NFL Playoff Picks 2017: Updated Super Bowl Odds, Wild Card Round Analysis

The Dallas Cowboys clinched the NFC East and the No. 1 seed in Week 16, so they had nothing left to play for when they took the field at Lincoln Financial Field to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Jason Garrett used the opportunity to rest many of his regulars, and the Cowboys lost, 27-13.

The New England Patriots had clinched the AFC East several weeks ago, but they went into their season finale on the road against the Miami Dolphins in need of a win to secure home-field advantage throughout the AFC Championship Game. 

Bill Belichick played all his regulars, and the Patriots rolled to a 35-14 victory over the Dolphins.

Those two teams had different philosophies and needs going into the final weekend of the regular season, but they are the two favorites to win the Super Bowl. According to OddsShark, the Patriots are at the top of the list with plus-190 odds, while the Cowboys are plus-325 to raise the Lombardi Trophy.

The Patriots, Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons will have time off to heal their bumps and bruises and hone their game plans.

In the AFC, the Wild Card Round will see the fifth-seeded Oakland Raiders travel to Houston to face the fourth-seeded Texans and the sixth-seeded Miami Dolphins travel to Pittsburgh to play the third-seeded Steelers.

In the NFC, the Wild Card Round will start off with the sixth-seeded Detroit Lions playing on the road against the third-seeded Seattle Seahawks, and then the fourth-seeded Green Bay Packers host the fifth-seeded New York Giants.

The matchup between the Raiders and the Texans lacks quarterback luster, as Derek Carr suffered a broken fibula in Week 16 and …

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