Mark Craig's playoff predictions
AFC wild card
(6) Buffalo6
(3) Jacksonville17
(5) Tennessee3
(4) Kansas City27
NFC wild card
(5) Carolina17
(4) New Orleans31
(6) Atlanta28
(3) L.A. Rams34
AFC Divisional round
(2) Pittsburgh28
(3) Jacksonville9
(1) New England42
(4) Kansas City27
NFC Divisional round
(1) Philadelphia13
(4) New Orleans31
(2) Vikings24
(3) L.A. Rams13
AFC Championship
(1) New England 31
(2) Pittsburgh (OT)34
NFC championship
(4) New Orleans28
(2) Vikings (OT) 31
Super Bowl LII
Vikings 16, Pittsburgh 6
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