The NFL playoffs are here. The timing of turning the page to a new year and getting 12 teams with 0-0 records is delightful. It also means taking our preseason projections, to sing them to the curb and starting over with an NFL playoff projection.We know the , and we have lines for Wild Card Weekend. Anything past that is my personal projection. Just like -- in case you can't figure this out -- my entire layout here. These are predictions and projections. We'll update them every week.If you need more immediate content and breakdowns on the upcoming playoff games, may I suggest checking out our Pick Six Podcast, our daily pod with emergency episodes for coach firings Ty Isaac Jersey and breakdowns from every single slate of .You can listen to the latest episode, where the Superfriends make bold playoff predictions and revisit their preseason predictions, in the player below, and you can . (5) at (4) -3: Sat., Jan. 4, 4:35 p.m. ET (ESPN)This is the easiest pick of Wild Card Weekend in my opinion. The Texans had another great year and won another division title under Bill O'Brien. But they're not the most inspiring team out there. The problem is, even with , and , the Texans love to run and . This should be a wide-open offense but instead they tend to try and be conservative. I believe that plays directly into the Bills' hands -- you can beat Buffalo on the ground, but I'm not sure Houston has the juice up front to do it. Running the ball, giving up points and getting behind, then having to throw against the Bills secondary? That's a recipe for disaster.PROJECTED SCORE: Bills 24, Texans 17(6) at (3) -4.5: Sat., Jan. 4, 8:15 p.m. ET (CBS)The Titans are going to be the trendy underdog for Wild Card Weekend after hammering the Texans' backups and everyone seeing the Patriots gag away a first-round bye thanks to a home lo Jake Rudock Jersey s to the . No thanks! I'll be on the Patriots here, because, well, they are the Patriots. I do worry a little bit about the Titans' ability to run the ball in a physical nature, but we're talking about going into Gillette Stadium in a prime-time game against . As much as I like the Titans, I'm not there yet with this Tenne see team, especially if everyone is picking it to win. PROJECTED SCORE: Patriots 31, Titans 21(6) at (3) -8: Sun., Jan. 5, 1:05 p.m. ET (Fox)The worst po sible scenario for the Vikings broke out, with the Saints landing the No. 3 seed and Minnesota heading to New Orleans. It's a tough place to play, no one is hotter than right now, looks healthy and we haven't seen the Vikings look good in the past few weeks. I would a sume everyone will back the Saints to win and cover -- I think Minnesota will keep it close in a shootout. Mike Zimmer is a very good coach and it's a 1 p.m. ET game, so that's good for ? If and are both ready to roll for this game, I believe the Vikings will keep it close in a shootout but ultimately come up just short.PROJECTED SCORE: Saints 35, Vikings 31(5) -1.5 at (3) : Sun., Jan. 5, 4:35 p.m. ET (NBC)Two bruised John Wangler Jersey and battered fighters getting in the ring for this one. The Seahawks are mi sing tons of players and the Eagles are, frankly, mi sing even more. If you knew every single person catching pa ses from on Sunday, you're either the biggest Eagles fan in the world or, more likely, a big, fat liar. I don't know how this is going to go, but I wouldn't want to bet against either one of these teams pulling off something crazy. The Seahawks have the better quarterback with playoff experience, so for now I'll take them. Here's the one thing I would worry about: The Seahawks love to run the ball and are stubborn about it until they get in a pinch. The Eagles are good against the run and you can destroy them through the air. Will Brian Schotteinheimer be smart enough to adjust? For now, I'll say yes.PROJECTED SCORE: Seahawks 21, Eagles 17 (5) Seahawks at (1) -7.5: Sat., Jan. 11, 4:35 p.m. ET (NBC)Third time is a charm! The Seahawks advance only to get a rubber match against the 49ers in San Francisco, where and Co. won on Monday Night Football in a crazy game earlier in the season. This line is really high, but the 49ers were just -3.5 at Seattle and managed to cover (although they probably should have lost). I wouldn't want to fade Wilson getting more than a touchdown in a spot like this, but I also wouldn't want to get in the way of the 49ers having just played Seattle and having just gotten to rest while the Seahawks traveled acro s the country for a physical brawl against Philly. The 49ers with two weeks to prep and get healthy have a ma sive advantage here. PROJECTED SCORE: 49ers 28, Seahawks 24(4) Bills at (1) -10.5: Sat., Jan. 11, 8:15 p.m. ET (CBS)Another rematch, with the Ravens having won and covered in the first game in Buffalo. That's also an extra week for the Ravens to prepare for the Bills and their defense and for Baltimore to get healthy after sitting everyone in Week 17. No one has been hotter than the Ravens, but I don't think the time off nece sarily hurts their offense. It's not a rhythm pa sing situation where just got nuclear. It's a situation where they can rest up, prep to smash the ball down the Bills' throats and invent creative new offensive schemes. The Ravens with a bye are very dangerous.PROJECTED SCORE: Ravens 35, Bills 17(3) Patriots at (2) -3.5: Sun., Jan. 12, 3:05 p.m. ET (CBS)Rematch number three! The Jon Teske Jersey Patriots will be heading back to the scene of last season's AFC Championship Game, and how the game against the Titans plays out might dictate what happens in this matchup. If the Patriots are in a dogfight with Tenne see and get beat up by , they could limp into Kansas City. injury is a major concern, but this secondary for the Chiefs is really playing well down the stretch. I think they're a legit dangerous defense, Ben Braden Jersey and I don't think the Patriots will be able to throw on them. The Chiefs are a substantially better team.PROJECTED SCORE: Chiefs 27, Patriots 21(3) Saints at (2) PK: Sun., Jan. 12, 6:40 p.m. ET (Fox)Struggled with this line, because I think people will be all over the Saints if they're not favored, or maybe even up to -3. However, I'm just not sure the Saints would be -9 at home, so I think it would open at a pick 'em before moving in New Orleans' direction. , while the Packers are 12-1. That's a remarkable disparity considering one team has to play three games and the other is getting a bye. PROJECTED SCORE: Saints 17, Packers 10(2) Chiefs at (1) Ravens -3: Sun., Jan. 19, 3:05 p.m. ET (CBS)If this matchup doesn't happen, people will be legitimately upset. This is the best po sible AFC Championship Game, a preview of battles that could take place for years to come between and Lamar Jackson. We should sign up for this matchup every year for the next decade-plus as football fans. I will certainly sign up for it now. The Chiefs actuall