NFL Playoff Schedule 2017: Wild Card Weekend Bracket Picture and Predictions

When was the last time the NFL playoffs had such a deep field of Super Bowl contenders?

Sure, the New England Patriots are big favorites to win it all at 19-10, per OddsShark, but seven of the other 11 teams in this year’s postseason can make legitimate Super Bowl claims: Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, Green Bay and New York.

Of note, the Giants and Seahawks are tied with the seventh-best odds at 12-1, but they each have good resumes. The former team has the second-best scoring defense, and arguably the best playmaker (Odell Beckham Jr.) in the league, while the latter has made two of the last three Super Bowls. 

It wouldn’t be a huge surprise if any of those eight teams won the Super Bowl, which makes this year’s Wild Card Weekend so exciting, as four of those eight will be playing this week.

Let’s take a look at the playoff schedule, the postseason bracket and offer some quick predictions for the weekend.

Schedule via NFL.com.

NFL Postseason Bracket

Here’s a look at the postseason bracket, via NFL’s Twitter account.

The Playoff Picture is official.#NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/xnmwYZ10Zu

— NFL (@NFL) January 2, 2017

The highest-seeded team remaining in each conference after this weekend will face the No. 2 seeds (Kansas City and Atlanta), while the lowest-seeded teams remaining in each conference will face the No. 1 seeds (New England and Dallas).

Oakland at Houston

Call me crazy, but this game might actually be pretty good.

Yes, it’s a quarterback battle between Raiders quarterback Connor Cook …

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