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Chargers at Chiefs -
The first mathcup between the Chargers and Chiefs were a lot of fun and actually went into overtime, if I am not mistaken! It was one of Herbert's first games and it pretty much told me that he was the real deal! I was blown away how he played vs the Chiefs. He outplayed Mahomes in that game, in my opinion. Some late turnovers kinda costed them in that game, but I was pretty impressed. I think the Chargers have the advantage in this one, though. Since the Chiefs will be resting some of their starters, especially since the Chiefs have the No.1 seed all locked up now!
I do question the Chiefs' decision to rest their starters, but I am not surprised that they are, though. I question it for two reasons: 1) Resting your starters sometimes come back to bite teams, especially when they have the bye on wildcard weekend. 2) I haven't been blown away by the Chiefs' offense of late and they could use some work before the playoffs. I still think this is the team to beat, but we thought about the Ravens in last season' playoffs, too. What happened to them? I am just saying, I don't believe that gap is as large as people make it out to be!
Prediction - With no Mahomes in the lineup, I gotta go with the Chargers in this one! On offense, I love watching this Chargers' team play! They are a lot of fun and I fully expect them to win this one!
Seahawks at 49ers -
The Seahawks still have a outside chance to be the No.1 seed in the NFC, but they need a lot of things to go right and oddly enough it unusual what they need to go right. They specifically need the Packers to lose, the Saints to win and they need to win as well. If all three of those things happen, then they would be the No.1 seed and the NFC would go through Seattle. Regardless, this is a dangerous Seattle team that is coming alive and healthy on both side of the ball right now. Their pass defense has improved from earlier this season and they are becoming less depended on Russell Wilson. How? They are healthy in the run game and running the football more now.
If there was a good spoiler team here late in the season, then 49ers are good as any! They are still wanting to win football games, even though they are eliminated and has dealt with a lot of key injuries this season. I think that says a lot about their coach! These players wanna win for him and win for each other! Even with all of the injuries, this 49ers defense are still pretty good across the board! I also think this offense is slowly but surely starting to put it together, too.
Prediction - I would love to pick the 49ers in this one, but I think the Seahawks will win this one. I do think the Seahawks are the better team but don't expect a blowout, though. Personally, i am expecting a low-scoring game between these two teams.
Raiders at Broncos -
The Raiders were kinda a disappointment to me this season, as they added bunch of pieces on defense and the offense was good enough at times to be a playoff contender, too. But for whatever reason, they were inconsistent on both side of the ball. It kinda like last season, too. You really never knew what offense/defense that you were gonna see. They took Kansas City to the wire both times and actually gave them a loss. But they also got blown out by the Falcons, too. That's the Raiders for you over the past few decades ago, though. Good, but not good enough!
Anybody who reads this blog knows what my opinion are about the Broncos this season! So I am not gonna beat that dead horse again, but I will say that I think this off-season is gonna be very telling on the Broncos future for the next 4 or 5 years, though. IF they decide to make some changes, I think they need to be the right ones. They already said they are keeping their coaching, but will they make any other changes? Good question, I think how they attack FA and the draft will pretty much tell us a lot, though.
Prediction - I am going with the Raiders in this one! You never know what team will show up for the Raiders, but I just don't see the Broncos winning this one.
Washington at Eagles -
Honestly I didn't understand why they put Washington and Eagles on Sunday Night Football. I get it, they are looking for rating in this one because the Cowboys might win earlier in the day. So the NFL are hoping the Cowboys and all the Dallas fans will tune in for this one. Okay, lets say they lose (I picked them to win), what happens on SNF? Pretty much nobody but Washington/Eagles will be watching. I get the risk, but as a fan in general this game just isn't very appealing. Especially since there are so many good games to choose from, too.
Prediction - I am going with Washington in this one! I know Cowboys or Giants probably don't want to hear that, but in the end I am not so sure that the Eagles are good enough to win this game. The Washington Football team will be at full-strength on offense and I am sure all hands will be on deck!
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