January 9, 2020 by Mike Madden
Wildcard Weekend
Not many shed a tear for the Patriots, but will the four wildcard winners survive the divisional round? A resounding No from me.
So what happened last week?
Predictions were 2-2 so not great – looking for 4-0 this week.
Bills 19 Texans 22
Closer than it should have been, and if the Texans perform like this in Kansas it will be no contest.
Titans 20 Patriots 13
The had the feeling of a dynasty ending – and this week another will finish as Tannehill gets whooped.
Vikings 26 Saints 20
I was impressed by the fitness of Cook, but I do not think he will get as much freedom in San Francisco.
Seahawks 17 Eagles 9
Seahawks did enough, but in the freezing cold of Lambeau they will need to show a lot more.
Divisional Playoffs preview
The benefit of a bye week plus home field advantage will come to the fore this week – as I expect all of the home teams to win.
Vikings at 49ers
49ers by 10
49ers much better equipped to stop Dalvin Cook than the Saints, and expect Kittle to shred the Vikings D.
Titans at Ravens
Ravens by 20
A blowout as the Ravens jump out to an early lead and the Titans never recover.
Texans at Chiefs
Chiefs by 10
Watson was poor for large parts of the game last week – the Chiefs will not be as forgiving and the hostile Arrowhead crowd will enjoy this one.
Seahawks at Packers
Packers by 5
Probably the closest game of the weekend – but expect Packers to hold on after building up a sizeable lead with Aaron Jones playing a major part.
Play Offs
I still have 3 of 4 AFC teams in the mix with the same in the NFC. Crunch time as we reach the final four.
AFC
North
Ravens
South
Texans
East
Patriots
West
Chiefs
Wildcards
Bills
Colts
NFC
North
Packers
South
Saints
East
Cowboys
West
Seahawks
Wildcards
49ers
Vikings
Wildcard Weekend
AFC
Ravens beat Bills
Texans beat Colts
NFC
Seahawks beat Vikings
49ers beat Cowboys
Divisional Play Offs
AFC
Patriots beat Texans
Chiefs beat Ravens
NFC
Packers beat 49ers
Saints beat Seahawks
Conference Championships
AFC
Chiefs beat Patriots
NFC
Packers beat Saints
Superbowl
Packers beat Chiefs