NFL playoff round-by-round predictions, Super Bowl picks
Clockwise, from top left: Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes, Bills QB Josh Allen, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, Bengals QB Joe Burrow. Credit: AP
The playoffs are here, and so are the questions: Will we get a Buffalo-Kansas City rematch in a neutral-site AFC Championship Game? Will Joe Burrow go from Super Bowl runner-up to Super Bowl champ? Can "Mr. Irrelevant" Brock Purdy take the 49ers to the big game? Is this Jalen Hurts and the Eagles' time? Does Tom Brady have another super run in him?
Before we get those answers, here's Newsday's football writers' round-by-round playoff predictions:
JOE MANNIELLO'S PICKS
WILD-CARD ROUND
Buffalo over Miami
Cincinnati over Baltimore
Jacksonville over L.A. Chargers
San Francisco over Seattle
Giants over Minnesota
Tampa Bay over Dallas
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Kansas City over Jacksonville
Cincinnati over Buffalo
Philadelphia over Giants
San Francisco over Tampa Bay
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Cincinnati over Kansas City
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia over San Francisco
SUPER BOWL LVII
TOM ROCK'S PICKS
WILD-CARD ROUND
L.A. Chargers over Jacksonville
Buffalo over Miami
Cincinnati over Baltimore
San Francisco over Seattle
Giants over Minnesota
Dallas over Tampa Bay
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Buffalo over Cincinnati
Kanas City over L.A. Chargers
Philadelphia over Giants
San Francisco over Dallas
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Buffalo over Kansas City
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
San Francisco over Philadelphia
SUPER BOWL LVII
AL IANNAZZONE'S PICKS
WILD-CARD ROUND
Buffalo over Miami
Cincinnati over Baltimore
L.A. Chargers over Jacksonville
San Francisco over Seattle
Giants over Minnesota
Dallas over Tampa Bay
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Kansas City over L.A. Chargers
Buffalo over Cincinnati
Philadelphia over Giants
San Francisco over Dallas
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Buffalo over Kansas City
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
San Francisco over Philadelphia
SUPER BOWL LVII
KIMBERLY JONES' PICKS
WILD-CARD ROUND
Buffalo over Miami
Cincinnati over Baltimore
Jacksonville over L.A. Chargers
San Francisco over Seattle
Giants over Minnesota
Dallas over Tampa Bay
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Kansas City over Jacksonville
Buffalo over Cincinnati
Philadelphia over Giants
San Francisco over Dallas
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Buffalo over Kansas City
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Philadelphia over San Francisco
SUPER BOWL LVII
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