Brown BLog Predicts: NFL Playoffs - Conference Finals

Two excellent match ups this weekend to determine who will face off in the Super Bowl.

Bills at Chiefs

Normally, I would pick the Bills without hesitation because they have the better team.  Two factors give me pause:

Factor 1:  The Bills are on the road

Factor 2:  I believe the NFL will influence the refs this week to give any benefit of the doubt to the Chiefs due to the extraordinary economic implications of having Taylor Swift fans around the world tune into the Super Bowl.

So what's it going to be, the fix or the talent?

I have my doubts that the NFL really does fix games, maybe they don't so I'll go Bills

Brown BLog Predicts:        Bills 24    Chiefs 20

Commanders at Eagles

Jayden Daniels is the best thing to happen to the NFL in a long time.   He is so poised.  I keep waiting for that critical rookie mistake and he keeps coming through every single time.  The Eagles QB meanwhile has a banged up knee.

I have to go with the rook

Brown BLog Predicts        Commanders 31   Eagles  21  

The Brown BLog are 4-6 predicting playoff outcomes thus far.

Brown BLog Predicts: NFL Playoffs - Round 2 Divisional Playoffs

There are 8 teams left and the real question now is which of these 8 teams is going to win the next 3 games?   I like the Ravens to win 3 in a row but for now I will stick with who I believe will win this weekend

Ravens at Bills

This is the most difficult game to predict.  I believe Lamar Jackson is the best player in the NFL and I am choosing the Ravens to win.   I am conflicted because the Bills are at home and Josh Allen is pretty darn good too.   But I've been following the Ravens all year and they just keep getting a little better every week.

Brown BLog Predicts:       Ravens 27    Bills 24

Texans at Chiefs

I don't see this game as a slam dunk for the Chiefs.  They keep winning because Patrick Mahomes is so skilled at running his offense and executing when the pressure is on but it feels like they are overdue for everything to fall apart.   I might be the only human on earth that thinks CJ Stroud and the Texans are going to be the ones to dethrone Patrick Mahomes, but that's where I am going.   

Brown BLog Predicts:    Texans 24    Chiefs    20

Commanders at Lions

I am a bit nervous about all the injuries that have piled up in Detroit and Jaylen Daniels keeps proving me wrong when I predict he will make some rookie mistakes but I have to go with Detroit here.   They're deep and they're well coached.

Brown BLog Predicts:        Lions 30    Commanders 20

Rams at Eagles

Philadelphia is peaking at the right time and they're at home.

Brown BLog Predicts:        Eagles    31    Rams 28

The Brown Blog went 3-3 predicting Round 1 Playoff Games.

Brown BLog Predicts: NFL Playoffs - Round 1 Wild Card Round

An exciting weekend of playoff football is upon us and the Brown BLog is here to predict them all

Chargers at Texans

The Texans have not played well in over a month and the Chargers seem to be peaking.

Brown BLog Predicts:    Chargers 27    Texans 13

Steelers at Ravens

I hate that these two teams have to face each other in the first round because one of them will have to lose and that's a shame.   But I have to go with Lamar in this matchup.  He is the player destined to win it all this season.

Brown BLog Predicts:    Ravens 27    Steelers 20

Broncos at Bills

Easiest game to predict here.  I feel like the Broncos have played above their ability and caught breaks all season long.   The Bills will be ready for them.

Brown BLog Predicts:        Bills 30    Broncos 10

Packers at Eagles

Another obvious outcome.   The Pack are beset by injuries and Jalen Hurts has been cleared to play coming off a concussion and he's had a week's rest.   Eagles coast

Brown BLog Predicts:     Eagles 24    Packers 10

Commanders at Buccaneers

I follow the local media here in Cleveland and respect them all but they all have to moderate what they believe in order to maintain relations with the Browns.  Hence most of them are predicting an early exit for Baker Mayfield, because, well because it's less embarrassing for the Browns if playoff and franchise QB Baker Mayfield exits early.    Sorry Browns.  It won't happen.   Baker is going to keep making you look like idiots

Brown BLog Predicts:    Buccaneers 40    Commanders  24

Vikings at Rams

Unlike some pundits, I think the Vikings are for real.

Brown BLog Predicts:    Vikings 27    Rams 20

What a season: 3-14!

 This play sums up the whole pathetic 3 - 14 season:

Brown BLog Predicts: Game 17 Browns vs Ravens - The Post Vrabel Era

There is little doubt the Browns investment in hiring Mike Vrabel as a Coaching and Personnel Consultant in 2024 paid off with a few extra wins during the Browns miraculous 3-13 season, and since Vrabel's contract expired last Monday, winning this week vs the Ravens just got exponentially more difficult.

However, the Browns do have Bailey Zappe at the commands today which could tilt the game in the Browns favor.   But as Dorian Thompson Robinson and Kevin Stefanski have pointed out this season, it takes 11 athletes doing their job for an offense to function efficiently so a bad offense is never the fault of the QB therefore it would be irresponsible to shoulder Bailey Zappe with any accountability should the Browns offense struggle.

I actually think we will see Zappe move the team at times because unlike Dorian Thompson Robinson, in his short time with New England, Zappe has shown he can throw a football accurately downfield further than 5 yards past the line of scrimmage.   Last week, Dorian Thompson Robinson completed 1, yes, 1 pass that was actually caught by a receiver in an area that extended further than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage.    All other DTR completions were caught barely beyond the line of scrimmage and any gains that extended past 10 yards were picked up after the catch.  Look for Zappe to stretch the Ravens D enough to buy some breathing room even if his 10 teammates on offense don't  pitch in on a given play. 

The above all said, the big question today is will the Ravens cover that 20 point spread.   I am going to say they will not.

Brown BLog Predicts

Ravens         27

Browns        14

The Brown BLog is 10-6 predicting Browns games this season.