Chris Lessner and Jeff Hoak both went 5-1 with their predictions in the Wild Card Playoffs this past week. Gabe Nason and Marc Calnan were both 4-2. Nason is tied once again with Rich Rotella (3-3) at the top of the overall leaderboard to see who is gonna become the 2024 Eastern Maine Sports NFL picks expert.
This week it’s on to the Divisional Playoffs, as only eight teams remain in the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy. On Saturday the defending two-time Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans in the first AFC game, while the nightcap has the upstart Washington Commanders led by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels visiting Detroit to take on the top NFC seed in the Lions. On Sunday the red hot Los Angeles Rams travel to Philadelphia to battle the Eagles, and the final game is a battle between two MVP candidates in quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen in Buffalo as the Bills welcome in the Baltimore Ravens. Here is the full schedule of the games we’re picking, and below that is our season standings followed by the Wild Card results/season record and our projections for the Divisional Round-
Saturday, January 18
AFC Divisional #1- Texans at Chiefs 4:30 p.m.
NFC Divisional #1- Commanders at Lions 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 19
NFC Divisional #2- Rams at Eagles 3 p.m.
AFC Divisional #2- Ravens at Bills 6:30 p.m.
Tied 1st Gabe 4-2/192-86- Chiefs, Lions, Rams, Bills
Tied 1st Rich 3-3/192-86- Chiefs, Lions, Eagles, Ravens
3rd Chris 5-1/186-92- Chiefs, Lions, Eagles, Ravens
4th Marc 4-2/183-95- Chiefs, Commanders, Eagles, Bills
T-5th Jeff 5-1/181-97- Chiefs, Lions, Rams, Ravens
T-5th Fred Y 2-4/181-97- Chiefs, Lions, Rams, Bills
7th Anthony D 3-3/180-96- Chiefs, Lions, Eagles, Bills
