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True Dough

(20,141 posts)
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 05:45 AM Jan 2023

NFL Divisional round is set. Make your picks

Jaguars at Chiefs

Giants at Eagles

Bengals at Bills

Cowboys at 49ers


I'm going with the Chiefs, Eagles, Bengals and 49ers. I'm not confident enough to predict it, but something tells me that the Eagles might have a letdown game and the Giants could upset them. That would be a real long shot coming through.

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NFL Divisional round is set. Make your picks (Original Post) True Dough Jan 2023 OP
All home teams underpants Jan 2023 #1
From the Wildcard round predictions True Dough Jan 2023 #2
Guess, I'll root for the Eagles, they're kind of our home team Walleye Jan 2023 #3
Jags, Eagles, Bills, Cowboys twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #4
Spreads: Auggie Jan 2023 #5
Jags beat the spread on late FG. n/t Auggie Jan 2023 #12
Sometimes it's not the best team that wins the game, C0RI0LANUS Jan 2023 #6
My home team is the Jaguars, had season tickets for 22 years. lark Jan 2023 #7
How good a career do you think Trevor Lawrence will have? True Dough Jan 2023 #8
Hard to tell, think he could possibly be better than any you have listed. lark Jan 2023 #9
I'm Taking The Same 4 As You ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #10
Ok, I'll try this again. The Chefs (chiefs), Giants, Bills, and Cowboys. madinmaryland Jan 2023 #11
Oops! ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #13

True Dough

(20,141 posts)
2. From the Wildcard round predictions
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 05:50 AM
Jan 2023

Auggie was 4-2.

ProfessorGAC was 5-1.

Madinmaryland was 5-1.

And I went 5-1.

Walleye

(35,265 posts)
3. Guess, I'll root for the Eagles, they're kind of our home team
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 06:32 AM
Jan 2023

I stood on the sidelines taking pictures for the paper at the Eagles games. The fans have to be seen and heard to be believed. Fun

Auggie

(31,775 posts)
5. Spreads:
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 08:04 AM
Jan 2023

Home Team in CAPS

Favorite / Spread / Underdog

KANSAS CITY / 8.5 / Jacksonville

PHILADELPHIA / 7.5 / New York

BUFFALO / 5 / Cincinnati

SAN FRANCISCO / 3.5 / Dallas

https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/football/nfl?wpsrc=Organic%20Search&wpaffn=Google&wpkw=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fleagues%2Ffootball%2Fnfl&wpcn=leagues&wpscn=football%2Fnfl

If not betting spreads I'd take all the home teams too.

New York, Cincinnati, and Dallas could come close enough to beating them. Hurts might still be a little rusty and N.Y. has a decent run defense. I could see the Bills build a big lead in the first half that the Bengals close-up late in the fourth quarter. And San Francisco has issues defending mobile quarterbacks and the long pass. Also irks me that defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans is interviewing for head coaching positions this week. Really? It can't wait till after the season?

C0RI0LANUS

(1,253 posts)
6. Sometimes it's not the best team that wins the game,
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 08:16 AM
Jan 2023

but the team that plays best that day. NYG upset the perfect season NE Patriots in that memorable Superbowl because that day, NYG out-played the best team in the NFL.

Also, beating the same opponent three times in one season is a difficult challenge for any NFL team (I don't have the stats in front of me). If true, would the Eagles want to see NYG again? Big Blue certainly wants to see the Eagles.

Either way, I'll read up on the games afterwards. If NYG wins, I'll go to the highlights on Giants.com.

lark

(24,122 posts)
7. My home team is the Jaguars, had season tickets for 22 years.
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 09:11 AM
Jan 2023

It would be a miracle if we beat the Chiefs, but hey, fans can dream! I am thrilled to be where we are, went from worst in football for 2 years in a row to playing our 2nd playoff game - all this in 1 year! Just shows the difference a good coach can make.

True Dough

(20,141 posts)
8. How good a career do you think Trevor Lawrence will have?
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 09:15 AM
Jan 2023

Joe Flacco good?

Philip Rivers good?

Dan Marino good?

John Elway good?

lark

(24,122 posts)
9. Hard to tell, think he could possibly be better than any you have listed.
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 09:28 AM
Jan 2023

Then again he could be worse?

Lately I have been thinking of him more as Montana-ish, as far as will and drive to win, which would be super awesome if that continues. I lived in the Bay Area when Montana was king and got to see him in some amazing games. I'd love to experience that again.

ProfessorGAC

(69,748 posts)
10. I'm Taking The Same 4 As You
Wed Jan 18, 2023, 02:25 PM
Jan 2023

And no, I'm not protecting a tie for the lead!
I simply have no reason to choose others.
The Chargers "Chargered". KC very unlikely to do that.
The Cowboys played a bad defense. 49ers are very good.
The Bengals are hot, the Bill's are not.
The Giants played a bad defense & a dumb offense. The Eagles have neither.

ProfessorGAC

(69,748 posts)
13. Oops!
Sun Jan 22, 2023, 07:06 PM
Jan 2023

I'm 3-0 so far. I forgot to come here to post, but honest I had Chiefs, Eagles, Bengals & Niners.
I thought the extra rest for Hurts' shoulder was going to be huge.
The Jags made it closer than I expected but I had the Chiefs as a lock.
I flipped a coin on the Bengals. My gut told me that the Bills were no longer the Bills of the first 8 weeks.
And, I don't trust the Cowboys.

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