2024 NFL Playoffs Thread

[SuperMatt18]

If Watt was healthy the Steelers might have had a sliver of a chance...Allen isn't always great against the blitz or when pressured, so if they could have pressured Allan without needing to blitz there is always the chance he has a "Bad Allen" game and you win because he had 3 turnovers.

But without Watt it should be a no doubter.

[KelVarnsen]

We need a Steelers or Dolphins win to keep the dream of a Flacco v Ravens AFC title game alive.

(And a Flacco win this weekend)

[Strange Brew]

Texans +120 seems like good value to me. But I’m a homer.

[troutman]

Browns were whipping the Texans 36-8 on Xmas Eve, until garbage time.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by troutman

Browns were whipping the Texans 36-8 on Xmas Eve, until garbage time.

They didn't have Stroud that game.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

are they moving the game to Commonwealth?

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

They didn't have Stroud that game.

And the Browns had their 4th QB.

[Sylvanfan]

There's a theory where if the Sagarin rating of both teams schedules is more than 10 places different take team with the tougher schedule to cover. Browns was #6, Texans was 29.

Take the Browns.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by troutman

Browns were whipping the Texans 36-8 on Xmas Eve, until garbage time.

IMO that's a bit of an advantage to the Texans.

But they need to get some of their receivers back. Browns D is too good if it's just Nico Collins and the TE.

I think it will be a good game.

[Weitz]

If it’s just cold weather in KC I could see the dolphins winning. This KC team just doesn’t have it.

Browns are my Super Bowl dark horse. Flacco the game manager and best D in the playoffs.

[Senator Clay Davis]

The thing is this Dolphins team also doesn't have "it". Patriots beat more teams with winning records this year than the Dolphins. And they have been battered with injuries. They can definitely win because the Chiefs are way down this year, but the Chiefs got fairly lucky this weekend to avoid Buffalo in this round, Bills would handled them easily.

[Sylvanfan]

I think the Chiefs handle the Dolphins but die a pretty uneventful death in Buffalo next week.

As SCD says, that Dolphins injury list is not pretty, and you can see that Tyreek is way below 100% now. I think they'll be right in it for the first half and Achane will rip off some big runs. But Miami will struggle to finish out the game.

Bet your prized assets on Baltimore and Buffalo getting to the AFC Title game and San Francisco getting thru in the NFC.

Had Buffalo been the 7 seed, than I think these playoffs could have been really interesting like a Lake Erie AFC Title game. Saw a funny logo of Brownie the Elf riding a Lion in Bill's colors...the perpetual recession three of Detroit, Buffalo, and Cleveland all in the playoffs for the first time I think.

[ajr4013]

The potentially crappy weather does worry me as it helps Pittsburgh's style of play. I'd like to hope though that McD would attack the run, let Rudolph try to beat them and hopefully not get a repeat of that MNF debacle against the Pats.

[KelVarnsen]

If this season has taught us anything, it's that you can make a case for each team winning and each team losing this weekend.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Weitz

If it’s just cold weather in KC I could see the dolphins winning. This KC team just doesn’t have it.

Browns are my Super Bowl dark horse. Flacco the game manager and best D in the playoffs.

Would also just be hilarious.

Take Baker 1st overall.

Move a ton of assets to trade for Deshawn Watson.

Then win a super bowl with old man Joe Flacco.

[Mathgod]

Browns at Texans
Youth vs experience, youth wins this round. Stroud outduels Flacco.

Dolphins at Chiefs
Chiefs receivers drop a gazillion passes. Tyreek lights up the Chiefs secondary.

Steelers at Bills
Congrats to the Steelers for making the playoffs but they won't be able to stop the Bills' momentum.

Packers at Cowboys
It's playoff time. Cowboys gonna Cowboy.

Rams at Lions
Rams know what it takes to win at this time of year. Plus, coming in hot.

Eagles at Buccaneers
Eagles in a tailspin heading into this game. Bucs ride the energy of the home crowd and squeak out a victory here.

[calgarygeologist]

I'm going pretty much the opposite of mathgod:
Browns
Dolphins
Steelers
Cowboys
Lions
Eagles

[OutOfTheCube]

Dolphins / Chiefs is great, the only two teams in the playoffs I really dislike so one is guaranteed to go home in the wild card.

[chummer]

Temperature at kickoff in KC is expected to be around -18 C, making it one of the coldest games in NFL history.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Dolphins / Chiefs is great, the only two teams in the playoffs I really dislike so one is guaranteed to go home in the wild card.

My first favorite team was the Dolphins before I changed to the Chiefs at the age of 12. The team I don't like is the Bills...always in the Superbowl but never winning. Unless they played Jeff Hostetler they got creamed.