1. Green Bay Packers (+1) vs. Was – The Packers offense struggled mightily down the stretch, often abandoning the run game while not getting it done through the air. But that was primarily against quality teams in the league, and Washington only beat one team with a record over .500 all season, the 8-8 Bills. It’s been a nice story for the Redskins but it will end this week. Expect Aaron Rodgers and Co. to advance to the divisional round and win this straight up.
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2 Seattle Seahawks (-5) vs. Min – It’s going to be cold, VERY cold when the red hot Seahawks head to Minnesota. This game will be interesting, and I wouldn’t count on a repeat of the 38-7 undressing Seattle gave the Vikings a few weeks back. Both defenses will be stout, but expect Bridgewater to have little chance against the Seahawks aggressive D. Wilson will do enough for Seattle to cover the point spread and advance.
3. Cincinnati Bengals (+3) vs. Pit – Don’t underestimate the impact of RB DeAngelo Williams missing Saturday Night’s game. It’s huge. It turns the Steelers potentially one dimensional which will make things very difficult on Roethlisberger and Co. against a stout Bengals D. QB AJ McCarron is a liability in his own right, but his Bengals will break their playoff losing streak and move on. They’re a good money line (+130) bet too.
4. Kansas City Chiefs (-3) vs. Hou – Expect a defensive battle in the first game of Wild Card weekend. It can go either way but we’re sticking with Kansas City’s experience to pull this one out.
