It’s about that time, football fans! Wild Card weekend is upon us and that means playoff football. The road to Super Bowl 51 begins Saturday and kicks off in Houston at 4:35 as the Oakland Raiders face off against the Texans. The night cap is an NFC matchup as the Detroit Lions head to Seattle to face the NFC West champion Seahawks at 8:15 EST. Our staff got together and gave their picks for this weekend’s opening round of the 2016-2017 playoffs.
Ryan Adams: Texans, Seahawks
Matt Litzenberger: Raiders, Seahawks
Brooks Roland: Texans, Seahawks
Trevor Grout: Raiders, Lions
Ed Greene: Texans , Lions
Anthony “Pug” Pugliese: Raiders, Seahawks
Hannah Watkins: Raiders, Seahawks
Joel Reser: Texans, Seahawks
Andy Villamarzo: Raiders, Lions
Jaret Rojas: Texans, Seahawks
Liz Churchville: Texans, Seahawks
The first game on Sunday has the Miami Dolphins traveling to Pittsburgh to face off against the AFC North champion Steelers at 1:05. The late game kicks off at 4:40 that afternoon and has the New York Giants heading to Green Bay to face the white-hot Packers who clinched the NFC North last Sunday in a win over the Lions.
Ryan Adams: Steelers, Giants
Matt Litzenberger: Steelers, Packers
Brooks Roland: Steelers, Packers
Trevor Grout: Steelers, Packers
Ed Greene: Steelers, Packers
Anthony “Pug” Pugliese: Steelers, Packers
Hannah Watkins: Dolphins, Giants
Joel Reser: Steelers, Giants
Andy Villamarzo: Steelers, Packers
Jaret Rojas: Steelers, Packers
Liz Churchville: Steelers, Giants
