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  • notacon
    Registered User
    • Aug 2012
    • 32994

    2023/24 Playoff Picks

    Just like the 2023 Weekly Picks, the 2023/24 playoff season is about to begin. Time to put weekly picks on the line. So many posters crow about how brilliant they are, but avoid actually picking ALL of the teams who they think will win every playoff game....and keep track of their success.

    The loose rules are simple. Straight up pick for every game. Keep track of your own results. Leave the Bills arguments to other threads. This is for fun.

    Here are mine for Super Wild Card Weekend


    Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans

    Stroud is the QB story of 2023. He plays well beyond his years. Flacco seems to be playing younger than his years.
    Cleveland's defense should be the difference in a close game.
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    Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs

    Miami is in a late season ending tailspin just like last year. Tua's 1st playoff game will be a disaster. Their inability to beat elite teams will continue.
    KC has regressed with no reliable WR"s and an aging Kelce. But, Mahomes will pull this game out, at home, no matter what.
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    Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills

    Bills have proven to be a resilient team. They hold the longest winning streak (5) in the NFL today which will continue Sunday.
    Pittsburgh will be a tough out, but they are simply over-matched without TJ Watt.
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    Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys

    Dallas has not lost at home. They simply cannot lose this game.
    Love is coming into his own, and will make it a game, but Dallas comes through in the end.
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    Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions

    Delicious story-lines abound. Detroit has not won a playoff game since last century.
    Stafford returns to Detroit while Goff tries to get revenge over team that cast him off. Rabid Detroit crowd fuels the Lions to bite ankles on the way to a deserved win.
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    Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    Eagles are in an epic meltdown. Losing five of their last six games. Mayfield is playing with a chip on his shoulder.
    I'm going for the upset and TB putting Eagles out of their misery
  • Woodman
    Legendary Zoner
    • Apr 2014
    • 65901

    #2
    Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

    Playoffs Round 1

    1) Texans
    2) Chiefs
    3) Bills
    4) Cowboys
    5) Lions
    6) Bucs

    “It breaks your heart when someone leaves and you don’t know why.”

    "It may be raining but there's a rainbow above you"


    Former President Donald Trump early Thursday touted the results of a new NPR/PBSNewsHour/Marist poll showing him ahead of President Joe Biden by 8 percentage points among independents.

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    • Chet
      Allenhu Joshbar
      • Feb 2017
      • 1422

      #3
      Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

      Bills 26, Steelers 21
      Chiefs 20, Dolphins 17
      Browns 23, Texans 20

      Cowboys 27, Packers 19
      Rams 37, Lions 31 (OT)
      Eagles 24, Buccaneers 22

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      • kscdogbillsfan1221
        Registered User
        • Nov 2007
        • 5651

        #4
        Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

        Bills
        browns
        chiefs
        cowboys
        rans
        eagles
        I came.
        I saw.
        I conquered.

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        • POTLAND PSILBYLO
          Asst to Dean Vernon Wormer
          • Nov 2012
          • 13979

          #5
          Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

          Bills
          Browns
          Chiefs
          Cows
          Lions
          ? - not gonna pick this one
          3

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          • sukie
            Seriously?
            • Sep 2012
            • 21508

            #6
            Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

            Cleveland 20 @ Houston 24 Stroud legend begins. Or old man Flacco gets abused.

            Miami 10 @ KC 17 if the weather was decent I might pick Miami but… aw who am I kiddin?

