NFL wild-card playoff picks: Consider Eagles, Commanders and Vikings
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The NFL playoff schedule continues with three wild-card games Sunday: The Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Here’s what you need to know before the NFL playoff games today, including times, TV channels, streaming information, NFL playoff announcers, NFL playoff odds and NFL playoff predictions for the wild-card first-round NFL postseason matchups.
The Broncos are the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoffs, while the Bills are the No. 2 seed. Buffalo won the AFC East.
The Packers are the No. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs, while the Eagles are the No. 2 seed. Philadelphia won the NFC East.
The Commanders are the No. 6 seed in the NFC postseason, while the Buccaneers are the No. 3 seed. Tampa Bay won the NFC South.
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The Broncos vs Bills game is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. MST, 1 p.m. ET.
The Packers vs Eagles game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. MST, 4:30 p.m. ET.
Commanders vs Buccaneers starts at 6 p.m. MST, 8 p.m. ET.
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The Broncos at Bills game will air on CBS.
The Packers at Eagles game will be broadcast on FOX.
The Commanders at Buccaneers game will be shown on NBC.
Broncos-Bills can stream on streaming services that carry CBS, including FUBO and Paramount+.
Packers-Eagles will stream on streaming platforms that carry FOX, including FUBO.
Commanders-Buccaneers will stream on Peacock.
Jim Nantz will have the play-by-play call for the Bills vs Broncos game, with Tony Romo as analyst.
Eagles vs Packers will feature Kevin Burkhardt on the play-by-play call and Tom Brady as analyst.
Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Cris Collinsworth (analyst) will be the announcers for the Buccaneers vs Commanders game.
The Bills are a 9-point favorite over the Broncos in NFL playoff odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
Buffalo is -550 on the moneyline, while Denver is +400.
The over/under (point total) is set at 48 points.
The Eagles are a 5-point favorite over the Packers in NFL playoff odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
Philadelphia is -250 on the moneyline, while Green Bay is +210.
The over/under (point total) is set at 45.5 points.
The Buccaneers are a 3-point favorite over the Commanders in NFL playoff odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
Tampa Bay is -160 on the moneyline, while Washington is +135.
The over/under (point total) is set at 50.5 points.
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The Arizona Republic is predicting a 31-20 win for the Bills over the Broncos in the first NFL playoff game today.
Other sites’ NFL playoff picks and NFL playoff predictions also favor Buffalo to beat Denver in Sunday’s first NFL postseason game, although not all of them have the Bills covering.
For the second game, The Arizona Republic is predicting a 27-20 win for the Eagles over the Packers.
Other sites’ NFL playoff picks and NFL playoff predictions are also taking Philadelphia to defeat Green Bay in the second wild-card NFL playoff game today.
For the Commanders vs Buccaneers game tonight, The Republic is predicting a 27-24 upset win for Washington over Tampa Bay.
Other sites’ NFL playoff picks and NFL playoff predictions are split on the outcome of the Tampa Bay-Washington game Sunday night.
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