AFC games definitely look more exciting this weekend. Buffalo are the hottest team in the league with Josh Allen going Super Saiyan to finish the regular season, but the Colts only allowed 30 points twice all season, and have Jonathan Taylor running out of his mind.

Rams and Seahawks know each other well with Seattle besting LA just two weeks ago to win the NFC West. A similarly low scoring game looks on the cards again with the Rams enduring injuries and COVID issues on offence, and Seattle's defence really surging down the stretch, while the Rams defence was elite all season.

Tom Brady really filled up the box scores in the last month against NFC alsorans, but against Washington he faces a defence with Chase Young and co far more capable of causing him problems. Mike Evans' health will be important for Tampa, while the Football Team will have to protect the football far better than they did against Philadelphia on Sunday night to have any chance of winning.

On Sunday, Baltimore and Tennessee meet in a rematch from last season's divisional round. The Titans caused a huge upset in that game, and won again when the two met in Week 11. Tennessee has their offense cooking with Tannehill, AJ Brown and Derrick Henry, but their defence will be a major question mark trying to stop Lamar Jackson and JK Dobbins who have returned to the formula that made Baltimore the best regular season team of 2019, and really rescued the Ravens 2020 season after a dicey November slump.

The Saints host the Bears in what looks like the most one-sided game of the weekend. Chicago improved once Mitch Trubisky returned as starter, but they weren't really in the Packers' league on Sunday. New Orleans meanwhile started to flex their offensive muscle in the last couple of weeks, and should get superstar Alvin Kamara back.

SNF rounds things out with another quickfire rematch between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. The Browns edged past a Big Ben-less Steelers outfit to clinch their first playoff game since 2002 and will be looking for a repeat performance from Nick Chubb to defeat their division rivals for the second straight week. Pittsburgh sacked Baker Mayfield four times and limited him to just 166 passing yards despite resting TJ Watt and Cameron Heyward - a promising sign for a team playing a meaningless game.

KING KID we doing a confidence game this year?

The AFC games all look great, NFC games all look boring.

Any of you gonna watch the Nickelodeon version of Bears/Saints?

I have no idea what to expect because I didn't watch any Colts games this year. @admin's post summed up what I know about them: good defence, good run game. And they have Philip Rivers, who usually chokes in the playoffs, but nobody chokes against Buffalo. They are always the choker, not the chokee.

Edmunds and Milano need to have huge games. I don't even know if Milano is playing though. He's been hurt half the season. Hughes will be up in Rivers' face all night so if they can stop the run game then Buffalo should win rather easily provided Josh Allen doesn't pull the same shit he did last year against Houston. No reason they shouldn't have put up 35+ against them. Houston played like shit until the 4h quarter and Buffalo just let them take it.

Prediction: Buffalo wins 31-20. It's close for most of the game, and Indy even takes the lead into halftime, but Buffalo turns on the juice and Allen has 2 TDs in the 4th to put it away.

amazing that John Wolford is going to be the starter in an NFL playoff game.

between Wolford + Kendall Hinton, this NFL season has been full of surprises

Jan 6, 2021 5:06:01 GMT Hitman Hart said:

amazing that John Wolford is going to be the starter in an NFL playoff game.

between Wolford + Kendall Hinton, this NFL season has been full of surprises

Really hope he slays the Seahawks, better pick for Jets and would be a great story. Jags got the Rams pick anyway, they get enough gifts. War Aaron Donald!

Here's my quick run down with my predictions for winners:


INDIANAPOLIS COLTS @ BUFFALO BILLS
- Fuck it. I can't switch sides now. All season long I have been on the 'F JOSH ALLEN' and 'GO PHILIP RIVERS' bandwagon. Of course it all gets decided in this game. jTjohncenaGOAT versus RT. Me versus my trash talk. So I'm sticking with it. First off; this is going to be an EPIC battle between two EXCELLENT Head Coaches. I want to get that out of the way first. The Bills D was supposed to carry this team this year, but they have been poor to say the least. Josh Allen is about to get battle tested after an excellent season. I'm going to stick with the old motto that defense wins championships. This might not be a championship game, but this is the playoffs and Indy has the way better D. Philip Rivers has waited too damn long for an opportunity to be in the playoffs again and he was not signed to this franchise to sneak in and get eliminated first round. I'm trusting Philip Rivers and most importantly that defense. The playoffs start with the first ever #7 seed winning their game, because that's the type of season this is.
Indianapolis Colts win 27-17.


