not crazy – and Tampa Bay has to win this. The two games will be going on at the same time, but after last week’s close call comeback win over the Jets, focusing on sharpening up shouldn’t be a problem.

The Buccaneers have won six of their last seven, but the running game has been inconsistent and the team hasn’t quite been itself. It’s as if it’s waiting for the playoffs to start already.

The Antonio Brown problem hasn’t helped.

This week, though, the defense shouldn’t have any issue with a team that hasn’t scored more than 14 points in four of its last five games, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Enough is enough. This is when Tampa Bay steps up its game.

Yeah, it scored 28 points or more in six of its last seven games, and winning hasn’t been a problem, but the team seems to be just trying to keep it all together before the real season starts.

Playing at home against the Carolina offense will help.

Carolina at Tampa Bay Prediction, Line

Tampa Bay 30, Carolina 13
Line: Tampa Bay -9, o/u: 41.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 2

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