Riveting lineup this Saturday and Sunday in the National Football League as the Playoffs ratchet up even moreso as the Divisional Round commences. Eight teams will compete in four games playing for the right to advance to the coveted NFC and AFC Championship Games, and take one more step towards the goal of playing in Super Bowl LX and hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. Super Bowl 60 takes place Sunday, February 8th, 2026 at 5:30 P.M. CT on NBC and Peacock.

There are superb quarterbacks and defenses featured in these Divisional Round games, and both of those facets of a team can help that team win a Lombardi Trophy. Here are previews and predictions for this weekend’s contests.

Last weekend, Saturday-Monday: Straight up: 1-5. Four games decided inside the last minute. Spectacular finishes that didn’t go White’s World’s Way. Regroup and recover. ATS: 2-4; Over/Under: 2-4.

Saturday

Buffalo Bills (13-5, 6-3 Away) @ Denver Broncos (14-3, 8-1 Home)

Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, 76,125

3:30 P.M. CT

CBS

Jim, Tone, Trace, Evan

Vogue, Carl Cheffers

Broncos by 1 1/2, 45 1/2

Bo Nix passed for 3,931 yards this season on 388-of-612 completions, 63%, with 25 TDs against 11 ints. The Bills’ Josh Allen completed 319-of-460, 69%, for 3668 yards, throwing for 25 TDs against 10 ints. Allen was awesome against the Jaguars last Sunday completing 28-of-35 for 273 with a TD and no ints in a 27-24 Bills victory. Allen also rushed for a couple of scores. I would say the quarterback edge goes to Allen, but the Denver defense is strong, and I like the Sean Payton factor over Bills coach Sean McDermott. Payton’s won a Super Bowl and always makes the clutch/game winning decisions. I’ve seen McDermott blow it in the clutch. Give me Payton and the Denver defense to enable the Broncos to “matriculate.” I expect a very compelling, hard fought game though.

Broncos 20, Bills 17

San Francisco 49ers (13-5, 8-2 Away) @ Seattle Seahawks (14-3, 6-2)

Lumen Field, Seattle, 72,000

7 P.M.

FOX

Kevin, TB12, EA, Tom R.

Laundry, John Hussey

Seahawks by 7, 45 1/2

The 49ers are very good on defense, but the Seahawks, under head coach and defensive guru Mike McDonald, are prolific. They bring back memories of the Legion of Boom defenses Seattle had with safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor, and linebacker Bobby Wagner in the 2012-14 seasons for Seattle. This Seahawks D is pretty awesome too. Christian McCaffrey is the X factor for the Niners. If he has another tremendous game, which he is always capable of, the Niners can steal one away in Seattle. But I’ll take McDonald and his defense. Quarterback Sam Darnold is erratic for Seattle, and can’t run at all, and Brock Purdy has been playing well. But Niners all world tight end George Kittle is out with a torn Achilles suffered last Sunday versus the Eagles and that really hurts the Niners’ cause. I’ll take McDonald and the Seattle defense at home, but in another hard fought heavyweight bout.

Seahawks 23, Niners 20

Sunday

Houston Texans (13-5, 6-3 away) @ New England Patriots (15-3, 7-3)

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA. 65,878

2 P.M. CT

ESPN/ABC

Joe, Troy, Lisa, Laura

A little lighter on the Starch, Eddie: Shawn Smith

Patriots by 3, 40 1/2

This DeMeco Ryans’ defense, led by Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter on the bookends, lead the Texans to the upset in Foxborough and on to the AFC Championship Game.

Texans 17, Patriots 14

Los Angeles Rams (13-5, 6-4) @ Chicago Bears (12-6, 7-2)

Soldier Field, Chitown, 61,500

5:30 P.M.

NBC/Peacock

MIke, Cris, Melissa, Kaylee

Irondale Coin Laundry, Shawn Hochuli

Rams by 4, 48 1/2

Matthew Stafford, and wide receiver Puka Nacua are terrific, and this Rams team is on a mission. Caleb Williams was superb last Saturday Night in bringing his Bears back from a 21-3 halftime deficit leading them to victory over the Packers at Soljuh Field, 31-27. It was an amazing performance by the great Williams. But I am just really bullish on this LA team.

Rams 24, Bears 17

Monday Night, 1/19/26, 6:30, ESPN

National Championship Game

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL.

No. 10 Miami (13-2) vs. No. 1 Indiana (15-0)

Line as of now: Indiana by 8 1/2, 47 1/2

Preview/Prediction

Can the Canes knock off the seemingly unbeatable Hoosiers at the Canes’ home stadium, Hard Rock, though there will be a ton of Hoosiers in Miami cheering on their team as well. Will check in with you on that classic on Monday. Have a great rest of your week/weekend and enjoy the games.