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The NFL playoffs are here. The timing of turning the page to a new year and getting 12 teams with 0-0 records is delightful. It also means taking our preseason projections, tossing them to the curb and starting over with an NFL playoff projection. I attempt that here and was also joined by Ryan Wilson, John Breech and Sean Wagner-McGough on today's podcast to make some bold predictions.
The 2020 NFL Playoffs feature two all-time great quarterbacks in Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, who should be first ballot Hall of Famers whenever they do retire, but are playing nowhere close to their respective peaks right now, two quarterbacks under the age of 25 in Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are the future and the present. Find out which QB came out on top of Sean Wagner-McGough's playoff QB rankings and where Brady and Rodgers landed.
The opening game of Wild-Card Weekend sees the Buffalo Bills travel to Houston to take on the Texans. J.J. Watt's return should provide a big boost to the Texans defense. Jared Dubin explains what Watt means to the defense and breaks down all the matchups and offers a prediction.
 
 
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The Patriots are playing in the wild-card round for the first time in a decade. Their opponent, somewhat fittingly, is the Tennessee Titans, who are coached by former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel, who left New England prior to the 2009 season and did not play in New England's most recent wild-card game. Jared Dubin breaks down all the key matchups and offers a prediction.
It's pretty much a lock that LSU quarterback Joe Burrow will be the top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. But will it be the Bengals that select him or another team? Ryan Wilson explores what teams would be willing to trade up for Burrow and what it might cost them to do so.
Troy Polamalu and Reggie Wayne headline the 2020 Hall of Fame modern-era finalists. Check out the full list of the 15 finalists here.
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