LOS ANGELES RAMS @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
- I fucking hate the Rams. I can't help it. They cost me money when they lost to the Jets. They cost me my fantasy football season that week too when their D only put up 2 fucking points and I lost by 1.7. This is their KARMA! Fuck them. If they were healthy, I would think they can beat the Seahawks because of their defense, but they're not healthy. Wolford is probably better then Goff because Goff is GOFFULL (AWFUL, Hardy har har!). Go fuck them in the ass Russ. PUSH THEIR SHIT IN, HOLMES!
Seattle Seahawks win 34-15.


TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS @ WASHINGTON PIGSKINS
- Here we go. My upset of the week and it hurts me to say it. I love Tom Brady. I love Antonio Brown. This has all the feelings of a Super Team falling apart. That Washington D has everything that hurts Tom Brady. This is going to be like that TB/Chicago game where Nick Foles did just enough to beat them, because TB12 couldn't beat the defense. Washington's D is pretty great. The Buccaneers have not performed well in primetime this season and this is another primetime game. Yes, TB12 has been red hot recently, but that was the perfect final 3-4 game stretch of horrid defenses. He's about to get smacked in the face. Bruce Arians might get fired after failing to lead this team to a playoff victory. I actually see this game coming down to the last second where TB12 actually leads his team into FG range, but Ryan Succop misses a GW 52 yard FG as time expires shattering Tampa's hearts. The Ron Rivera/Alex Smith Story lasts another week as Ron Rivera goes 2 for 2 winning the first round of a playoff game with a team with a losing record. Seattle did it. Carolina did it with Ron Rivera. Washington is going to do it. Once again, the Eagles fuck Tom Brady. Thanks Sudfeld. YOU DID IT ORIGINALHIGGA!
Washington Football Team win 19-17.


BALTIMORE RAVENS @ TENNESSEE TITANS
- A rematch of last seasons playoff upset happens, except this time the Titans are not being looked down on. Their defense is poor, but this is the perfect match up for their defense. A Baltimore Ravens offense that really has no passing game. So what does Tennessee have to do to win again? The same thing they did last year. Focus on stopping the run and dare Lamar Jackson to beat them with his arm. Lamar Jacksons playoffs failures continue here as Tennessee handles their business in back to back seasons. People start questioning Harbaugh. People continue questioning Lamar. People start saying their offense needs more weapons as Hollywood, Andrews and Boykin is not good enough to help Lamar excel in the passing game. Tennessee moves on to face the winner of CLE/PITT; if my predictions are correct.
Tennessee Titans win 27-23


CHICAGO BEARS @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
- I was really worried the NFL was going to continue fucking the Saints over come playoff time. Fortunately they were given the Sunday slate so Alvin Kamara SHOULD be available to play. Talk about a team that has suffered heartbreaks in the playoffs recently. Minneapolis Miracle. No pass interference against the Rams. Maybe they wasted their best chances with a better Drew Brees then, but this could very well be their LAST CHANCE. The Bears know what heartbreak in the playoffs feels like and there version is the DOUBLE DOINK. The Bears have a great defense, a revitalized offense with Mitch Trubisky. If the Bears win this game, I would be surprised and upset because I don't want Drew Brees to go out like this. I don't trust Matt Nagy and their defense will try their best to keep this close, but unfortunately for Chicago; New Orleans DEFENSE has looked very ready for awhile. I'm going to go with the 7 seeds splitting their debuts here as Chicago fails to duplicate Indianapolis. The Saints move on to the next round.
New Orleans Saints win 38-21


CLEVELAND BROWNS @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS
- AND NOWWWWWW FOR THE MAIN EVENT! Yup. We're here. 🤯 and RagnarokMike get to have anxiety attacks all weekend as they have to wait for the finale. The Cleveland fan base finally make the playoffs and deserve to main event. HOWEVER; fuck out of here if you think Cleveland is winning this game. They BARELY beat Pittsburgh Week 17 with no Big Ben or TJ Watt. The Steelers didn't even send out their full squad for the game and Cleveland was one two point conversion away from going to overtime and possibly missing out on the playoffs to Miami. Well it's a rematch from last week. Last time there was an AFC Rematch Week 17 and first round of the playoffs is in 2014 when Cincinnati allowed the Jets to make the playoffs by benching everyone Week 17 and getting blown out 37-0. The Jets would go into the first round of the playoffs and beat the Bengals 24-14 that week, too. See now I'm sounding like Blindy talking about the Jets for absolutely no fucking reason. But there is a reason. AND A DIFFERENCE! That Jets team clobbered the second unit of Cincy Week 17. Cleveland was barely able to escape. It will be close, but in the end Baker Mayfield throws an interception to end a possible game winning drive and Pittsburgh survives a Primetime thriller. As unimpressive as that undefeated run by Pittsburgh was to start the season; I still think their team is solid and now being severely overlooked. 
Pittsburgh Steelers win 23-19.



