Six surprises from the early playoff games, plus a brief look at the weather, odds and matchups in the divisional round + Patriots new coach

More predictions: Commanders vs Buccaneers Expert Predictions for NFL Wild Card Weekend The No. 5 seeded Vikings (14-3) are taking on the No. 4 seeded Rams (10-7) in a rematch of the teams' Week 8 matchup. The Rams handed the Vikings one of their three losses this season and were the only non-Detroit Lions team to beat Minnesota.

The playoffs will kick off starting on Saturday and finishing days later, with six win-or-go-home games on the slate, and as we had last year, that includes a Monday night contest to finish it all up. As there was last year, there’s a streaming-only postseason game.