            Pittsburgh 7 @ Buffalo 21 weather keeps score down

            Green Bay 14 @ Dallas 31. Dallas wins easily

            LA Rams 30 @ Detroit 27. Rams dash Lions’ fans hopes and dreams

            Philadelphia 26 @ Tampa Bay 24. Shockingly the Eagles find playoff footing

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            • YardRat
              Well, lookie here...
              • Dec 2004
              • 86155

              #7
              Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

              Cleveland.
              Kansas City.
              Buffalo.
              Dallas.
              LA .
              Philadelphia.
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              • Novacane
                Registered User
                • Jul 2002
                • 42348

                #8
                Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

                Cleveland over Houston

                KC over Miami

                Bills over Steelers


                Dallas over GB

                Detroit over LA


                TB over Philly

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                • notacon
                  Registered User
                  • Aug 2012
                  • 32994

                  #9
                  Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

                  Originally posted by Chet View Post
                  Bills 26, Steelers 21
                  Chiefs 20, Dolphins 17
                  Browns 23, Texans 20

                  Cowboys 27, Packers 19
                  Rams 37, Lions 31 (OT)
                  Eagles 24, Buccaneers 22
                  Originally posted by sukie View Post
                  Cleveland 20 @ Houston 24 Stroud legend begins. Or old man Flacco gets abused.

                  Miami 10 @ KC 17 if the weather was decent I might pick Miami but… aw who am I kiddin?

                  Pittsburgh 7 @ Buffalo 21 weather keeps score down

                  Green Bay 14 @ Dallas 31. Dallas wins easily

                  LA Rams 30 @ Detroit 27. Rams dash Lions’ fans hopes and dreams

                  Philadelphia 26 @ Tampa Bay 24. Shockingly the Eagles find playoff footing

                  You are very welcome supplying score predictions and I think they are interesting, entertaining and fun but, of course, do not affect the value of any of the straight up picks. A "win" is a "win" no matter if a team does so by 1 point or 35.

                  I only mention this because looking ahead, with only 13 games the likelihood for picking record TIES is quite high.

                  I was thinking that in the event of ties when the Super Bowl picks comes around, THOSE picks should REQUIRE a score prediction and the closest (in number of points separating the two teams) will be the decider on who wins the coveted Bills Zone 2023/24 Playoff Pick Crown!!

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                  • notacon
                    Registered User
                    • Aug 2012
                    • 32994

                    #10
                    Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

                    BTW, I appreciate all that have participated and the more the merrier. I encourage everyone to dive in and have at it.

                    All picks (and any changes to picks) can be done up until the games kickoff.

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                    • sukie
                      Seriously?
                      • Sep 2012
                      • 21508

                      #11
                      Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

                      Woodman, you and I had that feeling about the Texans!

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                      • Novacane
                        Registered User
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 42348

                        #12
                        Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

                        The only road team I pick ****s me!

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                        • OpIv37
                          Acid Douching Asswipe
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 101230

                          #13
                          Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

                          ****, didn’t get this in on time.

                          I was gonna pick Cleveland anyway so I’ll take 0-1.

                          KC over Fish
                          Pitt over Buffalo
                          Dallas over GB- they’re just too good at home
                          Rams over Lions- Detroit is like us, it’s always soul-crushing losses
                          Bucs over Philly- I hate this pick cuz my family is from South Jersey and I half-assed root for Philly when the Bills are out. And I hate the Bucs for selling their souls to win a SB with dirtbags like Brady, Antonio Brown and Suh. But the Eagles have imploded.
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                          • OpIv37
                            Acid Douching Asswipe
                            • Sep 2002
                            • 101230

                            #14
                            Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

                            FWIW I think the Texans over the Browns help the Bills. If it somehow comes down to it, I’d rather play the Texans than the Browns. Flacco has won on the playoffs and has done it outdoors. Stroud is good and I fully believe they’ll get one before his rookie deal is uo but he’s overachieving right now and is not ready for the cold and insanity that is Buffalo.
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                            • Novacane
                              Registered User
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 42348

                              #15
                              Re: 2023/24 Playoff Picks

                              Originally posted by OpIv37 View Post
                              FWIW I think the Texans over the Browns help the Bills. If it somehow comes down to it, I’d rather play the Texans than the Browns. Flacco has won on the playoffs and has done it outdoors. Stroud is good and I fully believe they’ll get one before his rookie deal is uo but he’s overachieving right now and is not ready for the cold and insanity that is Buffalo.
                              You still better pick the Texans over the Bills if it gets to that game!!!!

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