Playoff Predictions

[LAKESHOW]

After KC, the 2 ascending teams in the AFC, has been the Titans and the Bills. Well, who is going to finally step up and come out of the shadow of the Chiefs. Many choose KC. Can't go wrong with that, obvious powerhouse. The Titans have the #1 seed, also can't go wrong with that.
But I'm gonna say finally there will be a breakthrough. For the Bills, this has to be their time. Of course could be wrong, KC and The Titans hold all the cards, Trophy and Homefield. But I can't vote for a team getting there 3 times in a row, its never been done, or i should say RARELY done
This boils down to the Titans and the Bills. I'm taking the Bills.

[hermes]

wildcard winners:
chiefs
bills
raiders
eagles
cowboys
cardinals

divisional winners:
bills
raiders
cowboys
cardinals

conference winners:
bills
cowboys

super bowl winner:
bills

let's see, how'd we do?

bad, missed the whole nfc (eagles?? come on me) and the raiders

[Jack Dempsey]

Wildcard
CHIEFS beat the Steelers
I hate to say it but that's the most one sided one. I'd love Big Ben to beat the Chiefs but I just can't see it. Their O-Line is horrible and KC is getting better and better.

PATRIOTS beat the Bills
Dunno, Buffalo is on a better run but I think Belichick could find a way to win this one. The Bills didn't really impress me this season.

BENGALS beat the Raiders
Another interesting one but I take Cincinnati's young guns pretty easily.

BUCS beat the Eagles
Easy one for Brady.

49ERS beat the Cowboys
I'm expecting a great game. Maybe it's just the fan talking out of me but I believe San Francisco can win this one.

RAMS beat the Cardinals
LAR are my dark horse to win it all and Arizona fell off after a hot start.

I did pretty well with my predictions. I had one big miss (Pats over Bills) but everything else turned out as expected. I even got the blowouts right and the exiting game in Dallas too.

In the next round I expect 4 great games and maybe even some surprises. I could see the Bengals beating the Titans. It all depends on the health of Derrick Henry. If he's at 90% I'd pick the Titans but since it's his first game after the injury I have some doubts about him being ready for that kind of a game. And that's the chance of the young and upcoming Bengals team. Titans play a very team oriented style with no real superstars other than Henry. IIRC they have only one Pro-Baller as the #1 seed. Without their superstar they are vulnerable.

Rams are starting to click with each other. Their defense in the first 2.5 quarters against the Cards was special. If they can repeat that I could see Brady having a very long night. But as I said in my first post, you never bet against Brady. They did well against the Eagles, played smart by stopping their running game and forcing Hurts to throw long passes which he isn't really good at. That won't work against Stafford though. I won't be surprised if the Rams win this one.

My 49ers are a very weird team. On a good day they are capable of beating anybody but somehow they seem to be a little bit clumsy. Jimmy G isn't as bad as some of you might say but concentration doesn't seem to be one of his strengths. He can have a great game and then ruin it all with a mistake at the worst possible moment. I hate to say it but they are probably the weakest team in this conference. And if Bosa and Warner aren't at 100% A-Rod could have an easy game. Packers are the biggest favorites to win their match-up imo.

Bills I don't know what to expect from. I wasn't impressed with them during the season but it seems like they figured it out right on time. With a gun on my head I'd still pick the Chiefs to win this one but it wouldn't shock me if the Bills win. This one might be the hardest match-up to predict.