Back when he was on ESPN and actually wrote columns instead of just doing podcasts, Bill Simmons wrote about his dream of going through a playoff season undefeated with his picks. Well, I’m no Bill Simmons. My Wild Card round picks went a dreadful 1-5. But if you followed my advice from several weeks back and started going the opposite way, you’d be sitting pretty after the first playoff round.
Al odds are from yahoo!sportsbook, with home teams in bold.
Kansas City (-9.5) over Jacksonville
Philadelphia (-7.5) over New York Giants
Cincinnati (+6) over Buffalo
San Francisco (-4) over Dallas