The time has come. The 2022 NFL regular season is over, and it’s time to begin the process of crowning a new champion. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles secured the first-round byes in the AFC and NFC, respectively. Will it help them? It certainly did not help the Green Bay Packers and Tennessee Titans last year, who both were knocked out in the divisional round.
Which team is poised for a deep run, and which favorite gets upset early? Will Josh Allen have us believing the Buffalo Bills are a team of destiny? Can Brock Purdy shock the NFL world with a Super Bowl run? Below, we will attempt to predict the entire NFL playoff bracket, game by game. We’ll update this each week as we march further and further into the postseason. Let’s jump in.
All NFL odds are via Caesars Sportsbook.
Super Wild Card Weekend
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
Featured Game | San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks
This is going to be a rainy game, so Christian McCaffrey, Elijah Mitchell and Kenneth Walker are going to be the main weapons on offense. These division rivals, of course, played twice in the regular season, with the 49ers winning both matchups. They defeated the Seahawks in Seattle by eight points, and at home by 20 points.
This year was actually just the first time since 2011 San Francisco swept Seattle. Since 1970, there’s been 23 instances of a team going 2-0 in the regular season against an opponent, and then meeting for a third time in the playoffs. The team that went 2-0 is 14-9 in that third meeting. The Seahawks got in the postseason by the skin of their beak, and I’m not going to take them to upset the 49ers in the first round.
The pick: Seahawks +10
Projected score: 49ers 17-13
Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET (NBC)
Featured Game | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Los Angeles Chargers
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