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Playoff football is upon us! After the regular season came to a close in Week 18, just 14 teams remain in the NFL, and most of them will be duking it out throughout the weekend in hopes of keeping their chances of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy alive. Reunions seem to be the theme of Super Wild Card Weekend with old friends clashing throughout this opening playoff slate. Matthew Stafford is heading back to Detroit, Tyreek Hill will visit Kansas City, and Mike McCarthy will host his former Packers squad.
Given all these fascinating side stories, we’ve decided to collect every game and rank them, along with giving you everything you need to know to watch them.
All NFL odds via SportsLine consensus odds.
Date: Sunday, Jan. 14 | Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Highmark Stadium (Orchard Park, New York)
TV: CBS | Stream: Paramount+ (try for free)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Bills -10, O/U 36
The Steelers are one of the biggest brands in football and the Bills have one of the best quarterbacks in the league in Josh Allen, but this game just doesn’t do much for me. That’s largely because I don’t believe it’ll be all that competitive. It is the biggest spread of the playoff slate with Buffalo sitting as a double-digit favorite, and it’s routinely blown teams out at home, owning a 14.8 average margin of victory at Highmark Stadium (second-best in the NFL). T.J. Watt won’t be playing for the Steelers in this game due to an MCL sprain, and Pittsburgh is just 1-10 in the 11 games it’s been without its star pass rusher.
Date: Monday, Jan. 15 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
TV: ABC/ESPN | Stream: fubo (try for free)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Eagles -3, O/U 44
I debated putting this game in the No. 6 slot, but I slotted it at No. 5 because we truly could have an upset in this game. The Eagles are a three-point road favorite but have…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2024-01-10 18:27:10
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