ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 04: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills takes the field before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on January 04, 2026 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
The NFL playoffs start next weekend, SB Nation has ranked all of them according to their likelihood of winning it all.
Here’s how they see it:
Seattle Seahawks
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos
New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles (defending champs)
Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears
Houston Texans
Los Angeles Chargers
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carolina Panthers
But who you got? I saw screw all the prognosticators. (Had to check that spelling.)
Here is what’s going to happen this weekend:
Rams 38 – Panthers 17
Bears 35 – Packers 34
Bills 31 – Jaguars 26
49ers 27 – Eagles 24
Patriots 24 – Chargers 20
Texans 20 – Steelers 14
Then we go on to the divisional round:
Bills 24 – Broncos 21
Patriots 20 – Texans 19
Seahawks 23 – 49ers 14
Rams 42 – Bears 38
And then for the AFC and NFC championship:
Bills 27 – Patriots 24
Rams 28 – Seahawks 21
And of course this will be the first time in history the BILLS win a Super Bowl. Josh Allen is too handsome, he should be holding the Lombardi.
Bills 35 – Rams 31
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 7: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates after a touchdown during an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium on September 07, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)