NFL playoff picks: From wild-card weekend to Super Bowl
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) passes in the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Credit: AP/Butch Dill
Super Bowl LIII is a month away, but it's never too early to talk predictions. Will we get an encore of the best game of the regular season, the 54-51 Rams-Chiefs classic? Or could we get a Saints-Patriots Super Bowl for the first time. Maybe we'll get a wild matchup no one saw coming. The way this season has gone, anything can happen. Seven of the 12 playoff teams are new from last season, and the AFC especially appears wide open.
Here are our NFL writers' playoff picks, round by round, culminating with the Super Bowl predictions.
AFC WILD-CARD ROUND
Joe Manniello: Colts over Texans, Ravens over Chargers
Bob Glauber: Texans over Colts, Ravens over Chargers
Tom Rock: Texans over Colts, Chargers over Ravens
Al Iannazzone: Texans over Colts, Chargers over Ravens
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Manniello: Colts over Chiefs, Ravens over Patriots
Glauber: Chiefs over Ravens, Patriots over Texans
Rock: Chargers over Chiefs, Patriots over Texans
Iannazzone: Chiefs over Chargers, Patriots over Texans
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 04: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass during the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images/Kirk Irwin
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Manniello: Colts over Ravens
Glauber: Chiefs over Patriots
Rock: Chargers over Patriots
Iannazzone: Chiefs over Patriots
NFC WILD-CARD ROUND
Manniello: Seahawks over Cowboys, Bears over Eagles
Glauber: Seahawks over Cowboys, Eagles over Bears
Rock: Cowboys over Seahawks, Bears over Eagles
Iannazzone: Seahawks over Cowboys, Bears over Eagles
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Manniello: Saints over Seahawks, Bears over Rams
Glauber: Saints over Eagles, Rams over Seahawks
Rock: Cowboys over Saints, Rams over Bears
Iannazzone: Saints over Seahawks, Rams over Bears
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Manniello: Saints over Bears
Glauber: Saints over Rams
Rock: Rams over Cowboys
Iannazzone: Saints over Rams
SUPER BOWL LIII
Manniello: Saints over Colts
Glauber: Chiefs over Saints
Rock: Rams over Chargers
Iannazzone: Saints over Chiefs
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