This weekend brings us the second week of NFL Playoff action following an exciting Wild Card Round, where a few teams pulled off a few upsets.

Saturday, Playoff actions begins at 4:30 pm EST on NBC, where the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Will Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars overcome another 27-0 deficit for the second consecutive week? Will Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs run away with their first playoff game of the year. Trevor Lawrence also hasn’t lost on a Saturday throughout his high school, college and professional football.

The We Like Sportz Podcast crew gives their predictions for the Divisional Round of the Playoffs.

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Kansas City Chiefs (-9)

Rylie’s Take : The Chiefs are undeniably one of the best teams in the league, and it’d be shocking if they didn’t win. However, the Jags showed just how much potential they have in the Wild Card with the victory in the last three seconds. They’ll likely be a bit more competitive compared to when they last faced the Chiefs, which ended in a 27-17 win for Kansas City. The Jags still have some defensive work to do, which will stop them from winning.

Justin : Chiefs
Rylie : Chiefs 34-24
Casey : Jags
CJ : Chiefs 31-14
Ed : Kansas City
Payton : Jaguars 38-35

The second game on the docket for Saturday’s playoff action matches up the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are coming off of their first round bye due to being the number one seed in the NFC. The Giants on the other hand pulled off an upset against the Minnesota Vikings with a 31-24 victory. The Giants are coming off their first playoff win in 11 years. This game will be televised on FOX with a scheduled start time of 8:15 EST.

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles (-7.5)

Rylie’s Take : The Eagles are another one of the best teams in the league, and they’ve been talked of as contenders the entire season. This will be a difficult matchup as the Giants are coming off a nice Wild Card win against the Vikings and Jalen Hurts has been healing an injury, but the Eagles have pulled it off more often than not this season. They’ve also beat the Giants twice, the first matchup with a massive 48-22 victory and the second with 22-16. If anyone can win in tough times this season, it’s the Eagles.

Justin : Giants
Rylie : Eagles 26-20
Casey : Eagles
CJ : Eagles 27-21
Ed : Eagles
Payton : Eagles 35-24

Sunday’s playoff action kicks off at 3:00 EST on CBS, where the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills meet for the first time since Monday Night Football , where Damar Hamlin was taken to the hospital due to cardiac arrest.

Thankfully since that game, Hamlin is now out of the hospital and on the road to recovery, while also supporting the Bills as well.

The Bengals defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round with a huge 98-yard fumble return by Sam Hubbard. The Bengals defeated the Ravens 24-17.

The Bills took on the Miami Dolphins last week to get into the position to play the Bengals this week with a narrow margin of victory against the Dolphins led by Skylar Thompson , the Bills defeated the Dolphins 34-31.

Cincinnati Bengals vs Buffalo Bills (-5.5)

Rylie’s Take : Buffalo has the advantage here by being at home, and the teams are a pretty even match, particularly Joe Burrow vs Josh Allen. Anything could happen, but the Bills are likely to go a little bit stronger at home.

Justin : Bills
Rylie : Bills 34-30
Casey : Bills
CJ : Bengals 35-28
Ed : Bengals
Payton : Bills 48-42

The NFL Divisional Round wraps up with the Dallas Cowboys against the San Francisco 49ers, which will be seen on FOX with a 6:30 EST start time.

Brock Purdy has been a surprise to say the least if you are a Niners fan , but will the success continue against a Dallas Cowboys team that defeated Tom Brady this past Monday Night.

The 49ers took on the Seattle Seahawks, led by Geno Smith. In a game where the story was a tale of two halfs, the Seahawks led the Niners 17-16 heading into halftime. the 49ers and Brock Purdy outscored the Seahawks 25-6 in the second half , which secured San Francisco’s victory with a final score of 41-23.

The Dallas Cowboys, on the other hand, faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady. Heading into this game, Brady was undefeated against the Cowboys in his career (7-0 heading into the game) . The Cowboys ran away with this game to say the least with a 17 point victory over the Bucs, 31-14 . Has Tom Brady played his last game? Should the Cowboys be cautiously optimistic after defeating Brady?

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers (-4)

Rylie’s Take : While both the 49ers and the Cowboys have had great seasons, the 49ers seem in just a slightly better position to win. San Francisco has great defense and a stellar offense, and while Dallas has been one of the highest scoring teams in the league this season, the 49ers will likely be able to slow them down just enough to pull over the victory.

Justin : 49ers
Rylie : 49ers 30-24
Casey : 49ers
CJ : Cowboys 28-24
Ed : 49ers
Payton : 49ers 38-24

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