Now we are down to 8.
AFC:
Jacksonville @ Kansas City (Saturday, NBC): 2nd trip to Kansas City for the red-hot Jaguars this season. The Chiefs won the November meeting, but this isn't the same Jacksonville team that they faced before. The oddsmakers proved how dumb they are, again, installing the Chiefs as a 9 1/2 home favorite, ignoring the fact that the Jags came back from a 27-0 halftime deficit against the Chargers to advance. No, this one's going down to the wire.....
Pick: Kansas City.
Cincinnati @ Buffalo (Sunday, CBS): This one's filed under unfinished business for both teams, as their previous meeting in Cincinnati was called off after Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field with 6 1/2 minutes left in the 1st quarter, and the Bengals holding the lead. The Bills & Bengals will light up the sky for sure, but it will come down to who is hungrier. And Buffalo has all that history, unpleasant as it was 30+ years ago, to erase.
Pick: Buffalo.
NFC:
Giants @ Philadelphia (Saturday, Fox): The Eagles swept the season series between the two teams en route to the #1 seed, and have had the Giants' number in recent years. A reversal, if you will, of the Mets owning the Phillies in baseball. They say Jalen Hurts has been cleared to play, but is he 100%? If not, the Giants will make it closer than the Eagles would like. The way Daniel Jones has been playing of late, this will turn into a track meet between the quarterbacks.
Pick: Philadelphia.
Dallas @ San Francisco (Sunday, Fox): These ancient rivals have been here before many times in the past. The 49ers have a hot young QB in Brock Purdy, the last man selected in the 2022 draft. His emergence may hasten Jimmy Garappolo's departure, as they've been trying to move the vet for a while. The Cowboys, with one fewer day of rest between games, will have to prove Monday's win over Tampa Bay was no fluke. And this is the same place where Dak Prescott made a game ending blunder a while back.
Pick: San Francisco.
Of course, I could be wrong.
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