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Throughout the off-season, we have posted our thoughts on the winners of the various divisions in the NFL. Now, writers have taken their playoffs teams and predicted how they believe the playoffs will play out, and while two of the three participating writers have the same champion, the predictions varied more than you think.
This article is broken down by round. The Wild Card Round section will have both NFC and AFC picks before proceeding on to the Divisional Round. Predicted winners are italicized.
Wild Card Round
NFC
Jacob Louque
(6) Atlanta Falcons at (3) Carolina Panthers
(5) Seattle Seahawks at (4) Dallas Cowboys
Evan Mazza
(6) Tampa Bay Buccaneers at (3) Packers
(5) Seahawks at (4) New York Giants
Matt Cohen
(6) Minnesota Vikings at (3) Packers
(5) Seahawks at (4) Washington Redskins
AFC
Jacob Louque
(6) Oakland Raiders at (3) Kansas City Chiefs
(5) Cincinnati Bengals at (4) Indianapolis Colts
Evan Mazza
(6) New York Jets at (3) Houston Texans
(5) Steelers at (4) Bengals
Matt Cohen
(6) Bengals at (3) Texans
(5) Chiefs at (4) Raiders
Divisional Round
NFC
Jacob Louque
(5) Seahawks at (2) Green Bay Packers
(3) Panthers at (1) Arizona Cardinals
Evan Mazza
(3) Packers at (2) Cardinals
(5) Seahawks at (1) Panthers
Matt Cohen
(5) Seahawks at (1) Cardinals
(3) Packers at (2) Panthers
AFC
Jacob Louque
(4) Colts at (1) New England Patriots
(3) Chiefs at (2) Pittsburgh Steelers
Evan Mazza
(6) Jets at ((1) Patriots
(4) Bengals at (2) Chiefs
Matt Cohen
(6) Bengals at (1) Patriots
(5) Chiefs at (2) Steelers
NFC Championship
Jacob Louque
(5) Seahawks at (1) Cardinals
Evan Mazza
(2) Cardinals at (1) Panthers.
Matt Cohen
(2) Panthers at (1) Cardinals
AFC Championship
Jacob Louque
(2) Steelers at (1) Patriots
Evan Mazza
(2) Chiefs at (1) Patriots
Matt Cohen
(2) Steelers at (1) Patriots
Super Bowl LI
Jacob Louque
(1) Cardinals vs (1) Patriots
Evan Mazza
(1) Panthers vs (1) Patriots
Matt Cohen
(1) Cardinals vs (2) Steelers