Wild Card Games of the Week

AFC Wild Card Game

No. 7 Denver Broncos @ No. 2 Buffalo Bills

1:00pm EST / CBS

The Reserves Picks

DEN: Dillon

BUF: Charlie, Jesse, Adam, Ian, Zach

Behind a stellar defense and the breakout of rookie QB Bo Nix, the Denver Broncos have turned out to be one of the biggest surprises of the year. Now, after dominating their Week 18 “win and in” matchup with the Chiefs, the Broncos find themselves travelling to play the No. 2 Buffalo Bills as the AFC’s seventh and final seed in the playoffs. However, Denver won’t find a very favorable script when they enter Highmark on Sunday afternoon as they have gone 3-6 against the top-half of NFL offenses this season, and Buffalo has the second-best. To make things even worse, the Bills have the NFL’s eleventh-best defense in terms of points allowed and boast the league’s-best turnover differential at +24. But at this point, why bet against the Broncos? Don’t let our picks fool you, this game could get very interesting. - Adam Houston

NFC Wild Card Game

No. 5 Minnesota Vikings @ No. 4 Los Angeles Rams

8pm EST (Monday) / ESPN

The Reserves Picks

MIN: Charlie, Jesse, Adam, Ian, Zach

LAR: Dillon

Lions HC Dan Campbell might’ve misspoke when he told Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell that he would see him in two weeks, at least in regards to how easy the task would be. Reports have stated that Sean McVay and the Rams have been using these comments as motivation heading into Monday night, and rightfully so especially considering how their Week 8 game went. Now factor in the situation in Los Angeles and the decision to move this game to Arizona, and the Rams are likely going to be playing with a tenacity that could end up being something special. Over the course of the year, the good for the Rams has been really good, and the bad… well… not so much. The Vikings, on the other hand, have enjoyed a rather straightforward and dominant season, but are coming off a brutal loss to the Lions in Week 18 where the team looked almost unrecognizable. With as many headlines circulating about this Wild Card matchup, we expect things to be very very close. - Adam Houston