The Miami Dolphins may not have made it to the playoffs, but that does not mean the NFL playoffs are not happening. The postseason kicks off today with the first two of six Wild Card weekend games. And, of course, we are back to make our predictions for each game.
The final weekend of the 2025 NFL regular season is here, kicking off with two Saturday games before we head into Week 18’s Sunday schedule. Today’s game feature NFC teams hoping to clinch their respective division titles – and one team hoping to lock
up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs including the Super Bowl.
The Saturday games start with the Los Angeles Rams heading across the country to face the Carolina Panthers. Then, a third NFC North matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will finish the day’s schedule.
Sunday’s schedule starts with the Buffalo Bills visiting the Jacksonville Jaguars before the San Francisco 49ers head east to face the Philadelphia Eagles. Sunday ends with the Los Angeles Charger at the New England Patriots.
Monday night ends the weekend’s schedule with the Houston Texans at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
As we do every week, our contributors here at The Phinsider are back to make their predictions for the weekend’s games. While we run the season-long picks pool based on straight-up wins, our contributors can also make picks against the spread and on the point total for each game. You can check out all of our picks below, presented using Tallysight.
This year, Tallysight also introduced a way for you to get into the picks. You can sign up to join the community in the widget below and make your predictions for each game. Can the community do better than our contributors? There is only one way to find out.
Wild Card Weekend
All odds by FanDuel sportsbook.
Saturday, Jan. 10
4:30 p.m. Eastern
Los Angeles Rams (-10.5) at Carolina Pathers
FOX
8:15 p.m. Eastern
Green Bay Packers (-1.5) at Chicago Bears
Amazon Prime Video
Sunday, Jan. 11
1 p.m. Eastern
Buffalo Bills at (-1.5) Jacksonville Jaguars
CBS
4:30 p.m. Eastern
San Francisco 49ers at (-5.5) Philadelphia Eagles
FOX
8:15 p.m. Eastern
Los Angeles Chargers at (-3.5) New England Patriots
NBC
Monday, Jan. 12
8:15 p.m. Eastern
Houston Texans (-3) at Pittsburgh Steelers
ESPN/ABC
Week 18 Results
James McKinney (9-7)
Kevin Nogle (9-7)
Marek Brave (9-7)
Sumeet Jena (9-7)
The Phinsider Community (8-8)
2025 Standings
(Through Week 18)
Sumeet Jena (175-96-1)
James McKinney (170-101-1)
Marek Brave (167-104-1)
Kevin Nogle (166-105-1)
Wild Card Weekend
Note: For some reason, my picks are not saving into the Tallysight widget as of posting. My picks are:
Rams
Bears
Jaguars
49ers
Patriots
Texans
