Race to the Super Bowl - Wild Card Weekend - Saturday
First published: Saturday January 15th, 2022
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Raiders @ Bengals (CIN -5.5) (4:30 ET)
It was a wild week 18 for the Raiders, the last-second field goal to get them and the Steelers an playoff spot was crazy enough. They hope to pull of the same magic, but it's not going to be easy, this Bengals team is red-hot. Joe Burrow and Jamarr Chase are coming off of the biggest games of their professional careers in week 17, and looking to send this once-poor Franchise to the Divisional Round. This could end up being a battle of offenses, with the Raiders with a pass-focused gameplan and the Bengals with one of the better defenses in the NFL. This is shaping up to be one of the better games of the week
Patriots @ Bills (BUF -4.5) (8:15 ET)
So it might be one of the coldest NFL games in history. While Buffalo tends to have windy and chilly games, we rarely see a game that's 2° not to mention the 14 MPH wind. Anyways, this could be another running back's game with the freezing temperatures. Especially since Damien Harris should play and Rhamondre Stevenson has been cleared, we can expect a low-scoring game perhaps like in week 13, where the passing game was almost unheard of. Both teams will rely on their defenses, this may turn into a low-scoring game if Allen or Jones can't get the offense running. Don't expect any team to hit over 20 unless another defense breaks down. This game is still going to come down to the last snap.