The Jacksonville Jaguars weren’t supposed to be a playoff team. They were 2-6 after eight weeks and appeared destined to play out yet another rebuilding year. The New York Giants were in a similar boat. They had a soft schedule, but the combination of coaching turnover, a depleted cast of receivers and the presence of Daniel Jones behind center pointed to a sixth-straight losing season.
Yet here both teams stand: 1-0 in the playoffs, Super Bowl 57 hopes intact.
They’ll bring those Cinderella stories to another set of underdog circumstances in the divisional round. The Jaguars get the Kansas City Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium, a place where they haven’t won since 2007. The Giants have a third go-round against the Philadelphia Eagles, who’ve already beaten them twice this season (though the second time was against a smattering of backups for a New York team whose playoff position was set in stone).
Both teams are full touchdown underdogs. Can either pull off another round of magic?
Turns out, we’re betting no.
| Game | Christian | Robert | Charles |
| Jaguars at Chiefs | Chiefs | Chiefs | Chiefs |
| Giants at Eagles | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles |
| Bengals at Bills | Bills | Bills | Bengals |
| Cowboys at 49ers | 49ers | Cowboys | 49ers |
| Last week: | 4-2 | 4-2 | 3-3 |
| Year to date: | 168-92-2 | 168-92-2 | 153-107-2 |
And here are those selections in a better-formatted screenshot of our actual picks sheet, which unfortunately struggles to translate to our editing software.
