2011 NFL Playoffs Expert Picks: Wildcard Round

By John in Featured, Now!, Opinion, Patriots ⋅ January 8, 2011 at 4:44pm ⋅ Post a comment

New Orleans is the defending champ, but at #5, will they be able to repeat? (http://orthodoxwiki.org/images/2/2e/All_saints.jpg)

A sincere welcome to the NFL Playoffs, which are here at last. Five new teams made the cut from last year, one of them at 7-9. Shall the rules for getting in be altered? We’ll see.

During each game, the nine participants will guess the winner of the game (worth two points), the total number of touchdowns each team will combine for in each game (worth two points if guessed exactly right, or one point if guessed to within one), and the total yardage thrown for by the game’s top passer (worth two points if guessed to within 10, or one point if guessed to within 50).

The general consensus is that the Packers and Eagles will be quite close, and could legitimately go either way, especially with an injured Vick. Kansas City’s impressive home record has them getting some nods, but they’re overall too inexperienced in big situations to get too much notice. And the Jets and Seahawks each got a token vote, too.

So how will everyone fare? Check below and decide for yourself:

	Jets @ Colts			Ravens @ Chiefs			Packers @ Eagles			Saints @ Seahawks
Name	Winner	Total TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	Total TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	Total TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	Total TDs	Pass Yards
Andrew	Jets	7	290	Ravens	5	250	Packers	8	315	Saints	5	275
Brian	Colts	5	280	Ravens	4	240	Eagles	4	270	Saints	7	310
Erikk	Colts	6	225	Ravens	4	175	Eagles	7	200	Saints	6	275
John	Colts	6	227	Ravens	4	175	Eagles	7	278	Saints	6	324
Justin	Colts	6	348	Chiefs	4	190	Eagles	8	290	Seahawks	5	245
KC	Colts	5	365	Ravens	3	245	Packers	7	350	Saints	5	330
Matt M	Colts	7	315	Ravens	6	225	Packers	8	285	Saints	6	300
Mike C	Colts	4	140	Chiefs	5	180	Eagles	4	80	Saints	3	120
Pete	Colts	5	383	Chiefs	6	298	Packers	7	320	Saints	4	289