My veryfirst round of playoff forecasts was reversed by thinking in the incorrect underdog quarterback. I backed Tom Brady. I must haveactually been on Daniel Jones.
Danny Dimes continued his revelatory season as the New York Giants ended the Minnesota Vikings’ season on the roadway. Meanwhile, Brady laid an egg in what might haveactually been his last videogame as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. He was roundly beat by Dak Prescott in a videogame more significant for Brett Maher’s missedouton additional points (four in a row!) than anything Tampa did.
That left the NFC side of my initial forecast bracket rushed, though the AFC side stayed undamaged thanks to Brandon Staley’s failure to secure a 27-0 lead. The Jacksonville Jaguars were the recipient of that collapse and for their durability they’ve been rewarded with a journey to Kansas City to face the AFC’s top seed.
The door is open for a Jaguars-Giants Super Bowl, even if it’s just broken a sliver. There’s a possibility Tom Coughlin endsupbeing an notlikely highlighted gamer in the run-up to a world champion face-off inbetween the group he brought to splendor and the one he assisted make a punchline. Will it takeplace?
I imply, no. Almost definitely not. Let’s take a appearance at how I’ve got this year’s playoff field unfolding after a turbulent Wild Card round.
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- Kansas City Chiefs over Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-23
- Buffalo Bills over Cincinnati Bengals, 34-31
- Philadelphia Eagles over New York Giants, 28-20
- San Francisco 49ers over Dallas Cowboys, 19-17
The Jaguars showed their strength and that Brandon Staley is a goon in one fell swoop Saturday night. That was fantastic, however whipping the Chargers at house and the Chiefs on the roadway are 2 significantly various difficulties — specifically with the league’s 30th-ranked pass defense.
The Bills and Bengals are each really talented groups who hadahardtime versus backup quarterbacks in the Wild Card round. I’d like to think that’s since they were looking ahead to this rematch of a Week 17 videogame that didn’t formally occur. Buffalo has homefield benefit and Damar Hamlin might be in participation after goingto group centers last week. There’s no method I’m wagering versus that inspiration.
The Giants are a extremely great story however go from dealingwith the league’s 27th-ranked defense to No. 6. The skill differential will matter here, even with Jalen Hurts working through a bothersome shoulder injury.
Cowboys-49ers will be rad. I understand that’s not a extremely clinical method to explain it, however an old school competition that includes 2 swarming defenses and a handful of offensive game-breakers. Dak Prescott lastly looked like a superstar in the Wild Card round after a dissentious2022 Ultimately, nevertheless, that San Francisco defense needto be enough to clamp down and Brock Purdy’s newfound desire to toss long oughtto supply simply enough cov