Prisco’s Week 18 NFL picks, plus projecting the final playoff teams and Dalvin Cook on the market

Happy midweek, everyone! The playoff race is finally about to get underway in the NFL. John Breech can’t keep up with all the wild card scenarios, so he’s taking the day off, letting me, Cody Benjamin, deliver all the latest from around the league.

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We’ve got Prisco’s Week 18 picks, playoff projections, a preview of wild card games and more:

1. Today’s show: Debating Prisco’s Power Rankings

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Pete Prisco and John Breech joined Will Brinson on the latest “Pick Six NFL Podcast” to dissect and debate Prisco’s latest Power Rankings, where the Ravens reign supreme, but plenty of other teams have shuffled up and down. Some highlights:

Prisco believes there is even more parity than usual entering the postseason race, predicting “we see a five- six-, or seven-seed” contender “make a run” at the Lombardi Trophy. Some possibilities: the Bills and Rams.The Cowboys are up to No. 3 in Prisco’s rankings despite a tight win over the Lions in Week 17. “I think the path to the Super Bowl is much easier in the NFC,” he added. “The Chiefs still have (Patrick) Mahomes. The Bills will be tough.”Some potential playoff spoilers? Brinson’s all over Matthew Stafford and the Rams, but Prisco isn’t ruling out the Jaguars, either. He believes Christian Kirk’s return could help them avenge a December loss to the Browns if they rematch.

Catch the full episode (and subscribe for all kinds of daily NFL talk) right here.

2. Prisco’s picks: Bills top Dolphins, Texans make playoffs

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Author : Cody Benjamin

Publish date : 2024-01-03 18:01:56

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