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Playoff Pete is back. Yep, I had a nice start to the postseason. I went 5-1 against the spread, but 3-3 straight up. I’ll take it. The only ATS loss I had wasn’t close. I had the Cleveland Browns beating the Houston Texans, which never had a chance. The ATS week brings my season record to 139-128-11. My straight-up record …

When it comes to my picks for the wild-card round, I didn’t have a great week, but I also didn’t choke as hard as the Cowboys did, so I’m not going to get too down on myself.  I went 3-3 straight-up, which wasn’t ideal, but I slightly canceled that out by going 4-2 against the spread. I was clearly overthinking …

The Detroit Lions and their playoff failures are well known, having only two playoff victories since their last championship in 1957. One of those wins came in the wild-card round last week, as the Lions are one victory away from their first conference championship game since the 1991 season.  Detroit hosts its second playoff game in as many weeks, the …

For the second straight year, Brock Purdy has led the San Francisco 49ers to the NFC Championship game, but if Kyle Shanahan had gotten his way during the offseason, Purdy would NOT have been the team’s starting quarterback this season.  According to ESPN.com, Shanahan was actually hoping to have Tom Brady as his quarterback during the 2023 season, but it …

The top-seeded San Francisco 49ers’ fifth consecutive playoff win over the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers, a 24-21 rollercoaster of a contest in the NFC Divisional Round, continued a trend of clutch play for the 49ers come playoff time and another run of late-game playoff misery for the Packers. Both franchises have 37 playoff wins, tied with the New England Patriots …

Amon-Ra St. Brown was an elite Fantasy football receiver throughout the season. The Lions’ wideout averaged eight receptions for 113 receiving yards with a touchdown in his final four regular-season contests while recording at least 100 total yards in all four games. He carried that production into the NFL playoffs with seven receptions for 110 yards in Detroit’s 24-23 victory …

Getty Images The Buffalo Bills overcame both extreme winter weather and the seventh-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers to earn the opportunity to play host to the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes in the AFC divisional round on Sunday. Mahomes will be experiencing his first true road playoff game in his career after playing his first 15 either …

USATSI San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s status for the NFC Championship is up in the air, as he deals with a shoulder injury. Samuel suffered the injury during the team’s 24-21 Divisional Round win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. He was originally ruled questionable to return and was eventually downgraded to out.  He will have …

A pair of AFC heavyweights will battle in an AFC Divisional Round matchup on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs (12-6), who are the third seed after winning the AFC West for the eighth year in a row, are looking to reach the Super Bowl for the second year in a row and …

The NFL Divisional Round wraps up Sunday when the Detroit Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Buffalo Bills. Two games allow for twice as many opportunities to make NFL prop bets involving players like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, David Montgomery and Mike Evans.  Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs racked up more …

Division winners will meet at Ford Field on Sunday with a trip to the NFC Championship Game in the balance. The No. 4 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC South and are 6-1 in their last seven games, including a Wild Card round victory over the Philadelphia Eagles last week. The No. 3 seed Detroit Lions toppled the Los …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Green Bay Packers were playing with house money and against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in the divisional round of the NFC Playoffs. Ultimately, it ran out. Green Bay lost 24-21. It really was that close. In a game in which the Packers were the overwhelming underdogs, there were six lead changes. …

USATSI The Baltimore Ravens are dancing all the way to the AFC Championship. Literally. In the aftermath of the team’s 34-10 divisional round victory over the Houston Texans, the club huddled around the locker room and busted out into a dance, headlined by head coach John Harbaugh.  After tight end coach George Godsey initially jumped into the dance circle to …

Just six teams remain in the NFL playoffs, after the Baltimore Ravens routed the Houston Texans, and the San Francisco 49ers held off the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. As we turned the page from Super Wild Card Weekend to the divisional round. This weekend features a number of great quarterback matchups, including Patrick Mahomes playing in his first-ever road …

Immediately after Jordan Love did his best Brett Favre impression late in Saturday night’s game, Dre Greenlaw tried to play the role of Marlon McCree. The 49ers linebacker made a game clinching interception as the Packers were driving, down by three. Greenlaw caught the ball on the ground with 46 seconds left. He didn’t stay down. Greenlaw got up. Greenlaw …