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MamaRAMa
I usually collect some of these at the beginning of the season and then go back and see how close they were.
USA TODAY (prediction made during 1st week of training camp)
AFC playoffs
Wild card: (3) Steelers def. (6) Titans; (4) Chargers def. (5) Texans
Divisional: (2) Patriots def. (3) Steelers; (4) Chargers def. (1) Jaguars
AFC Championship Game: (4) Chargers def. (2) Patriots
NFC playoffs
Wild card: (3) Falcons def. (6) Packers; (5) Saints def. (4) Eagles
Divisional: (3) Falcons def. (2) Vikings; (5) Saints def. (1) Rams
NFC Championship Game: (3) Falcons def. (5) Saints
Super Bowl LIII
Falcons def. Chargers
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Sports Illustrated MMQB (prediction 1 made Aug 21, 2018)
Wild Card
3. Chargers over 6. Jets
4. Jaguars over 5. Texans
Divisional Round
1. Patriots over 4. Jaguars
2. Steelers over 3. Chargers
Championship Game
2. Steelers over 1. Patriots
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Sports Illustrated MMQB (prediction 2 made Aug 21, 2018)
Wild Card
6. Saints over 3. Eagles
5. Vikings over 4. Rams
Divisional Round
1. Falcons over 6. Saints
5. Vikings over 2. Packers
Championship Game
1. Falcons over 5. Vikings
SUPER BOWL LIII
1. Falcons over 2. Steelers, 27–24
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Peter King’s predictions (made in September 2018)
The NFC Playoff Picture
Division winners: Philadelphia, New Orleans, Minnesota, Los Angeles.
Wild-card teams: Atlanta, Green Bay.
Seeds: 1. Philadelphia, 2. Rams, 3. Minnesota, 4. New Orleans, 5. Green Bay, 6. Atlanta
NFC title game: Los Angeles Rams 26, Philadelphia 24.
The AFC playoff Picture
Division winners: New England, Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Los Angeles Chargers.
Wild-card teams: Pittsburgh, Houston.
Seeds: 1. New England, 2. Jacksonville, 3. Chargers, 4. Cincinnati, 5. Pittsburgh, 6. Houston
AFC title game: New England 30, Los Angeles Chargers 23.
• My Super Bowl pick—which annually stinks—is a combo platter of the old and the new. I’m going all-in on the franchise that last won a playoff game with Marc Bulger under center. Super Bowl 53, Atlanta, Feb. 3, 2019: Los Angeles Rams 29, New England 20.
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CBS Sports (prediction made Sept 5, 2018)
AFC Playoffs
Teams: 1. Patriots 2. Steelers 3. Texans 4. Chargers 5. Bengals 6. Jaguars
Wild Card
(6) Jaguars 30-27 over (3) Texans
(5) Bengals 20-17 over (4) Chargers
Divisional
(6) Jaguars 23-20 over (1) Patriots
(2) Steelers 24-17 over (5) Bengals
AFC Championship
(2) Steelers 27-23 over (6) Jaguars
NFC Playoffs
Teams: 1. Packers 2. Falcons 3. Rams 4. Cowboys 5. Vikings 6. Saints
Wild Card
(6) Saints 27-20 over (3) Rams
(5) Vikings 20-13 over (4) Cowboys
Divisional
(1) Packers 30-23 over (6) Saints
(2) Falcons 23-16 over (5) Vikings
NFC Championship
(1) Packers 34-30 over (2) Falcons
Super Bowl LIII (CBS)
Packers 31-27 over Steelers
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Business Insider (prediction made Sep 6, 2018)
AFC Championship
Cork Gaines: Patriots over Titans
Tyler Lauletta: Steelers over Patriots
Scott Davis: Patriots over Chargers
NFC Championship
Cork Gaines: Rams over Panthers
Tyler Lauletta: Eagles over Saints
Scott Davis: Vikings over Falcons
Super Bowl LIII
Cork Gaines: Patriots over Rams
Tyler Lauletta: Eagles over Steelers
Scott Davis: Vikings over Patriots
There are certainly some trendy picks in there, like for example, a lot of people picking Atlanta or Green Bay or both to make the playoffs.
I have never been a Peter King fan but in this case I hope he knows exactly what he's talking about!
