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Here are the divisional playoff games, times, dates, seeds and TV coverage schedule.
(4) Houston Texans at (1) Kansas City Chiefs
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN/ESPN+
(6) Washington Commanders at (1) Detroit Lions
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, Fox
(4) Los Angeles Rams at (2) Philadelphia Eagles
Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock
(3) Baltimore Ravens at (2) Buffalo Bills
Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+
My picks
Chiefs
Kansas City hasn't been lighting up the scoreboard the way they have in seasons past. It seems they have been running a more ball control style of offense. A lot of their games have been decided by very small margins. But great teams always find a way to win and thus far nothing has convinced me this game will be any different.
Lions
Washington is a young team that has certainly improved by leaps and bounds. But I don't think they're ready to take on a powerhouse like the Lions.
Eagles
The Rams were running on all cylinders playing the Vikings. But the Eagles aren't the vikings.
Ravens
This was the hardest pick for me to make this week. I'll certainly be rooting for Buffalo but in this match up I just feel the Ravens have the edge.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
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Chiefs, Bills, Rams and my upset special Commanders. I like Detroit and would like to see them win but historically they’ve had trouble with Washington 16-31 lifetime and until they win something they’re still Detroit. Even if Detroit wins I think it will be a close tough game.
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I'm hoping all the games will be close. It makes for much better viewing. While the wildcard games weren't close for the most part there were enough upsets that made it entertaining for me.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
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Chiefs vs Bills
Lions vs Eagles
should be a good championship round
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Texans vs Ravens
Commanders vs Eagles
Ravens vs Eagles
Ravens
Texans caught fire at the right time and Chiefs are coming off a lot of time off. Of course, Chris Jones could be a potential game wrecker. Plus, they have Mahomes, but the OL isn't great. Kelce is slowing down. Wishful thinking is quite possibly involved. ...Almost definitely.
I think the Commanders defensive interior could cause problems for Goff. The Lions defense has faced a ton of attrition. Of course, Gibbs could go off.
Rams at Eagles should be interesting. I think the Eagles' OL will do a lot better than the Vikings' OL did. I think McVay is the better coach, but the Eagles have a ton of experienced talent almost everywhere.
QBs are a toss up in Bills-Ravens. I think Lamar has a better supporting cast.
Ultimately, I think it just comes down to depth of talent, and ultimately Lamar trumps Hurts.
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Could you be a little more specific in who you actually predict are going to win those games other than the Ravens?
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
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Texans, Ravens, Commanders, Eagles
You mess with the "Bull," you get the horns. Fiercely Independent.
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Chiefs - no problem
Bills - tight game
Lions - a TD
Rams - Stafford
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Chiefs, Bills, Lions, Eagles
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The Texans seem to be a tough nut to crack.
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I'd like to congratulate the Chiefs on their impending three-peat.
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Seventh straight AFC Championship appearance. I cannot even fathom a division title.
Sheesh.
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I just spent 3hrs watching Stroud run for his life. The Texans had no answer for that pass rush.
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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Helluva game by the Chiefs .. How the hell can Kelce at 35 still produce like that... And Hunt,, Geez. Looked like his old self for a moment there. Spags Defense was tight. 8 Sacks.. Geez. Good game.
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Chiefs defense won them that game. Also two very bad calls swung it for the O. You know it’s bad when even the announcers call them out and then go back to look at the first one again. The refs truly did gift them that one. Without those points on those drives, they lose by 1.
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I'd like to congratulate the Chiefs on their impending three-peat. If that's the officiating crew for all their games, it is a lock.
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Man, I was rooting for 1 od 2 teams to go all the way, and Washington is going to beat both of them.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
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Would have LOVED to see the Lions win but man, I am so jealous not to have a Lamar Jackson type QB like Jayden Daniels and an awesome coach like Dan Quinn.
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At the same time, YT, it's tough to root against Washington. Finally, they were able to get rid of a garbage owner and then found their QB and HC. Now, they are rolling after going 4-13 last year.
I did want to see the Lions get to the Super Bowl. I would have almost preferred these teams to square off against the Rams and Eagles. able to
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At this point, I'm rooting against the Chiefs and the Ravens.
It's supposed to be hard! If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great!
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I predicted they would beat the Lions. That was my upset pick. Detroit is Detroit until they prove they're not. Just like us....
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Would have LOVED to see the Lions win but man, I am so jealous not to have a Lamar Jackson type QB like Jayden Daniels and an awesome coach like Dan Quinn. And, most importantly, a competent owner.
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You cannot watch Daniels and think rookie.
What an amazing talent. You reach a point when watching him that you are shocked if he misses a throw.
He seems unstoppable. His poise and accuracy is something else. Then add his mobility. But what really makes him special is the way he processes the game.
He does not make poor decisions. He plays under pressure like nothing rattles him.
What a shame he is not in this draft or we had the second pick last year.
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Detroit's injuries finally caught up with them. It would have been great to see them in the Superbowl.
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Detroit had a golden opportunity last year and blew it in the title game. Excellent team this year and didn't make it that far. Injuries had something to do with it definitely. Their window hasn't closed but they may only have a year or 2. Same thing happened to us in the 80's and we haven't come close since.
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RB's Gibbs (Lions) and Cook (Bills) are both exciting backs to watch play, lots of fun to watch.
I really don't know who will win with the Ravens vs Bills game on today. Hard to pick. Should be a great game, maybe even better than the Superbowl?
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j/c...
Mark Andrews just pooped his pants and puked all over himself at the same time. Yikes.
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Sorry Rats. See you next season.
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Best consolation to not making the playoFFS is watching Lamar and the rat birds take an L. Commanders looked like they got the talent to win it all. I predict a commanders vs. chiefs SB. Although, Josh Allen might have something to say about that. I expect the eagles to lose bad.
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Love to see the Ravens get knocked out again in the Divisional round and Lamar continue to lose in the Playoffs. Allen > Lamar...and to think we could have had either one of them.
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Could Tony Romo 'deep throat' BAL any more during that broadcast?
He's always annoyed me just based on his delivery, alone.
But today, he made me want to throw a brick through my TV screen.
Romo can go.
Brady can go.
I will never miss them.
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Love to see the Ravens get knocked out again in the Divisional round and Lamar continue to lose in the Playoffs. Allen > Lamar... agreed. and to think we could have had either one of them. Please shut up. 
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Gotta say, the commanders are a real surprise to me. Can we do that?
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Seventh straight AFC Championship appearance. I cannot even fathom a division title.
Sheesh. It makes you wonder how anyone has followed the dumpster fire known as the Cleveland Browns for SO long. Not even a DIVISION title since 1989. Absolutely ridiculous. SMH
After 55 years, I'm walking away from this dumpster fire. Good luck to everyone who continues to hang on. You'll need it.
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Sorry Rats. See you next season. Not sorry but the Browns will be looking up at them in the division standings again (and probably for a while with the amount of incompetence in Berea). SMH
After 55 years, I'm walking away from this dumpster fire. Good luck to everyone who continues to hang on. You'll need it.
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Gotta say, the commanders are a real surprise to me. Can we do that? In a word, NO. You know who the owner and GM are, right? SMH
After 55 years, I'm walking away from this dumpster fire. Good luck to everyone who continues to hang on. You'll need it.
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