IFFFFFFF MY PREDICTIONS ARE CORRECT:

SECOND ROUND WILL LOOK LIKE THIS:

#7 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS  @ #1 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 
#4 TENNESSEE TITANS  @ #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 

#4 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM  @ #1 GREEN BAY PACKERS 
#3 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ #2 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

I'm thinking we get KC/PITT and GB/NO in the Conference Finals and that would be fucking awesome.

I could actually see Washington with the upset , the Bucs have been on fire lately but haven’t seen a defense like Washington either. Washington would have to be patient and incredibly efficient on offense along with maybe a defensive TD and it’s plausible. That pass rush ain’t no joke.

Also like a Bears backdoor cover scenario.

Double also I’d love for Kids scenario to play out , as much smoke as I blew up Washington’s ass right now I would love to face them over anyone else.

Jan 6, 2021 13:29:17 GMT UT said:

Double also I’d love for Kids scenario to play out , as much smoke as I blew up Washington’s ass right now I would love to face them over anyone else.

Yeah that would be nice for you guys.

When Seattle had a losing record and went BEAST MODE on New Orleans and pulled the upset, they lost the following week by double digits to Chicago.

When Carolina had a losing record and upset the Arizona Cardinals, they lost the following week by double digits to Seattle.


So if Washington wins, they'll probably lose by double digits to the Packers the following week. Unless the Rams pull some bullshit and upset Seattle, then Washington will lose by double digits to the Saints. It's going to happen. I can feel it in my veins!


Also: INTERESTING FACT.

This is the first time ever 2 teams made the playoffs without a winning record. Washington and Chicago. Would be nice for the Saints to get to take them out back to back weeks since they're owed some good karma for previous years of playoff heartbreak.

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I can see Washington winning a scrappy game with a last-second field goal, but I can also see the Bucs being up 24 by half time and the game being over quickly, which pretty much perfectly sums up Bucs football.

Todd Bowles defense gonna fail em, problem is Alex Smith can't move well due to injuries so he can't gash them on his feet. But even if Tampa gets out of round 1, they'd play Seattle/New Orleans/Green Bay who have the QBs to trounce em.

Jan 6, 2021 14:09:15 GMT Blindy said:

Todd Bowles defense gonna fail em, problem is Alex Smith can't move well due to injuries so he can't gash them on his feet. But even if Tampa gets out of round 1, they'd play Seattle/New Orleans/Green Bay who have the QBs to trounce em.

I don't think Seattle stands a chance against Tampa and that scenario only happens if Chicago upsets New Orleans.

Which in that case; would guarantee Green Bay goes to the Super Bowl.

Jan 6, 2021 13:24:50 GMT KING KID said:

The Bills D was supposed to carry this team this year, but they have been poor to say the least. Josh Allen is about to get battle tested after an excellent season. I'm going to stick with the old motto that defense wins championships. This might not be a championship game, but this is the playoffs and Indy has the way better D.

The Bills defence has been much improved down the stretch, they are actually higher than the Colts in weighted DVOA which gives more strength to recent form. They're only giving up 18 points per game over their last six.

Jan 6, 2021 13:24:50 GMT KING KID said:

If they were healthy, I would think they can beat the Seahawks because of their defense, but they're not healthy. Wolford is probably better then Goff because Goff is GOFFULL (AWFUL, Hardy har har!). Go fuck them in the ass Russ. PUSH THEIR SHIT IN, HOLMES!
Seattle Seahawks win 34-15.

There's no way Seattle are dominating like that. The Rams have only given up 30 points once all season, and they know how to play the Seahawks (20 and 16 points allowed in their regular season games) and Wilson (1-2 TD-INT ratio, sacked 11 times) who's also been under the radar average for the last month.

Jan 6, 2021 22:48:15 GMT @admin said:

Jan 6, 2021 13:24:50 GMT KING KID said:

The Bills D was supposed to carry this team this year, but they have been poor to say the least. Josh Allen is about to get battle tested after an excellent season. I'm going to stick with the old motto that defense wins championships. This might not be a championship game, but this is the playoffs and Indy has the way better D.

The Bills defence has been much improved down the stretch, they are actually higher than the Colts in weighted DVOA which gives more strength to recent form. They're only giving up 18 points per game over their last six.

Jan 6, 2021 13:24:50 GMT KING KID said:

If they were healthy, I would think they can beat the Seahawks because of their defense, but they're not healthy. Wolford is probably better then Goff because Goff is GOFFULL (AWFUL, Hardy har har!). Go fuck them in the ass Russ. PUSH THEIR SHIT IN, HOLMES!
Seattle Seahawks win 34-15.

