Rams vs Panthers: This one shouldn't even be a debate. The Rams with a very experienced team when it comes to the playoffs with Stafford, Mcvay, and Adans against a very young team whose best players have never seen the playoffs. The Rans have had very strong offensive and defensive players this year, and I think the Panthers offensive line will get mauled. The one way I do think the Panthers have a tiny chance of winning is if the Rams try to pass the ball too much. The Panthers are great against the pass, so the Rams will need to let Kyren and Corum take over the game for them. As I said this one should be close. Rams 38, Panthers 17 Packers vs Bears: This Bears team is very new to the playoffs, but Ben Johnson isnt. Ben Johnson has beat this Packers team many times in his career, and he can for sure do it again. The Packers skill position players are very good as Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, and Christan Watson have all been top 20 at their position. One of the Packers weak spots is IOL. They have great tackles, and the Bears are weak at EDGE so Love and Jacobs will be great from the outside, but the Packers inside offensive line is all ranked bottom 15 at their position on PFF. The Packers have many injuries and most important is the loss of Micah Parsons. Now that Micah is out, Monangai and Swift will both have awesome games as the Bears are 1st in run block win rate. I think most things are in line for the Bears but it will be close Packers 26, Bears 30 Bills vs Jaguars This is a game between two very exciting teams this year. The Bills offense has been booming with Josh Allen, and James Cook who are both top 5 at their position. The Jaguars have Trevor Lawrence who is a top MVP contender, and Jakobi Meyers has played awesome this year, and the Jaguars also have a top run blocking offensive line. Then again, Josh Allen and Sean Mcvay have so much playoff experience, while Trevor Lawrence has been, but has only played 2vgames compared to Josh Allen who has played nearly every year of his career. Both of these teams have top Edge rusher in Joey Bosa, and Josh-Hines-Allen. They will both be major factors in this game, but the Bills offensive probably puts them over the edge as they are 3rd best in pass blocking. This will be a very close game but I think Allen has the edge. Bills 27, Jaguars 26
49ers vs Eagles
This one is a game between two teams who have been many times in recent history, and coached who have both been to the Super Bowl in the last 2 years. The reason the Eagles have struggled this year is bad offensive play and play calling. But the Eagles are in lunch as the 49ers have an absolutely terrible defense so the Eagles and Saquon could run all over them. The Eagles have a top offensive line, so Saquon should succeed in this game. The 49ers have been heavily carried by their offense this year. In this game the Eagles will have to look out for Christian Mcaffery, but the Eagles are in luck with Jalen Carter and Zack Baun. I think the Eagles can win this game surprisingly I am going to say this
49ers 24, Eagles 34
Chargers vs Patriots These are two teams who I think are very close skill wised, and the Chargers may have the edge when it comes to playoff experience. Herbert and Harbaugh have both been many times in their career, when this is Drake Mayes 1st playoff run. The thing is the Patriots do have many players that have been, so if those guys can step up as team leaders, the Patriots will win. What has carried the Patriots most of the year is Drake Maye and the offense, but the Chargers defense has been elite this year and Jesse Minters will come up with a plan to stop him. The Chargers weakest spot this year is their offensive line. Then Patriots have been mid when it comes to defensive line, but they will still get to Herbert many times. Ladd Mconkey has had lots of struggling games this year and of all of his underpererforming games the Chargers have only won 1 of those. On Sunday Ladd Mconkey has to go up against Christan Gonzalez which will be s struggle for him. Either way the Patriots are at home so… Chargers 23, Patriots 28
Texans vs Steelers
This one should 100% be a blowout. The best defense in the NFL vs Aaron Rodgers. Also you might be thinking Rodgers has experience, but so does Stroud and the offense. Stroud and Demeco and a lot of the defense have been nearly every year in their career so they should be used to it. The Texans have been very strong off the Edge this year with Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson, and they are lucky as the Steelers have to tackles who are ranked bottom 15 at their position. Rodgers will get hit and pressured and that will make it very hard for him. The hard part for the Texans is they have to face a very strong defensive line with TJ Watt, Cam Heyward, and Alex Highsmith, and they are lucky Texans have an absolutely terrible offensive line. For me this game will be decided in the trenches both ways of the ball. So what matters most? Whoever can win in the passing game. Nico Collin’s vs Jalen Ramsey will be a matchup to watch as they are both top 10 at their position, but on the other side of the ball a lot changes. DK Metcald could be rusty returning from a suspension, and what makes it even worse is he has to face Derek Stingley. You might think the Steelers won last week without Metcalf, but that was against the Ravens. The Texans defense is different.
Texans 20, Steelers 10