NFL Playoffs: Predicting the AFC Wildcard Round

CARSON, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Running back Melvin Gordon #28 of the Los Angeles Chargers fights off cornerback Greg Mabin #26 of the San Francisco 49ers as he runs for a first down in the fourth quarter of the game at StubHub Center on September 30, 2018 in Carson, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
CARSON, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Running back Melvin Gordon #28 of the Los Angeles Chargers fights off cornerback Greg Mabin #26 of the San Francisco 49ers as he runs for a first down in the fourth quarter of the game at StubHub Center on September 30, 2018 in Carson, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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DENVER, CO – JANUARY 11: Donte Moncrief #10 of the Indianapolis Colts celebrates a first down in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos during a 2015 AFC Divisional Playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 11, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

With the Denver Broncos eliminated, Predominantly Orange writer Baylor Bradac joins me to predict the AFC Wildcard matchups of the 2019 playoffs

The 2018 season didn’t turn out well for the Denver Broncos, but the show must go on into the 2019 AFC Wildcard round of the playoffs.

After an entertaining season (for some teams and their fans), the playoffs seeds are set and the first round, the wildcard round, is just around the corner.

The AFC Playoff seeds are as follows:

1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. New England Patriots
3. Houston Texans
4. Baltimore Ravens
5. Los Angeles Chargers
6. Indianapolis Colts

There were some teams that were in the playoffs prior to week seventeen, like the Chiefs and the Patriots. Then there were teams that had to learn their fate during the last week of the season, like the Colts.

Sometimes, a team’s playoff fate is not determined by themselves; but rather by the results of other games. The first round of the playoffs is the Wildcard round.

In this round of the playoffs, there will be four teams in each conference competing to move on to the next round.

This week, the Colts travel to Houston to take on their division rival Texans and the Chargers are in Baltimore to take on the Ravens.

Without any further ado, let’s get the show on the road and see who we think will win in the NFL Playoffs, AFC Wildcard edition.

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