There's no way Seattle are dominating like that. The Rams have only given up 30 points once all season, and they know how to play the Seahawks (20 and 16 points allowed in their regular season games) and Wilson (1-2 TD-INT ratio, sacked 11 times) who's also been under the radar average for the last month.

I wish Seattle drops 50 on the Rams. Fuck the Rams.

Also you guys see Buffalo way bigger then I do.

I don't think they win this weekend. Josh Allen is going to get smoked by Indys D and come back down to earth. Everyone has forgot who he really is.

Not me.

Sorry RT, but I'm team jTjohncenaGOAT this Saturday!

I could see the Bears upsetting the Saints. I hope all the games are competitive. Since the New York teams have been so bad in recent years, I've adopted the Steelers as my 3rd team.

Both Beasley and Diggs practiced today, which is a great sign. Diggs wasn't really expected to miss Saturday but Beasley was questionable. With both of them in I am much more comfortable. Hopefully whatever happened to Beasley doesn't affect him much.

Going by this video I have Diggs playing and Beasley perhaps not:

Looks like Goff is trending towards playing for the Rams.

My prediction:

Bills defeat Colts: While Vince KING KID  McMahon don’t believe in him I believe in Josh Allen

Seahawks defeat Rams: I just vomit after I typed the two teams and vomit more when I predict one of them to win

Washington defeat Bucs: Upset!

Titans defeat Ravens: I see history repeat itself

Saints defeat Bears: Wouldn’t surprise me Bears keep it it close at the very least

Steelers defeat Browns: Never thought I see the Brows back in the playoffs in my lifetime.

Bit of cross promotion for those of you who don't check OT - pduh and I just got done chopping up the weekend's matchups on his podcast. Maybe give us a listen rather than ATN today?

Jan 7, 2021 23:17:01 GMT @admin said:

Going by this video I have Diggs playing and Beasley perhaps not:

Looks like Goff is trending towards playing for the Rams.

Why? Beasley is in every other video I've seen posted. And he's not wearing red.

The video I saw he was jogging so his knee can't be that bad.

Jan 8, 2021 5:21:30 GMT RT said:

Why? Beasley is in every other video I've seen posted. And he's not wearing red.

The video I saw he was jogging so his knee can't be that bad.

Hopefully - don't want any players missing out on the playoffs, especially not a a second team all-pro! But the Bills did elevate WR off the practice squad...

Jan 8, 2021 22:52:57 GMT @admin said:

Jan 8, 2021 5:21:30 GMT RT said:

Why? Beasley is in every other video I've seen posted. And he's not wearing red.

The video I saw he was jogging so his knee can't be that bad.

Hopefully - don't want any players missing out on the playoffs, especially not a a second team all-pro! But the Bills did elevate WR off the practice squad...

I saw that. Got a feeling it's precautionary since they haven't announced anything and the game is tomorrow, but doesn't look good.

Best WR in the NFL Cole Beasley not being able to play would be rough for Buffalo. I can’t wait to watch Josh Allen choke again.

Really excited for this weekend. ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND OF TRIPLE HEADERS?!

RT vs jTjohncenaGOAT start things off in a battle of Fan Fic Legends!

Then pduh gets to be tortured by watching the Rams and Seahawks square off.

Then @admin gets to watch his SB pick Buccaneers be led by the GOAT in his first playoff game as a non Patriots against OriginalHiggas Washington Football Team!

My bets are:

I got money on Colts/Washington/NO parlay this weekend.

Also have a bet on a Trey Burton TD/WAS win parlay. Shooting for the stars with the upset here.

Then I used the last $15 on my DKNG account to try and pick a TD scorer in every game on a 6 person parlay! Insanity! I got:

Josh Allen
Tyler Lockett
Terry McClaurin
Lamar Jackson
Michael Thomas
Chase Claypool


Let’s make some money and enjoy a weekend of PLAYOFF FOOTBALL! Nothing beats this shit!

Oh I also have a big bet for just tomorrow in case everything shits the bed today.

Lamar Jackson TD
Saints MONEYLINE
Pittsburgh D TD


And then another $15 bet here to win $1412. Fuck it. Yolo.

INDY D TD
WAS D TD
Lamar Jackson TD
NO MONEYLINE


Let’s go defenses!

Diggs and Beasley are both in today.

Jan 9, 2021 15:44:31 GMT RT said:

Diggs and Beasley are both in today.

Nice. Good luck man. 

Well they’re saying that there’s a real chance Alex Smith doesn’t play tonight and the Washington team has to start Heineke or whatever his name is. Totally puts a damper on the upset chances for me BUT I am not picking Washington for their offense anyways. I’m picking them for their defense. Crazy to pick against Tom Brady but I think I’m picking Washington based off history and Ron Rivera.