2021 NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND PREDICTIONS DONE THE WILD SHAMROCK WAY

WILD CARD ROUND 1 NFL PLAYOFFS STRAIGHT PICK-EM

WEEK 17 RECORD:14-2

FINAL REGULAR SEASON RECORD:174-82

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS

THURSDAY/FRIDAY RECORD:10-5

MONDAY/TUESDAY RECORD:15-6

SATURDAY RECORD:4-1

THE SUNDAY SLATE RECORD:145-70

SATURDAY GAMES

#7 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (11-5) AT #2 BUFFALO BILLS (13-3)

OUR PICK:BILLS

Bills coming in as the hottest team in the playoffs. Colts have won 4 out of their last 5 games. Their only loss coming from the Steelers who came back and beat them late in that affair. I can’t see Phillip Rivers matching the production on the field with Josh Allen without making a boo boo. Colts use a balanced attack of offense with more runs then passes. Bills defense has been stingy on both the run and pass as their unit is showing flashes and consistency of last season where they were top notch unit.

FAVORITE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM ALL-TIME

Jim Kelly Buffalo Bills & Jeff George of Indianapolis Colts

NOTE: Loved Jeff George with his power arm from the University of Illinois. George turned into a Jay Cutler in the NFL, and had everything except the heart.

#6 LA RAMS (10-6) AT #3 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (12-4)

OUR PICK: SEAHAWKS

The Rams problem will be the quarterback position in this game. Rams made it to the finish line on fumes and lost Jared Goff. The Rams’ John Wolford made his first start last week and Rams beat up a Cardinals team that was not in good shape with an ailing Kyle Murray in that one, just to make the playoffs. Seahawks on the rise, especially because their defense is playing well. Plus Russell Wilson at home in the playoffs is hard to beat. His last loss in the post-season goes back to 2004. Seahawks have been a main staple in the post-season.

FAVORITE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM ALL-TIME

Fred Dryer aka HUNTER La Rams & Steve Largent Seahawks

#5 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (11-5) #4 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (7-9)

OUR PICK:BUCCANEERS

I would love to see a team from the World’s worst division beat up on a Tom Brady team. Love to see a team with no nickname get deep into post-season. This game has Tom Brady written all over it. Love Washington’s defense, but the question is, how long can they contain Tom Brady who has weapons of mass destruction. Tampa Bay defense is very good versus the run. Then it all lands on the shoulders of Alex Smith which has been a great story this season. Smith is ailing and may need a wheel chair in the second half in this one. The Team barely beat the Eagles last Sunday night when they took out their starting quarterback, and gift wrapped that one for Washington.

FAVORITE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM ALL-TIME

Mike Alstott Buccaneers & John Riggins the Redskins Team

THE SUNDAY SLATE

#5 BALTIMORE RAVENS (11-5) AT #4. TENNESSEE TITANS (11-5)

OUR PICK:RAVENS

I think the Ravens will turn the tables on the Titans this Sunday. Titans defense is the hole in the ship that will sink them in the post-season. Ravens are back on track and have won 5 straight just to get in the crowded AFC picture and cement a spot. Titans have won 3 out of their last 5 games. The 3 Titans wins versus bottom feeders. The two losses Packers and Browns. Ravens lost to Titans earlier in the year. Titans knocked the Ravens out of the playoffs last season. Lamar Jackson will finally get his first playoff win and get revenge of the Titans and exploit that bad defense.

FAVORITE PLAYERS FROM EACH TEAM ALL-TIME

Michael Oher Ravens & Kyle Vanden Bosch Titans

#7 CHICAGO BEARS (8-8) AT #2 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (12-4)

OUR PICK: SAINTS

If the Bears played the Saints ten times, Chicago might win one of those games. Not this Sunday. I’m not a believer of the Bears bandwagon who came in on a broken axle. The Reborn Mitch Trubisky is no Jesus Christ Superstar, maybe a Trent Dilfer. The Bears defense is not a comparison to that great Ravens defense with the Murderer Ray Lewis running around like a crazy man. Dilfer guided that sleigh, and the Ravens won their first Superbowl. It’s simple. Most Bears wins have came from bad teams this season. The better teams, they have not fared well against include the Saints this season. The Saints defense is the best they have ever had in the Drew Brees ERA. Saints offense with so many moving parts for this Bears team. This unit is not that 2018 unit that killed your quarterback.

FAVORITE PLAYERS FROM EACH TEAM ALL-TIME

Craig IRON HEAD Heyward Saints & ROBO COP James Thornton Bears

#6 CLEVELAND BROWNS(11-5) AT #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12-4)

OUR PICK:STEELERS

Both these teams have not done well down the stretch. The Steelers were the king of the league most of the year and have lost 4 out of their last 5 games. Browns lost to the Jets. Oh the Humanity in that one. You can say the Jets’ two wins have come from playoff teams, the Rams and Browns. If Rams and Browns meet in the Superbowl do we call that the Jets toilet bowl? Browns barely beat the Steelers last week and Pittsburgh were resting guys. The Browns’ Head Coach, Kevin Stefanski is out in this one due to Covid. Without Stefanski, does Cleveland become STUPID again in those Freddie Kitchen days? I see Big Ben Roethlisberger for the Steelers having one more solid game left in him and this will be that game.

FAVORITE PLAYERS FROM EACH TEAM ALL-TIME