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Mark Craig's NFL playoffs predictions

By Mark Craig

January 5, 2018 at 1:16PM

The Super Bowl trophy will be handed out Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. (Brian Stensaas — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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

about the writer

Mark Craig

Sports reporter

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).