# N.F.L. playoffs - weekly picks
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [January 4, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943 "2020-01-04T20:44:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/1 "2020-01-04T20:44:02Z")
I’ll start: Buffalo and New England are my picks to win today; “Nawlins” and Seattle are my picks to win tomorrow. Confidence: highest for “Nawlins” over Minnesota, lowest for Seattle over Philadelphia.
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/2 "2020-01-04T21:27:17Z")
Buffalo, Titans, Saints, Seahawks
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### Author:  [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/3 "2020-01-04T21:43:51Z")
Great playcalling so far by Buffalo.
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### Author:  [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/4 "2020-01-04T21:53:53Z")
Stupid challenge by Bill OBrien.
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### Author:  [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/5 "2020-01-04T23:41:18Z")
The smoke the announcers are blowing up Josh Allen’s ass has made my mute button mandatory
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### Author:  [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/6 "2020-01-05T00:26:08Z")
Oh, Josh Allen. All you had to do was not take a sack or intentional grounding and let the kicker tie the game. Instead, you do both.
Tell me again dear announcers how much poise Allen has.
I am a bit surprised that McDermott trusted Allen enough to call a passing play on 3rd down.
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### Author:  [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/7 "2020-01-05T00:31:18Z")
Wow. Just wow.
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### Author:  [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/8 "2020-01-05T00:33:23Z")
as long as the damn patriots lose and go back to the 80s and 90s teams…
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### Author:  [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/9 "2020-01-05T00:35:30Z")
Allen is just panicking like that lady in the movie Airplane.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNkpIDBtC2c)
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### Author:  [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/10 "2020-01-05T00:43:15Z")
Bills showing their true Bills nature, blowing a 13-0 lead.
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### Author:  [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/11 "2020-01-05T00:44:18Z")
That was something. Boneheaded mistake after boneheaded mistake by Allen, the defense gives them another chance. Then, he, for reasons known only to himself, tries a lateral, then lucks out on the second dropped interception of the game. Ugly.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/12 "2020-01-05T00:44:34Z")
> [@Velocity](#):
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> Bills showing their true Bills nature, blowing a 13-0 lead.
It was 16-0. Tied at least for now 19-19.
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### Author:  [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/13 "2020-01-05T00:55:18Z")
Allen is really panicking and wilting under pressure. He’s not seeing the field - not clear what he’s seeing. He might still win the game yet, but it looks like Houston is moving faster than he can think right now.
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### Author:  [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/14 "2020-01-05T00:59:22Z")
If all the playoff games go like this my cardiologist will be able to afford a new home. This as of 9:50 remaining in 1st overtime.
BTW I picked Houston in the one pool I’m in.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/15 "2020-01-05T01:14:13Z")
God dammit.
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### Author:  [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/16 "2020-01-05T01:22:09Z")
I was so hoping that the Bills could pull off a win. God knows their defense deserved it, and there was some inspired play calling early in the game. Oh well
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### Author:  [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/17 "2020-01-05T01:24:40Z")
Nice job protecting your lead, Buffalo. I don’t know who those two guys were who had a chance to take DeShaun Watson down, late, but they BOTH should be ashamed of themselves for not being able to “finish the job” on that play. So the Bills remain winless in the playoffs since **1995**. Too bad for them.
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### Author:  [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/18 "2020-01-05T01:31:21Z")
Hell of a game!
Don’t they usually have 1 NFC and 1 AFC game each day? Having both AFC games today feels different.
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### Author:  [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/19 "2020-01-05T01:45:22Z")
THAT is the way playoff football SHOULD BE! Right down to the wire with an equal amount of screw-ups from both teams. And equal brilliance.
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### Author:  [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-f-l-playoffs-weekly-picks/845943/20 "2020-01-05T03:41:30Z")
If Titans lose to the Patriots this will be a thoroughly rotten Wild Card weekend.
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