NFL Playoff Predictions: Expert Consensus Divisional Picks

January 12, 2017   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

And then there were eight.
Last week's Wild Card Round wasn't particularly wild. Not only did all four higher-seeded teams emerge with the win, but none of the games were especially close.
Now, however, the plot thickens.
This week's divisional round features the playoff debuts of the top seeds in each conference. In the AFC, that means it's time for the New England Patriots to make their annual run at the Super Bowl.
In Dallas, it's a different version of a similar story, as rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott lead the Cowboys into the playoffs after their most successful regular season in a decade.
Will the higher seeds prevail again, or will some of last week's victors carry the momentum all the way to the conference championship games?
Just as in the Wild Card Round, the NFL writers here at Bleacher Report have gathered to predict how the divisional round will play out.
Will it be more chalk or upset city?
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