NFL playoff picks Sunday: Who wins Broncos-Bills, Packers-Eagles, Commanders-Buccaneers?

Posted by Admin January 12, 2025 NFL

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The NFL playoffs continue with three wild-card round games today, with the Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Which teams will win them?

The Broncos are the No. 7 seed in the AFC, while the Bills are the No. 2 seed.

The Packers are the NFC’s No. 7 seed, while the Eagles are the No. 2 seed.

The Commanders are the No. 6 seed in the NFC. The Buccaneers are the No. 3 seed.

Check out The Arizona Republic’s NFL playoff picks and NFL playoff predictions for each game on the NFL playoff schedule on Sunday.

We’re picking one lower seed to win its wild-card game Sunday on the road and two higher-seeded teams to win at home.

The lower seed winning on the road would be the only upset of the day, according to first-round NFL playoff odds.

All times MST.

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Sunday, Jan. 12 NFL playoff game predictions:

Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, 11 a.m., CBS, Paramount+ (stream with FUBO)

The Broncos have surpassed our expectations this season, but it would really surprise us if they won at Buffalo, where the Bills are 8-0 this season. Denver is just 4-5 on the road. Highmark Stadium will provide a rude playoff debut for Bo Nix.

Prediction: Bills 31, Broncos 20

Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles, 2:30 p.m., FOX (stream with FUBO)

The Packers went 11-6 on the season, yet landed the final NFC playoff berth because they were the third wild-card team. Their reward? A date against the 14-3 Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, a difficult road environment. Green Bay opened the season with a 34-29 loss to the Eagles in Brazil. They’ll close it with a loss in Philadelphia.

Prediction: Eagles 27, Packers 20

Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 6 p.m., NBC (stream with Peacock)

The Buccaneers beat the Commanders in Week 1 of the season in Tampa Bay, 37-20. A lot has happened since. Washington is on a 5-game win streak, going 12-5 this season and 5-3 on the road. Tampa Bay has won two in a row, but it was 10-7 on the year and only went 5-4 at home. Jayden Daniels will lead the Commanders to a playoff upset.

Prediction: Commanders 27, Buccaneers 24

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