It’s Wild Card weekend starting tomorrow. You get an extra game this week. Here are my thoughts and predictions for all the Wild Card Games.

The Triple H Game, Harbaugh, Herbert and Houston: Chargers @ Texans on CBS at 2:30 PM Mountain Time

Things kick off with a battle of two teams that didn’t meet expectations. The Chargers surpassed expectations and the Texans…not so much. The Texans were a hot pick for the Super Bowl in the preseason. This is not looking good after winning only 10 games and only beating two teams with a winning record. Playing in the AFC south saved them. They have struggled with injuries and the offensive line has been pretty terrible. CJ Stroud hasn’t been great and poor Nico Collins is the only good receiver left. No one thinks they will do anything in the playoffs and they are one of two home teams that isn’t favored and the other home team isn’t even playing in their normal state. Meanwhile, it is all good vibes for the Chargers. They beat all the teams they are supposed to beat and lose to all the teams they are supposed to lose too. John Harbaugh has been great despite looking like he doesn’t know where he is most of the time. Justin Herbert has been his normal solid productive self and seems primed for his first playoff victory. I remember this time last year, a hot Cleveland team headed to Houston and I thought the Texans would lose. They did not. I was all set to pick the Chargers but I am going against the grain in the last minute here. Give me the Texans in a surprise victory.

Texas 24 Chargers 20

Can the Steelers Steel a victory?: Steelers at Ravens on Amazon Prime at 6 PM Mountain Time

The answer is no. The Steelers are not good. They really haven’t been that good all year. They are boring and Russ sucks. I know it is a division game and the Steelers no how to play the Ravens tough and blah, blah, blah. The Steelers on a clear decline. Russ plays worse every week. Now George Pickens can’t catch and the Ravens are playing really well. I am tuning in solely for snarky Al Michaels comments. Besides, bad football is still better than no football.

Ravens 34 Steelers 13

The Happy Wife game: Broncos @ Bills on CBS at 11 AM Mountain time

My wife is happy the Broncos made the playoffs. She will be ecstatic if they pull the upset off in Buffalo. The Broncos have had their ups and downs throughout the season but overall they overachieved. Bo Nix has played well more than he has played bad. There is great hope in Denver and they are playing with house money in this one. There main issue is they don’t beat good teams. They have 2 wins over playoff teams by beating the Bucs early on in week 3 and then beating the JV Chiefs in the last week of the season. Can they go to Buffalo and get win number 3? The Bills have been the “it” team all year and have won some big games including beating the varsity Chiefs at home and the Lions on the road. But they also lost to the Rams and Vikings and got walloped by the Ravens. Still, the Bills have been very good in this round going 4-0 with Josh Allen at quarterback. I think this game will be closer than some think, but the Bills get the W and head to the divisional round once again.

Bills 27 Broncos 20

The I hope my son doesn’t get too mad game: Packers @ Eagles on Fox at 2:30 PM Mountain time

My wife has to leave for a work trip Sunday morning, so I will be handling the sibling game all on my own. My son is a die hard Packers fan. My daughter cheers for the Eagles because she needed her own team and she picked them when they won the Super Bowl. She doesn’t care that much about football but she does care about making her brother mad. And nothing will make him more mad then her bragging about her team beating his. “You can’t even name 5 players on your team!” “You don’t even care about football!” and my personal favorite “Shut up, Savannah!” will all be uttered during the game. If you were here you could also hear other classic Walker lines in the first quarter such as “We are terrible”, “We suck!” and “We are going to lose.” Anyway, these teams played a close one in the second game of the season when Jordan Love got hurt. This seems like a bit of a mismatch as the Eagles have the better roster, are healthier and are playing at home. But then there is the whole coaching side of things. What crazy shenanigans will Nick Sirianni do to try and screw this up? I can’t wait to find out. In the end, I got to go with the Eagles in this one. I just don’t have good vibes with the Packers going into this one. So I will spend much of tomorrow preparing for an angry son on Sunday.

Eagles 31 Packers 21

Touchdowns in Tampa: Commanders @ Bucs on NBC at 6 PM Mountain Time

This should be a shoot out with two great offenses and two not so good defenses. So the game will likely end 10-6. But assuming that it plays out as it should, this could be a really fun game. Jayden Daniels is a rookie but he seems to handle all the big moments well and doesn’t stress. He has played great and the team has gotten it done in big moment after big moment. On the other side, my boy Baker has been awesome in the playoffs and this Bucs team has learned to not just survive, but thrive without Chris Godwin. This team is a blast and they even have a running back named Bucky. There should be plenty of fireworks in this one, including the ones they shoot off on the boat at the stadium when the Bucs score. I am hoping this game lives up to the offensive hype. Jayden Daniels has been awesome. But I got to go with my boy Baker in this one.

Bucs 38 Commanders 30

The Relocation game: Vikings @ Rams (kind of) on ESPN at 6 PM mountain time

The game has been moved to Arizona but that is okay because the Rams are used to moving. They moved from LA to St. Louis and then back to LA. That’s how bad St. Louis sucks, the team would rather live in California. Prayers out to all those dealing with the fires in California. Hopefully it gets under control and everyone gets the help they need quickly.

I think both these teams are really good and extremely well coached. I’m not feeling great about Sam Darnold after last week but I think he bounces back and plays well. Kevin O’Connell has been so good that other teams are trying to trade for him. The Vikings come out ready to play and have a solid game. But the Rams are also tough and teams tend to rally around and win in these natural disaster sort of situations. I won’t be surprised if the Vikings win but give me the rallying Rams with a couple late scores to take the lead and the game.

Rams 33 Vikings 30

There you go…take these picks to Vegas…but if you lose money it’s not my fault. Have a great Wild Card Weekend!