2020-21 NFL PLAYOFF AND SUPER BOWL PREDICTIONS PART 1

BY ADAM GREENE

Now we come to the fun part. We’ve reviewed each individual team and worked out how the divisions will play out. This is the part where, if you bet right in the preseason, you can get the highest return on your investment.

You pick the Super Bowl winner correctly in July or August, you are pocketing a monster pile of cash come next February and you won’t even have to pay taxes on it for another calendar year.

First up, let’s review our seedings based on my earlier predictions. This is, of course, using the new playoff format instituted this offseason that adds a seventh team to each conference field. Only the No. 1 seed in each respective conference gets the bye.

AFC

1 seed – Kansas City Chiefs (13-3)

2 seed – Indianapolis Colts (12-4)

3 Seed – New England Patriots (12-4)

4 seed – Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6)

5 seed – Houston Texans (11-5)

6 seed – Buffalo Bills (11-5)

7 seed – Tennessee Titans (10-6)

NFC

1 seed – Los Angeles Rams (12-4)

2 seed – Philadelphia Eagles (11-5)

3 seed – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5)

4 seed – Green Bay Packers (11-5)

5 seed – Seattle Seahawks (11-5)

6 seed – Atlanta Falcons (10-6)

7 seed – Dallas Cowboys (10-6)

WILD CARD ROUND

AFC

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers

With the way the seeds play out, we get two divisional rubber matches to go with a cross-divisional game between the Texans and the Steelers. There’s almost always an upset in the Wild Card round and I’m tempted to go with the Titans here, but I feel like the Colts, with Philip Rivers, will be playing for a while. Colts 31, Titans 24

The upset, then, will come from a Texans team that just overpowers the Steeleers by sheer talent. Texans 34, Steelers 20

Lastly, we’ve got the Bills falling to New England, a team no one would have had to contend with in the postseason without the addition of Cam Newton. Pats 24, Bills 13

NFC

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers

After a 13-year hiatus, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers return to the playoffs with Tom Brady leading the way. There’ll be plenty of excitement leading up to this one and the game hyped as the last time he faced off against the Falcons was that 28-3 choke-job/epic comeback that landed him his fifth Super Bowl ring. I think that matters this time and Atlanta makes it right. Falcons 23, Bucs 20

With our upset out of the way, the other two games can go down as chalk. The Eagles hold off a superior cowboys roster thanks to having the vastly superior coach. Eagles 17, Cowboys 14

The Seahawks and Packers put on a better show, with Wilson and Rodgers putting on a QB duel for the ages. In the end, the home field advantage and defensive superiority makes the difference. Packers 34, Seahawks 31

We continue with the Divisional Round, Conference Championships and the Super Bowl in Part 2.

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