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Here is my overall playoff prediction breakdown..
WC Round
AFC
Tennessee over New England
24-13
Mike Vbrabel seems to have a knack for beating his old team. The physical defense they play mixed with Henry and Brown being an outside playmaker is just to much for a limping New England to handle.
Buffalo over Houston
20-16
I don't think this game will be very exciting, I expect punts galore as Watson struggles with top end defenses and the Bills have a crappy offense. I think the Bills defense basically wins this game as Allen just does enough not to lose it.
NFC
New Orleans over Minnesota
34-17
Don't really expect much of a game here, I don't see Minnesota as on the Saints level, especially being in New Orleans.
Seattle over Philly.
27-21
Philly just has to many injuries to win this game. I think Wilson is better at being a one man show than Wentz is and that is the difference.
Divisional round.
AFC
Tennessee over Baltimore
26-24
This is my upset special playoff pick. Baltimore sitting their key players for essentially 3 weeks goes a long way to throwing off your rhythm. Also Tennessee has a blend that can hurt Baltimore in that they can ball control to keep Lamar off the field while attacking deep with their receivers which is a big weakness for the Ravens. I think this will be a very tough physical game that will leave both teams hurting in the end. I think sitting for several weeks will have an affect on Jacksons accuracy also and it will show here.
Kansas City over Buffalo
27-17
While I like Buffalo's defense and think it's a top of the league unit, I don't think they can do enough to win here. Reid with 2 weeks to prepare will have enough wrinkles to score points while the Buffalo offense will struggle to keep pace.
NFC
Packers over Saints
31-24
I think the Saints are a more talented overall team but I am not picking a dome team to win in Green Bay in January, also Drew Brees is a significantly different player out of the dome.
Seattle over SF
27-24
These teams face off yet again and I think Seattle grabs the rubber match. They have so much more playoff experience and these things just tend to happen.
Championship round
AFC
Kansas City over Tennessee
31-21
Tennessee coming off of an extremely physical game is beat up here and just can't score to hang with the Chiefs in Arrowhead.
NFC
Green Bay over Seattle
34-20
Green Bay gets this win in the cold weather over a game Seattle team that goes further than anyone thought.
SB
Kansas City over Green Bay
35-27
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