Isn’t this weird? For the first since 2009, the New England Patriots aren’t playing on divisional weekend in the NFL playoffs.
No Bill, no Tom. It’s refreshing, isn’t it?
We have up-and-coming superstars like Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, champion quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson, the underdog Titans, and the rise of the Jimmy Garoppolo-led 49ers.
There will be a new champion and a new AFC representative in the Super Bowl.
I’m not going to back down from my pre-season prediction of a Packers-Chiefs Super Bowl, though the Seahawks will cause problems at Lambeau and the Texans will be a test for the Chiefs.
While I’d pick the home teams this week, if there is going to be an upset, I think it’ll be Tennessee again with Derrick Henry being too much to handle for the Baltimore Ravens.