NFL play-offs: Wildcard Weekend predictions & Phoebe Schecter on Detroit Lions’ Super Bowl hopes
I think the Chargers will be fine with this. They were on fire and the Texans were going downhill.
(Head coach) Jim Harbaugh and (defensive coordinator) Jesse Minter had a great first year with the Chargers and completely changed the culture of the team.
This is always going to be a physical game, but even though (receiver) George Pickens is back the Steelers are not firing on all cylinders like they were early in the season.
Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson has taken this new approach since November’s loss to the Steelers, taking control of the offense and running the ball more, so I think the Ravens will have the upper hand.
I’m really excited about this game and I think it’s going to be a tough one. Who doesn’t want to see Bo Nix and Josh Allen?
Denver’s defense has the most sacks in the NFL (63) and (cornerback) Patrick Surtain is a potential Defensive Player of the Year, but Buffalo isn’t an easy place to go.
The Bills play “Mr. Brightside” at every home game, and I don’t know if you’ve seen any of the videos, but the whole crowd, the players, everybody is singing it. The atmosphere is really great.
When Chiefs fans flew in for a game in November, the Bills song “Shout” was playing at the airport. I’m sure they’re going to have some plans for the Broncos, and to me, this is a win for the Bills.
Love said he’s available, but without Watson, the Packers will face an Eagles team that has been creeping forward and with rushing leader Saquon Barkley resting last week.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is hoping to clear the concussion protocol after missing two games, but regardless, I think the Eagles have done that.
I’m excited about this game because you can get any version of Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers, and (Commander cornerback) Marshon Lattimore and (Buccaneers receiver) Mike Evans It’s going to be an interesting matchup because they have a rivalry.
But Jayden Daniels is having a phenomenal rookie season as a quarterback at quarterback, and I don’t know if the Buccaneers defense can stop him.
The Rams rested a bunch of their players last week, and the Vikings are coming off one of their most mentally draining games.
People say the NFL is a copycat league, so the Rams will look at what the Lions did against the Vikings – with backups – and say “we could have done the same thing”, so I’ll go with the Rams Sheep team.
Phoebe Schecter speaks to BBC Sport’s Ben Collins
