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2018 NFL Playoff Predictions

This very well may be the best time in Pro Sports. The MLB Hot Stove is heating up, NHL and NBA seasons are starting to take shape, and it's playoff time in the NFL. But this year's NFL playoff field feels different. There's no clear cut favorite, or dominant team as there had been in previous years. Last year the explosive offenses of the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys were the talk of the league, and Seattle's "Legion of Boom" was in their stride. And in the AFC, the Patriots looked to have another dominant team, Pittsburgh's offense was at their highest, and the Chiefs had another team loaded with talent on both sides of the ball. This year, only four of last year's playoff teams return. A Falcons squad who lacks the same firepower on offense as last year, a Chiefs team that has been a rollercoaster all year, the Steelers whose best offensive player is still injured, and of course the Patriots, except they come into the playoffs with a sense of ...