NFL divisional round picks: Predicting each playoff game

It’s the divisional round in the NFL playoffs. Which teams are advancing to the conference title games?

It was an eventful Wild Card Weekend, with all four road teams winning. That means four division winners were sent home, and there’s every chance more see their season ended this weekend. Half of the remaining teams in the NFL are either a No. 5 or No. 6 seed.

But now come the conference’s top two, fresh off a bye. That means we get to see the Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals in action, and there are some interesting games coming up.

The weekend is kicked off with Tom Brady’s title defense against the red hot Kansas City Chiefs. The Patriots are favored at home, but they have lost their past two games and have gone 2-4 over their past six. The Chiefs, however, are entering on the back of an 11-game win streak.

Saturday closes with a Week 16 rematch between the Cardinals and Green Bay Packers. The Packers were impressive last week, but can they back it up?

On Sunday, Peyton Manning will return to the starting lineup for the Broncos as they host a Pittsburgh Steelers team potentially without Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and DeAngelo Williams. Yikes. The pick of the week has to be the Panthers hosting the Seattle Seahawks.

Let’s begin the picks. All lines provided by OddsShark.

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