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Dak Prescott has playmakers to work with, and Micah Parsons has been dominant all season. So, what's the problem? San Francisco matches up well, and the 49ers are healthy. Jimmy Garoppolo will be supported by a strong running game, and a Nick Bosa-led defense causes a few turnovers. San Francisco presses on to another classic matchup against the Packers in the divisional round. Pick: 49ers 28, Cowboys The Steelers rallied into the postseason, and they will be playing with nothing to lose behind Ben Roethlisberger, who is in the postseason.

It's closer this time, but the Chiefs move on. Pick: Chiefs 35, Steelers Monday, p. The Cardinals were in their last five games, and they allowed 30 points per game in the four losses. The Rams have won nine of the last 10 meetings. Pick: Cardinals 33, Rams American Football. Patriots wild-card game. Bills 31m ago. He also could pass Dak Prescott Playoff and draft implications: The Dolphins were eliminated from the playoffs last week, and their only first-round pick is the Niners' selection, which projects to be in the second half of Round 1.

Injuries: Patriots Dolphins. Betting nugget: Miami has won five straight home games, going ATS. Matchup must-reads: Patriots rookie running back Stevenson hits stride at perfect time Deflating loss shines light on Tagovailoa, state of Dolphins' offense.

What to watch for: The Buccaneers have to clean up their run defense after a lackluster performance last week and tune out the noise of the Antonio Brown saga, which now has lawyers involved and allegations of mistreatment. Our team knows the truth. They know what happened. Our guys are fine. They're ready for Carolina. Bold prediction: The Panthers, who didn't sack Bucs quarterback Tom Brady at all two weeks ago in a loss, will sack him five times.

And three of those will come from edge rusher Brian Burns , who will pass Haason Reddick for the team lead and win the decked-out golf cart the two wagered on the most sacks this season. Stat to know: Brady needs passing yards to break the Buccaneers' record 5,, set in by Jameis Winston and passing yards to set his career high 5, in He also needs one more passing TD to break the Bucs' single-season record 40, set by Brady last season. And the Panthers are eliminated and are currently looking at the No.

Injuries: Panthers Buccaneers. Without Brown, whom do Brady and the Buccaneers turn to next? Brown releases lengthy statement, tells his side of story days after leaving Buccaneers game. The rookie was injured when these two teams met earlier this season, and he'll face a tough challenge in the league's top overall defense and No. The Bills have allowed just 11 passing touchdowns and forced 19 interceptions. Wilson hasn't thrown a passing touchdown in more than half of his starts this year.

Bold prediction: The Jets will rush for at least yards. Their running game has perked up yards in the past two games , and the Bills are having problems in this area. Since Week 11, Buffalo is 30th in rush defense, having yielded yards per game. It's something that could bite the Bills in the postseason.

Stat to know: Bills quarterback Josh Allen needs two rushing touchdowns to tie Cam Newton for the most by a QB in his first four seasons. He has five career games with multiple rushing TDs, including last week against the Falcons. Buffalo can't reach the AFC's top seed, though. The Jets are currently projected to pick at Nos. Injuries: Jets Bills. Betting nugget: New York is outright in division games over the past two seasons, going ATS. Matchup must-reads: Jets' Saleh takes blame for 4th-down call mix-up How the Bills expect to reach playoffs, vie for AFC dominance for years to come Wilson needs more weapons, with Mims' future up in air Bills prove they don't have to always rely on Allen's arm to win.

What to watch for: Atlanta can sweep its biggest rival and go into the offseason with momentum in coach Arthur Smith's first year. But New Orleans needs a win to have a chance to go to the playoffs. The availability of Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts hamstring , who is 58 yards shy of tying Mike Ditka's year-old mark for rookie tight end receiving yards, could be the key. Jordan has 7. New Orleans' defense will continue to set the tone as it has throughout most of this season.

Stat to know: Saints running back Alvin Kamara has touches this season, 20 shy of matching his career high -- despite missing four games.

But he needs scrimmage yards to avoid posting a career low in that department. Atlanta is eliminated from the playoffs and is projected to have the No. Injuries: Saints Falcons. Betting nugget: Saints quarterback Taysom Hill is ATS in his career as a starter, with the under going in those eight starts. Matchup must-reads: 'Pissed off' Saints defense extends postseason hopes again Despite missing the playoffs, the Falcons and Coach Smith have something to build on Why ranks among top achievements for Payton, Saints coaches.

What to watch for: Keep an eye on Raiders quarterback Derek Carr vs. Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa. The last time the Raiders and Chargers hooked up, way back in Week 4, Bosa came away with some pointed comments about Carr, essentially challenging the quarterback's courage.

He said Carr got "shook" in the pocket. Carr, facing the biggest game of his eight-year career, took the high road this week. Bold prediction: Chargers running back Austin Ekeler will score at least two touchdowns to get the Chargers to the postseason. And if he also adds 41 scrimmage yards, he'd join LaDainian Tomlinson and as the only Chargers with 1, scrimmage yards and 20 touchdowns in a season.

Los Angeles has all of its starters back on both sides of the ball and is driven to get to the playoffs for the first time since Stat to know: Carr needs 72 passing yards to break the Raiders' single-season franchise record Rich Gannon had 4, in , and Justin Herbert needs passing yards to break Dan Fouts' single-season franchise record for the Chargers 4, yards in The Chargers can clinch with simply a win or a tie. Injuries: Chargers Raiders.

Betting nugget: Since , the home team in the final prime-time game of the season has gone outright and ATS. Matchup must-reads: Chargers' Herbert ready for first playoff-type moment of young career Raiders expect Hobbs to play Sunday despite arrest Raiders' historic run of last-play wins has them in playoff hunt. Saturday, p. What to watch for: How much do these Broncos have left to give? The Chiefs' current win streak against Denver stands at 12, the Broncos have been eliminated from the postseason for the sixth consecutive year, the Chiefs need a win to keep their playoff bye hopes alive and significant change is coming to the Broncos' roster in the coming weeks.

Denver's character will be tested, and it could really use a big offensive day. He has not played well in his three career games against Kansas City, with two touchdowns, five interceptions and a completion percentage of That won't improve significantly against a Chiefs pass defense determined to play better than it did last week against Joe Burrow and the Bengals.

Stat to know: Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill has 59 combined receiving yards over his past two games, his second fewest in a two-game span over the past five seasons. But Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce has three touchdown catches over that span. His career high for a three-game span is four. Playoff and draft implications: The Chiefs have already won the AFC West, and the Broncos have already been eliminated from the playoffs.

But Kansas City can secure the No. Injuries: Chiefs Broncos. Betting nugget: Kansas City has covered six of its past seven games, and it is is against the spread ATS against Denver since Matchup must-reads: Chiefs motivated to rebound from loss with No.

What are the Broncos' quarterback options this offseason? How much of the Broncos' top defense will GM Paton keep together? What to watch for: Both teams have secured playoff spots, and neither is guaranteed to improve its seeding with a win. So how will they handle this matchup? Bold prediction: Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will reach 1, rushing yards for the season. He needs 85 to get there, but he has gone 11 games without rushing for at least 69 yards.

Zeke will not have Smith blocking for him at tackle, but it's worth pointing out that he had 95 yards rushing against the Eagles in the first meeting of the year. In his career, Elliott has rushing yards against Philadelphia. Stat to know: Dallas has 33 takeaways this season -- tied with the Colts for the most in the NFL -- but hasn't finished with more than 33 since And neither can earn the conference's No.

Injuries: Cowboys Eagles. Betting nugget: Philadelphia is ATS against teams with winning records this season outright. Are the Cowboys set to fall to against the Eagles?

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