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NFL Playoff Schedule 2016: Wild Card Weekend Bracket Picture and Predictions

Could all four road teams advance during the NFL's Wild Card Weekend?

Two of the matchups feature visiting squads with better records than their hosts, and the other two include a couple of on-fire teams (the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks) with extensive playoff experience that are trying to win on the road against squads that lack recent playoff success.

Regardless of whether the four "underdogs" can all accomplish the feat, the first round of the playoffs should at least be entertaining. We'll look at the postseason bracket and move on to the all-important predictions for the first-round games:






#5 Chiefs
(11-5)
Highest Ranked Wildcard Team
#4 Texans
(9-7)
#2 Patriots
(12-4)
#6 Steelers
(10-6)
Lowest Ranked Wildcard Team
#3 Bengals
(12-4)
#1 Broncos
(12-4)




#6 Seahawks
(10-6)
Highest Ranked Wildcard Team
#3 Vikings
(11-5)
#2 Cardinals
(13-3)
#5 Packers
(10-6)
Lowest Ranked Wildcard Team
#4 Redskins
(9-7)
#1 Panthers
(15-1)

Predictions

Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) at Houston Texans (9-7)

Can the Kansas City Chiefs make it 11 wins a row?